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Can someone tell me how long will it take to raise my hemoglobin blood count (so as to get rid of anemia)?

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Dr. Gerard Honore answered

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Dpends: A blood transfusion will raise it immediately. Taking iron pills can take several months depending on how anemic you started. If you are bleeding in the meantime it can take longer.

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Answered 5/1/2013

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Last blood work showed MCH at 25.7 (low) and RDW at 15.8 (high). Hemoglobin was within normal range (13.4). I had only looked at hemoglobin, but could MCH and RDW indicate anemia regardless of hemoglobin count?

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My dad 70 yrs old has good blood tests. His hemoglobin is 10 and hematocrit 28.5. Doctor said normal anemia and no further tests just maltofer pill?

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72yrs, has serum creatinin 2.0,we know it's CKD. Also erythrocytes 3.4Tpt/L (normal 4.5-5.9), hemoglobin 11g/dl (normal 14-17) hematocrit 31% (normal 40-52). Serum iron is normal. Does he have anemia? Is it dangerous? What to do about this blood?

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Hemoglobin 11.6 (reference 12-16), hematocrit 36.8 (ref 37-47), rion 130 (ref 37-145), ferritin 14 (ref 13-150) - do these results indicate anemia? If so how much iron should I be taking? Other results like full blood count are within normal range.

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