Re: advice on anemia

[Guest guest]

Jean,

I'm not sure about MSA and anemia, but with a severe and sudden

anemia such as this I would suspect some kind of internal bleeding.

Remember that unfortunately having MSA doesn't exempt you from having

other medical problems. Hopefully they will get to the bottom of it

quickly. Meanwhile, our prayers are with you and your Dad.

Carol & Rob

> Good morning,

>

> After an interesting Friday at the ER my dad is in intensive care

this

> morning. At the hospital he is in he does not have access to his

good

> neurologist. The internist called saying for us to take him to the

ER and

> admit him. He made arrangements so he would not have to wait which

was

> great. He has very severe and unexplained anemia (hemoglobin at

5) The

> doctor said it is very dangerous and we will be trying to treat

him. They

> plan to test to find out the cause of the anemia and took him off

of the

> medications he has been on for the last few years so they can try

to find the

> reason for the anemia. He is getting 3 units of blood right now.

> Anyone have any experience with this as it relates to MSA? Can you

recommend

> some reading material?

> Any ideas on where to look for anemia and MSA? I found one

abstract from

> " Movement Disorders " march 8, 2001.

> I can't remember how to access the achives and everything is

overwhelming

> right now.

> Thanks, Jean

(phoenix)

[Guest guest]

Carol and Rob, Sally, Bill and Dawn,

Thank you for your thoughts on my dad's new problem. He is scheduled for the

pleasant stomach scopes etc. today and they determined he was pretty strong

for someone who lost that much blood! He is still in ICU but seems better

mentally than he has in previous stays. His electrolytes are perfect so far

and we make sure his head is raised (thanks to you).

Thanks for the concern and prayers. Gotta run back to hospital. THanks. Jean