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My red blood count is 2, white blood count is 4.4, hemoglobin is 7.8, was 5 in in august, what can be done to get it back to normal?

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Dr. Susan Arnoult answered

Wow: Those numbers are not good at all - you need to see a hematologist ASAP!!!!

Answered 11/9/2014

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Its the weekend so no answers, did blood work and my iron is 34 when its normally over 100, my red cells are normal and my hemoglobin is normal. And my ferritin is normal, what could this mean?

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