I have been diagnosed with hereditary haemachromatosis. my transferrin saturation level is at 106% and my ferritin level is at 230ng/ml. do i need to have a venesection done? i am on chronic meds so i can't donate blood.

Phlebotomy: Hello, I have had patients in a similar situation as yours that have hemochromatosis but can't donate blood due to medications they are taking. In these cases I send them to an oncologist's office, and he draws the blood (therapeutic phlebotomy), taking out a unit of blood every few months until the ferritin levels are at a safe level. Unfortunately, since it is not a "donation" there is a fee.