Blood problem

[kennedy]

Hi everyone
My mom made a appt on the 9 with my Dr at UVMC. to see if i'm anemic from my scoliosis surgery. I'm just scared to tell my spine surgeon
what should i do tell him or not

[tonibunny]

Why are you scared to tell your spine surgeon? Lots of people are a bit anaemic after surgery. And, why do you feel you should tell him? It's not like he can do anything, it would be your GP who would prescribe you iron tablets or whatever you need. You can tell your surgeon if you like but it's not something that will particularly bother him

[kennedy]

the day i was relased from the hospital i saw my spine surgeon he told me that i'm now anemic

[tonibunny]

Sorry Kara, I'm a bit lost I'm afraid! I don't quite understand what you mean, could you explain again please?

[kennedy]

my spine surgeon he told me that i'm now anemic

[rohrer01]

That doesn't mean that you will ALWAYS be anemic. It is probably just from the surgery. And if he is the one who told you that, why would you need to repeat it back to him? Also, depending on WHEN he told you that, you may NOT be anemic anymore. You would need a CBC from your general practitioner's office to determine that. Being a little anemic from surgery isn't considered a blood problem as far as I know. It's quite normal and your body usually does a fantastic job "fixing" the problem on its own.

[tonibunny]

I'm really sorry, I'm still confused.

You said that your spine surgeon told you that you were anaemic when you left hospital (which looks like it was back in March). What have you been doing to help treat your anaemia?

If you haven't been taking iron pills or eating iron-rich foods then you could still be anaemic. It's not something you need to tell your spine surgeon about though, just your GP.

Try not to worry so much

[kennedy]

sometimes i'm just to basy to even take my iorn pills becasuse of so many classes. I really do not eat really much food with iorn

[tonibunny]

Well, you need to take responsibility for your own health I'm afraid. Why not turn over a new leaf tomorrow? You'll soon get better if you take your pills properly. It might be a good idea to start eating some iron-rich food too, don't you think?

[twinsmom]

Amemia

One of my twin daughters needed tranfusions after her surgeries and was very anemic when she left the hospital. Because she had an infection she was advised to change her dieting habits. That really didn't work and despite that she was fine. Here is the advice we heard.
Dark green leafed vegetables!
Kashi food products especially their cereal
smoothies with peanut butter - at home or out
Slow Fe the iron pill for pregnancy - though they are very very difficult to open
nuts -any kind
broiled meat any kind
seafood
avacados
take your iron pill with orange juice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Set your cell phone alarm to ring to remind you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Read Diet for a Small Planet or More with Less both are proponents of non animal protein food.
Hopes this helps.Mary