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Have Low Hemoglobin. Taking Aranesp. Have Fatigue And Malaise. What To Do?

Hi,
My 88 year old father who just retired 6 months ago was diagnosed with low hemoglobin. Extensive tests yielded inconclusive results. Bone marrow scans, body scans, all sorts of blood tests. Currently they have him on aranesp and his hemoglobin remains at 10.4 or so. He still shows fatigue, malaise etc. Not how he wants to feel. We don't know just what to do.
Tue, 12 Nov 2013
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Hello,

The normal HB level in any adult male is 12 to 15 g/dl. So your father as mild iron deficiency anemia. If it is due to nutritional cause than the treatment is iron supplements.

But in elderly blood due to cancer also causes anemia and as to be investigated for. request your doctor to test the stool for occult blood and rule out internal bleeding.
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Have Low Hemoglobin. Taking Aranesp. Have Fatigue And Malaise. What To Do?

Hello, The normal HB level in any adult male is 12 to 15 g/dl. So your father as mild iron deficiency anemia. If it is due to nutritional cause than the treatment is iron supplements. But in elderly blood due to cancer also causes anemia and as to be investigated for. request your doctor to test the stool for occult blood and rule out internal bleeding.