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Why Does One Need Frequent Blood Transfusions?

a friend of mine is getting blood transfusion 5 times a week because he says there is an imortant ingredient in his blood missing. he doesnt disclose anything. i apprehend that could it be some kind of cancer? why else would you need transfusion five times a week?

Fri, 26 Dec 2014
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Hello,
I understand your concern.
I am Dr. Arun Tank, infectious diseases specialist, answering your query.

In my opinion your friend is having thalassemia.

It is the condition where haemoglobin formation is not completed. So always there is deficiency of haemoglobin.

In severe case of it this causes very low haemoglobin. This require compulsory blood transfusion.

I think your friend is in this stage so it requires a blood transfusion. It is not contagious disease so you do. Of have to worry for it.


I will be happy to answer your further concern, you can ask me on bit.ly/DrArun.
Thank you.
Dr Arun Tank
Infectious diseases specialist.
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Why Does One Need Frequent Blood Transfusions?

Hello, I understand your concern. I am Dr. Arun Tank, infectious diseases specialist, answering your query. In my opinion your friend is having thalassemia. It is the condition where haemoglobin formation is not completed. So always there is deficiency of haemoglobin. In severe case of it this causes very low haemoglobin. This require compulsory blood transfusion. I think your friend is in this stage so it requires a blood transfusion. It is not contagious disease so you do. Of have to worry for it. I will be happy to answer your further concern, you can ask me on bit.ly/DrArun. Thank you. Dr Arun Tank Infectious diseases specialist.