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What Causes Sudden Anemia?
Last week i had a renal angioplasty done and a heart cath done... On Thursday the renal required a stent, then on Friday morning Heart Cath required a stent.... Something happened after the heart cath... I remember vaguley that i was put back in my room... Then all sudden I was freezing from my body core and sweating like a river... I was immediatwly was rushed back to the Cardia Cath Unit and Doc and his team worked with me 3.5 hours before admitting me to SICU.... Since i have come home.... But a few days later i went back to ER not feeling well at all... Ended up, that they say i am anemic. I have always been fine as far as stuff like that... But now i cant walk 10ft w/o having the symtoms and exhaustion... Would there had been something during the Cardia Cath stuff that would cause me to go anemic so quickly .... Also i had i 6bypass surgery back in September.... Would all this be realated, how, and what do i do to feel better.... So far they just added iron supplements
Mon, 27 Oct 2014
Hi,
Thanks for asking.
Based on your query, my opinion is as follows.
1. You had a recent surgery and you cannot expect to be normal soon.
2. Even mild reduction below normal, will impact a large way at present as the heart is still adjusting.
3. Take the nutritional supplements and get a reticulocyte count done after 15 days. If its increasing continue therapy and follow up with haemoglobin estimation after a month.
4. During cardiac Cath, you would have lost some blood, but that would not be the major cause of anemia.
Hope it helps.
Any further queries, happy to help again.
Thanks for asking.
Based on your query, my opinion is as follows.
1. You had a recent surgery and you cannot expect to be normal soon.
2. Even mild reduction below normal, will impact a large way at present as the heart is still adjusting.
3. Take the nutritional supplements and get a reticulocyte count done after 15 days. If its increasing continue therapy and follow up with haemoglobin estimation after a month.
4. During cardiac Cath, you would have lost some blood, but that would not be the major cause of anemia.
Hope it helps.
Any further queries, happy to help again.
I find this answer helpful
Hi,
Thanks for asking.
Based on your query, my opinion is as follows.
1. Cardiac catheterization could cause anemia, however, it would have got corrected.
2. Possible stress induced or nutritional cause of anemia at present.
3. Complete your iron supplements and get a reticulocyte count done after 15 days. If improving continue treatment and get haemoglobin evaluated after a month.
4. Weakness is more due to surgical stress complicated by anemia. Not to worry, it will improve.
Hope it helps.
Any further queries, happy to help again.
Thanks for asking.
Based on your query, my opinion is as follows.
1. Cardiac catheterization could cause anemia, however, it would have got corrected.
2. Possible stress induced or nutritional cause of anemia at present.
3. Complete your iron supplements and get a reticulocyte count done after 15 days. If improving continue treatment and get haemoglobin evaluated after a month.
4. Weakness is more due to surgical stress complicated by anemia. Not to worry, it will improve.
Hope it helps.
Any further queries, happy to help again.
I find this answer helpful
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