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Suggest Treatment For Anemia
Hi, I have been experiencing severe back and leg pain and have seen my orthopaedic doc and he requested that I have some blood drawn. He wanted to do injections for my pain. He informed me that my blood tests showed that I m anemic. What does this mean for me what can I do to improve my count?
Mon, 25 Aug 2014
Hello, Thnx to contact us. If I am your treating doctor I would like to advice you that you should start with the iron therapy. Anemia is a condition of low oxygen carrying capacity by blood. Because of this you are getting a low blood supply to your back and legs, you feel weakness. To treat the condition according to your hemoglobin and ferritin you should start the iron treatment. If the hemoglobin level is much low you should start with injectables in moderate cases you should be started with the oral iron therapy. If you have anything else to ask please contact me. Thanx. Dr. Arun Tank
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