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'lizbeth · 11-13-2012, 10:36 AM

Meo,

That is unexpected. Are you having symptoms? Paleness, Fatigue, shortness of breath? Do you have dark or bloody stool?

Absolutely shocked that your oncologist didn't jump right on this. Hope your GP takes good care in finding the cause.

Anemia can be caused in different ways. Productions issues can be due to deficiencies such as iron, or enzymes in the heme pathway. Hemoglobin can be destroyed in the body or you can have an actual blood loss such as an ulcer.

I hope you find out what is going on soon and it is only a minor setback.

11-13-2012, 10:36 AM	#2
'lizbeth Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 2,214	Re: Need help-hemo dropped and trial postponed Meo, That is unexpected. Are you having symptoms? Paleness, Fatigue, shortness of breath? Do you have dark or bloody stool? Absolutely shocked that your oncologist didn't jump right on this. Hope your GP takes good care in finding the cause. Anemia can be caused in different ways. Productions issues can be due to deficiencies such as iron, or enzymes in the heme pathway. Hemoglobin can be destroyed in the body or you can have an actual blood loss such as an ulcer. I hope you find out what is going on soon and it is only a minor setback. __________________ Diagnosed 2007 Stage IIb Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Pagets, 3 of 15 positive nodes Traditional Treatment: Mastectomy and Axillary Node Dissection followed by Taxotere, 6 treatments and 1 year of Herceptin, no radiation Former Chemo Ninja "Takizi Zukuchiri" Additional treatments: GP2 vaccine, San Antonio Med Ctr Prescriptive Exercise for Cancer Patients ENERGY Study, UCSD La Jolla Reconstruction: TRAM flap, partial loss, Revision The content of my posts are meant for informational purposes only. The medical information is intended for general information only and should not be used in any way to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease