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Low blood counts and low oxygen after a medical procedure: Why?

Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Apr 30, 2023 | Replies (8)
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@rosalinda

Hello, thank you. I have anemia, iron deficiency, and vitamin d defiency. I suffer from heavy menstrual cycles due to fibroids. The medical procedure I had was a hysteroscopy with myosure and suction. It failed and made me bleed out 2 weeks after the procedure that required 2 blood transfusions. This past Wednesday, I had to get another blood transfusion. I also am fused from L2-S1 with hardware. I have some herniated discs in neck and CT scan of neck showed at C2 a likely vertebral hemangiona and a hypoattenuating nodule measuring at least 6mm in left thyroid lobe. Lower extremity DVT showed no evidence of clots in leg. CT of chest pulmonary embolism with IV contrast is next.

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Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | Apr 11, 2023

@rosalinda Like you, I suffered mightily from uterine fibroids tumors. In January 1999 I had surgery to remove them. Prior to that, I had the heavy menstrual periods, anemia, and iron deficiency.

No longer having the fibroid issues, I have anemia and iron storage issues due to other health concerns, including a blood cancer. It is important that your doctors work with you and treat you accurately. If you do not feel like that is happening, please seek a second opinion at a major teaching hospital or clinic like Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, John Hopkins University, etc.

Having the back fusion areas and cervical concerns, I can see why your neck may be feeling like it is not stable, and you try to get a position that is sustainable for you! From your original post, "Also when I lean forward I get mid chest pain. What can be causing these episodes of low oxygen, fast heart rate, with weakness in calves and posterior forearms and pain" might well be attributed to the anemia and low iron issue.

How are you feeling today?
Ginger

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