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Can people with anemia be allowed to have surgery?
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Depends/likely: It will depend on the surgery needed and cause of your anemia. In general anemia is treatable and should be corrected/treated before surgery, especially elective surgery. Okay to ask you doc and surgery team about these two related issues. Good luck.
Answered 6/2/2013
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