Let's start by saying I'm 33 and have been known to over indulge a few times a month probably since I was 17. I started tapering off the amount and frequency a few years ago as I had some health issues with my thyroid and wanted to get healthy for my wife and kids. 7 months ago I went to the Doc and had slightly elevated liver enzymes so the Doc sent me for an Ultrasound, turns put the diagnoses was fatty diffuse liver. I have since quit drinking completely and my last visit at the docs was two weeks ago. All liver function normal and In range but they decided to run a feritin test that came back extremely elevated at 950. Any thoughts? A bit freaked out as everything I'm reading says a bigger liver issue than I thought.
It will be connected to the liver function. In your case, too much ferritin is being produced. It could, as in my case, be due to too much alcohol and it took a long while (six months) of not drinking before it settled down. It also can be a sign of haemochromatosis, a condition that causes too much ferritin.
It is very important to find out the cause and treat it. otherwise the ferritin just builds up in the system and starts damaging the internal organs.
It sounds like haemochromatosis. Check it out on the forum.