Hi Dr.,

My mom celebrated her 100th birthday on Saturday. Presently her body temp. is 94.8. Her history is as follows. She has severe Aortic stynosis but her current problem is Anemia (low hemoglobin count). Her Dr. put her on an Iron supplement 3 X daily 65mg, 325mg Ferrous Sulfate. Her only other meds are Lasis and potassium.

Her count has increased to 8.6 on a blood test about 1 1/2 weeks after the initial one which was 7.4. She is also taking a stool softener. We recently stopped the stool softener since her stool has been very soft. She has also lost her appetite having 1 meal and 1 1/2 bottles of "Insure daily". She complains of stomach pains which is one reason she doesn't want to eat. This has been an ongoing problem for quite some time. Her Dr. has treated her with several meds figuring it might be an ulcer to no avail. We can't test her with any scans or oscopies since she cannot withstand those tests. Her weight has been about 79.5 for this month which is down from about 82 last month. In the past couple days her weight dropped to 76.5 in my opinion because she hasn't been eating much. In the past when she eats she maintain her weight.She is also bleeding rectally. From the past we assume it is from hemroids. The blood is bright red. Our concern at the moment is the low temperature. What do you think and suggest? Thank you for your opinion. Regards , Robert