Guest guest Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Hi , It sounds like you might have an internal bleed somewhere. Have you had this investigated at all? Some members have had bleeding ulcers and/or bleeding in their intestine which caused a rapid and severe drop in Hgb and RBC's. Hope you get answers soon, Tracey > > Hi all. As most of you know I lurk a lot around the edges posting > only when I feel I have something to offer or need to ask. This is > an asking time. In Aug. my blood work was in order as it had been > for almost three years. Mostly normal readings on CBC with RDC and > HGB just to the low side, Q-PCR .00145. The end of Oct. I had my > CBC done at the VA to renew my Gleevec Rx and it was all over. White > just to the High but Reds dropping, I had the Two ONCs confer with > one another and redid the CBC 3 days later at the first Lab and the > readings were lower than Monday. Took extra Iron and Potassium over > the Weekend and took another CBC and the reds were still dropping > and everything else was normal. Today, I had a 2 pint transfusion > and my main ONC was there and we visited and he is quite puzzled. I > have nothing in my blood work to indicate a reason or leaning to > help him explain the loss of RBC and HGB. I will receive other > testing later this week to rule out other possibilities. He had > already reviewed the Gleevec info and said that all info there > regarding severe anemia indicated something more than red blood > cells should be involved. Has any of my list mates seen or read > anything that might be a clue to work with? Sorry to be so long but > wanted to hopefully give enough info for good input. > > H. > dxd 2/03 > Gleevec 400mg 3/03 > PCRU 6/03 > Q-PCR .00143 11/05 and holding > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 I am preparing for that to happen tomorrow. Thanks for the info H. > > > > Hi all. As most of you know I lurk a lot around the edges posting > > only when I feel I have something to offer or need to ask. This > is > > an asking time. In Aug. my blood work was in order as it had been > > for almost three years. Mostly normal readings on CBC with RDC > and > > HGB just to the low side, Q-PCR .00145. The end of Oct. I had my > > CBC done at the VA to renew my Gleevec Rx and it was all over. > White > > just to the High but Reds dropping, I had the Two ONCs confer with > > one another and redid the CBC 3 days later at the first Lab and > the > > readings were lower than Monday. Took extra Iron and Potassium > over > > the Weekend and took another CBC and the reds were still dropping > > and everything else was normal. Today, I had a 2 pint transfusion > > and my main ONC was there and we visited and he is quite puzzled. > I > > have nothing in my blood work to indicate a reason or leaning to > > help him explain the loss of RBC and HGB. I will receive other > > testing later this week to rule out other possibilities. He had > > already reviewed the Gleevec info and said that all info there > > regarding severe anemia indicated something more than red blood > > cells should be involved. Has any of my list mates seen or read > > anything that might be a clue to work with? Sorry to be so long > but > > wanted to hopefully give enough info for good input. > > > > H. > > dxd 2/03 > > Gleevec 400mg 3/03 > > PCRU 6/03 > > Q-PCR .00143 11/05 and holding > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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