Posted by Tomatheus on March 12, 2016, at 20:55:51
In reply to Re: Zinc gluconate vs zinc picolinate » Tomatheus, posted by Larry Hoover on March 12, 2016, at 19:32:54
Larry,
Your recommendation to get my copper-related blood tests done again is a good one, I think. Although my serum copper level of 112 ug/dL seems to be pretty close to the middle of the reference interval (72 ug/dL to 166 ug/dL) that was included in my lab report, I think that there's no question that my free copper percentage seems to be well above what's considered to be normal. The quote that you included in your post mentioned various infections as being associated with hypercupremia, and I should point out that my white blood cell count came back as being elevated not only when the orthomolecular doctor that I saw in 2013 tested for it, but also every time I was hospitalized (and I had five hospitalizations between 2007 and 2012). I've had tests done for different infections on a couple of occasions, and no positive results came back either time, but I tend to think that something might be going on as far as a chronic infection is concerned, especially given that my white blood cell count test results always seem to come back as being elevated. Perhaps this might have some connection with the finding that my free copper percentage was quite elevated? I don't know. But I do think that seeing a doctor again and asking for my serum copper and ceruloplasmin levels to be checked for a second time would be a good idea. I think that I shall make arrangements to do just that.
Much thanks to you for your thoughts on this matter.
Tomatheus
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