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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Sun Dec 8, 2019, 11:52 AM Dec 2019

Anyone understand lab results? [View all]

I'll see my primary the day after Christmas, but the lab sent me a copy of my blood work.

There were two problems.
My HEMOGLOBIN and HEMATOCRIT were slightly below normal.

I'll also ask the orthopedic I'm seeing this coming Thursday.

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Anyone understand lab results? [View all] left-of-center2012 Dec 2019 OP

eat iron supplement or liver. rampartc Dec 2019 #1

Anemia Maine-i-acs Dec 2019 #2

If it minally low they will probably just monitor it for a while. Consistent low levels vsrazdem Dec 2019 #3

Sounds like you are a little anemic captain queeg Dec 2019 #4

Eat more meat and green leafies (and I don't mean edibles, LOL). Laffy Kat Dec 2019 #5

I was anemic before surgery, and was told woodsprite Dec 2019 #6