See Hematologist: If normal hematocrit, could consider phlebotomy (drawing off blood) to lower iron, but w/sickle, "nl" -crit not likely, and might trigger crisis. Other option is chelation or possibly dialysis-like procedure, but those need evaluated by and done by hematologist if iron level truly "dangerously high.".
Answered 4/25/2013
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Chelation: If you have iron overload, then you need to remove iron from your body. One approach is removal of blood (phlebotomy); however most sickle cell patients are too anemic for this approach. The other approach is to chelate with drugs, either Exjade orally or Desferal subcutaneously.
Answered 6/25/2014
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