High hematocrit levels??

[schwartzy]

I had to give blood this past Saturday. My hematocrit was 52.1 with 52.0 being the threshold for my lab, and my Hemoglobin was 19.5 according to the bloodbank tester. I was having headaches and feeling tired alot. I'm going to check and see what my hemoglobin/hematocrit dropped to next Monday when I draw labs. Will post the results.....

 

[Zyglamail]

I can definatly feel when I am getting close to my donation date as well. Thick blood takes its toll.

 

[bigt405]

The strange thing for me is I have no symptoms when mine is high. Even at 56 on my hematocrit level I felt good and could tell,no difference after donating.

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[Zyglamail]

The strange thing for me is I have no symptoms when mine is high. Even at 56 on my hematocrit level I felt good and could tell,no difference after donating.

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It will vary from person to person. Even if you dont feel it, it causes the heart to work harder which over time causes thickening of the walls etc.

Since I do a fair amount of high intensity cardio, thats usually where I can tell its getting high. I lose endurance and dont recover as fast between sets.