I am a doctor (and I am not a hematologist), but in the over 6,000 hemoglobin, hematocrit, and reticulocyte tests over 26 years which I have ordered and interpreted for normal, puny, regular human beings at 2160m(7100ft) altitude, including sub 2:30 female marathoners and sub 2:12 male marathoners.... I have never seen hemoglobin readings of above 15.0g/dl in any normal female or normal female athlete EVER, in over 6,000 readings.... but of course that doesn't matter... because Paula is Superwoman.... and any normal, puny, regular human scores DO NOT APPLY AND ARE INVALID ACCORDING TO REKRUNNER. ALL dehydration studies on normal, puny, regular human runners that are not in Paula's special category of Super-elite female runner (who else could even hope to be in Paula's very special category?) also are INVALID.
How many hemoglobin and reticulocyte values has rekrunner seen with his extensive science and math background?...... How many rekrunner?
Rekrunner doesn't even seem to understand what anemia even means!!!! Are you confused again rekrunner of the difference between hemoglobin and RBCs? I have never in my life seen anyone so arrogant... that tries to make absolutely absurd arguments with SO LITTLE KNOWLEDGE!!!
It is incredible to me.... that the less knowledge that someone has .....the more that they think they know!!!
Paula's reference to anemia inheritance from her mother probably refers just to a tendency to common iron-deficiency anemia, which is not treated with blood transfusions, but with iron. However, anemia (hemoglobin at below 12.0g/dl, even down to below 10.0g/dl in severe cases) takes weeks to months to correct, not 2 days!. Also, people with a tendency to anemia stay that way, even after treatment, so they will usually be in the lower end of normal range like 12.0 to 13.0g/dl (normal Hb range for a female is 12.0g/dl to 15.0g/dl and for males normal range is higher at 13.0 to 16.0g/dl). This is one reason of many why, in general, men are faster than women, since they have higher hemoglobin levels and therefore greater oxygen carrying capacity of their blood.
Paula had her hemoglobin go from a borderline anemic 12.0g/dl or 12.8g/dl to a WAY ABOVE NORMAL READING OF 15.6g/dl in 2 DAYS!!!...That 15.6g/dl score even just by itself (even without the massive increase in 2 days!) I HAVE NOT SEEN EVER IN A NORMAL FEMALE IN 6,000 BLOOD TESTS!!!
Paula then does it again in 2005!, with a big increase in only 1 day to 15.1g/dl, and she does it again in 2012!, with a really, really high score of 16.2g/dl in an OOC test in 2012 by itself, with no comparison values. In a literature search I was able to find evidence of RARE, isolated cases of two female cross-country skiers at altitude who achieved scores of 15.8 and 16.0g/dl, but SUPERWOMAN PAULA WITH A HISTORY OF ANEMIA POPS A 16.2g/dl!!!.........WOW!!!.....and I even gave her a pass on that test, because it was close enough to the 16.0g/dl to be possible.....but still very, very SUSPICIOUS!!!!
Now readers.............How likely do you think Paula's blood test results are???..........Think clearly for yourself......and make your own conclusions...
Of course......It does not matter what you or I think......because after I and other posters go into long and detailed scientific explanations to explain why rekrunner is WRONG AGAIN AND DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT........
.......Rekrunner then responds with endless posts, and volume, and debate, and questioning of every detail of every study ever mentioned.........
.........and when it is finally shown that he is wrong again.......rekrunner says that it really does not matter... because the study that he just argued about in endless detail FOR HUNDREDS OF POSTS actually... once again... DOES NOT APPLY to Superwoman Paula and the study is once again INVALID!!!.....
...IF ALL THE STUDIES ARE INVALID THEN WHY DOES HE CONTINUE TO ARGUE ABOUT THEM IN ENDLESS DETAIL?
....and then you will notice that the subject changes .......and the endless process with rekrunner will repeat for eternity......
........Gosh, so Paula has had a history of anemia?... Well IT SURE LOOKS LIKE PAULA HAS FIXED HER ANEMIA FASTER AND BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE ON THE PLANET EVER HAS!!!. JUST LIKE PAULA CAN GET MORE DEHYDRATED THAN ANYBODY ELSE ON THE PLANET!!!
.......SO YOU CAN SEE THAT PAULA IS SIMPLY SUPERWOMAN!!!!...
.........AGAIN!........
...........AND IN MY OPINION... REKRUNNER IS A COMPLETE AND TOTAL BS NONSENSE TROLL WHO SHOULD GO AWAY!!!!........BUT HE NEVER WILL!!
.........The reason I kept going was because I saw his REPEATED attempts at confusing people.... so that they could not see.... the OBVIOUS TRUTH about Paula and her AUTOLOGOUS BLOOD TRANSFUSION in 2003... which rekrunner will never accept!!!..or allow other people to accept!!.......
..........Guess what rekrunner????........YOU HAVE LOST AGAIN!!!!!....
..............HEY!....THIS IS FUN!!!.....I CAN GO FOREVER ALSO!!! ...I WILL NOT QUIT REKRUNNER!!!........I HAVE BEEN STUDYING PHYSIOLOGY AND MEDICINE FOR 30 YEARS REKRUNNER!!...I WILL BURY YOU AND YOUR NONSENSE ARGUMENTS IN DUST!!!.........JUST LIKE PAULA AND JUST LIKE RENATO CANOVA!!!! and I do not even bother wasting my time or energy with Jon Orange... who also THINKS LIKE YOU AND LIKE RENATO CANOVA that all physiology PHDs and doctors are wrong!....the other posters here at LRC can easily take care of Jon Orange!)
................and you will never win... because I will educate people so that they can easily see the REAL TRUTH FOR THEMSELVES!!!......
...You could show rekrunner a bag of blood from the freezer of Dr. Fuentes with the initials P.R. on it................and rekrunner will say that the initials P.R. probably belong to Paul Rodgers!!!.........see how it goes?.........
...........Rekrunner's and Paula's credibility ........
................have turned to dust...............
.................GO PAULA!!!!.....STOP REKRUNNER!!!............