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Originally Posted by Rose76
I'm disenchanted with where I get my healthcare. Tuesday I will get intravenous iron. I felt like I had to twist arms to get that. I'm still very anemic, despite 2 bags of blood Monday night in the ER. The ECG was abnormal. I looked up the meaning. The abnormality indicates that the heart is being overworked. Anemia does that. Heat adds to the strain. So I am just lazing around. I feel blue.
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Did they check for any internal bleeding? A friend of mine was very anemic with very low iron until they found she had a bleeding stomach ulcer that was causing bliss loss and resulted in anemia. She was on iron supplements and stomach meds for awhile and her anemia is gone