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Is Hemoglobin Count Of 8 A Cause For Concern?

if my hemoglobin is 8 do i need to get a blood transfusion. my gp just call me and order iron tablets. but i just recently got out of the hospital for a pulmonary embolism and found ot im a diebetic also i had been on my period for 3 months during that time. ( had a depo shot that caused the bloodclots) anyway while in the hospital for 2 weeks they would not realease me until my blood iron level reached 10. they said if it droped to 8 they would have to do a blood transfusion. my Gp/ nurse practionar did not mention it just order iron pills.
Wed, 16 Dec 2015
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Welcome at HCM..
I have gone through your query and being your physcian i completely understand your health concerns.
what is ur age? any other associated problem? like diabetes or hypertension? any history of TB in past or exposure to TB? are u having fever? any other lymph node swelling in ur body?is swelling on both sides of neck or not? any history of bleeding per rectally? any history of thallessemia in ur family?
First of all cause for low HB should be looked for. then severity is assessed. in my opinion 8 hb is low for you, you need intervention.
you need to be examined by your attending physcian so that exact cause can be looked for.
transfusion is temporary thing , actual cause must be sorted out.
iron pills are not going to help until and unless cause can be find out.

meanwhile stay calm and use acetaminophen to relieve pain
get well soon
Hope your query is adequately addressed if you still have any feel free to ask
Regards
Dr Saad Sultan
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Is Hemoglobin Count Of 8 A Cause For Concern?

Welcome at HCM.. I have gone through your query and being your physcian i completely understand your health concerns. what is ur age? any other associated problem? like diabetes or hypertension? any history of TB in past or exposure to TB? are u having fever? any other lymph node swelling in ur body?is swelling on both sides of neck or not? any history of bleeding per rectally? any history of thallessemia in ur family? First of all cause for low HB should be looked for. then severity is assessed. in my opinion 8 hb is low for you, you need intervention. you need to be examined by your attending physcian so that exact cause can be looked for. transfusion is temporary thing , actual cause must be sorted out. iron pills are not going to help until and unless cause can be find out. meanwhile stay calm and use acetaminophen to relieve pain get well soon Hope your query is adequately addressed if you still have any feel free to ask Regards Dr Saad Sultan