tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210772731357748613.post3034106423077096566..comments2016-09-25T22:14:01.338-07:00Comments on Sparkly Jules' DS Journey: Ongoing Tsuris With Iron InfusionSparkly Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16589598007822787984noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210772731357748613.post-70946513723746775692015-10-10T11:57:27.320-07:002015-10-10T11:57:27.320-07:00Well, I've responded 3 times, and it never get...Well, I've responded 3 times, and it never gets saved, so this is it. I hope you feel better, soon.<br /><br />SJSparkly Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16589598007822787984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210772731357748613.post-43415774402054004172015-10-09T12:37:24.896-07:002015-10-09T12:37:24.896-07:00Meh, it is what it is. I'm back in the 9's...Meh, it is what it is. I'm back in the 9's today. With your hemoglobin in decent shape, it will be hard to get ER attention. I was thinking if it was lower, you could try the "disoriented" approach because they won't turn you away with that being a chief complaint and once you can get admitted, they do just about anything. <br />It isn't you regarding the repeated questions. I had no less than 6 people in my room daily and none of them knew what transpired with the other 5. Ever. I even asked if my EMR was not being updated and I was told it probably was but they preferred to ask directly. I suspect it's to get continuity in responses because it's certainly faster and easer to read the record but then you can't gauge the patient and answers. <br />Can your surgeon provide a suggestion or even require hospitalization?Marybethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07110396483238641043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210772731357748613.post-88692291495875407772015-10-08T21:56:14.375-07:002015-10-08T21:56:14.375-07:00Crap, that's horrible. I hope you're on th...Crap, that's horrible. I hope you're on the mend soon. My hemoglobin is 11.6, rbc is 3.76. But labs look fine!! #!$@ good luckSam and Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12418519318455868184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210772731357748613.post-43333444208151145772015-10-08T17:39:48.063-07:002015-10-08T17:39:48.063-07:00Do you know what your hemoglobin is? I don't k...Do you know what your hemoglobin is? I don't know if this will help but I was just released from the hospital today, I've been there since Sunday. I went because of agonizing foot pain and a haziness I couldn't shake. Like you, I have to explain the DS 20 times - I always start with "It's not gastric bypass" which seems to get their attention. <br />They ran my labs and then they admitted me to ICU. My hemoglobin was so low I was considered critical. They began blood transfusions Monday morning and they went almost around the clock until around noon today. I suspect my anemia was far more critical than yours is though if the hospital didn't admit you. Even my paperwork read "life threatening anemia (iron deficient)". What I discovered got their attention was not me telling them I was tired but that my thinking was so fuzzy that I was continually disoriented. They didn't even ask about my insurance - they wheeled me away to ICU immediately and dealt with insurance later,<br />I hope you get relief but also hope yours isn't as bad as mine. They didn't even consider infusions - I had 7 or 8 transfusions, one after the other.<br />My hemoglobin was at 3. After all the transfusions, it was 10.4 but it's dropping again rapidly so I'm having iron transfers first and then will have infusions later. Marybethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07110396483238641043noreply@blogger.com