your body will push iron into storage, pushing it higher and higher in response to inflammation. Patients first start with the ferritin lab-that can go higher even in the presence of small inflammation, but will go even higher the longer and stronger the inflammation is going on (usually ~90’s or above for women ~120’s or high for men), i.e. What lab work do I need if I haven’t proved inflammation yet?
Hashimoto’s-caused inflammation from the attack on the thyroid raises the risk of awakening other autoimmune diseases.