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I have been taking Ferrous Sulfate (iron medicine) for two years for low red blood count, felt like passing out 40 times a day. I took myself off this medicine and am feeling much better still feel off balance my be from aftermath of medicine. the doctor says if I don't take iron medicine I will have to have blood transfusions. I know nothing about blood transfusions. am very worried about blood transfusion.
You can ask a trusted person, family or friends, to donate for you. You get their blood, no one else's. It's called directed donation. If course, they have to be compatible with you. I am thinking your worry is about diseases?
Just a question my husbands been sick for at least three weeks. Dr thought it was a kidney infection but signs are pointing in a different direction. Dr thinks he has a prostate infection however he went to donate plasma today and his iron was 30 the lady that screened him was highly concerned hes never had iron that low. He eats green bean and leafy vegies all the time and hasnt had problem til now. What should we do. The nurse thinks its possible he might have internal bleeding. Needing answers my husbands stubborn and wont go to the er. HELP!!!!
Just a question my husbands been sick for at least three weeks. Dr thought it was a kidney infection but signs are pointing in a different direction. Dr thinks he has a prostate infection however he went to donate plasma today and his iron was 30 the lady that screened him was highly concerned hes never had iron that low. He eats green bean and leafy vegies all the time and hasnt had problem til now. What should we do. The nurse thinks its possible he might have internal bleeding. Needing answers my husbands stubborn and wont go to the er. HELP!!!!
Your husband has anemia, which can be caused by many things, not just low iron. He needs to see his family doctor again and get a more complete blood count. It is something that should be tended to promptly but is not something that can be evaluated through an ER. He will get a big bill and just be told to see his doctor.
The endoscopy is to see if something inside the stomach or intestine is bleeding, since that is the most common way for men to become anemic.
Your husband should definitely have the procedure, and his doctor will be happy to answer any questions you have.
While it is true that the problem may be a cancer, it could also be one of many other things. It's normal to worry, but hang in there!
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