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What Are Long Term Effects Of Low Hemoglobin?
I am 45yrs old and was recently hospitalized with servere ademia. my Hemoglobin was 6 I received 4 pints of blood and stayed in the hospital for 5 days its been 3 weeks and I was at 10.9. I dont know how long I was at 6. are there any long tern effects on the body i need to look out for. since i dont know how long I was so low?
Mon, 28 Jul 2014
hi, hemoglobin 6 is very low, you are suffering for severe anemia.blood transfusion is ok for short time managment, but you should search for the cause of that. because only it will give permenent solution of your problem. long term low hb may causes many complication it afffect your kidney and hearth also. it may leads to congestive cardiac failure. so just consult hematologist and search for the cause and take treatment accordingly.
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