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I have a hemo of 8 and had iv iron transfusion today and one scheduled for the 8th? will this be enough to clear for surgery to get to a 10?
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It will bring up : Your iron which is part of a hemoglobin molecule but it's not the same as getting a transfusion of 2 units of packed red cells of blood. Iron takes a while to be made into hemoglobin . You didn't say how far away your surgery is.
Answered 9/28/2016
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