Followup

Worriedchild
Worriedchild Member Posts: 56
in Colorectal Cancer #1

its my dad followup with oncologist his surgery was on 28 Nov it has been 4 months but still his HB is 10.5 todays report 2 april 2018which was 10.9 in feb 2018 and his eosinophils are 6.8 percent and calcium is 9.7 do i need to worry about his hb his report says iron deficiency his PET scan of jan was free of Mets and colon was all clear please help his appointment is on 6th iam worried i cant sleep restless

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  • Worriedchild
    Worriedchild Member Posts: 56
    #2
    My concern

    my concern and question is to all underwent surgery

    how long did you take to recover back hb after surgery 

    what was it at surgery and later 

    did it went down few points without any chemo

    my dad is taking iron and other supplements alternative not daily

    what was calcium levels

    please

    helpp

  • abita
    abita Member Posts: 1,152 Member
    edited April 2018 #3
    Worriedchild said:

    My concern

    my concern and question is to all underwent surgery

    how long did you take to recover back hb after surgery 

    what was it at surgery and later 

    did it went down few points without any chemo

    my dad is taking iron and other supplements alternative not daily

    what was calcium levels

    please

    helpp

    What is HB?

    What is HB?

  • JanJan63
    JanJan63 Member Posts: 2,478 Member
    #4
    abita said:

    What is HB?

    What is HB?

    Same question...

    Same question...

  • lizard44
    lizard44 Member Posts: 409 Member
    #5
    HB

    I'm pretty sure this is referring to hemoglobin count. 

     

  • lizard44
    lizard44 Member Posts: 409 Member
    #6
    Have you asked your dad's doctor

    about his  blood test results and whether the  10.5 hemoglobin count is raising  any red flags?   Although it   seems a bit low you could be worrying needlessly. I would think that if the oncologist feels he is developing  severe anemia,  he or she   might order an intravenous iron infusion, but that's something you and your father   would need to discuss with the medical team.  I can't offer any personal advice based on my  experience since I never had a problem with  low counts. My hemoglobin   count before surgery was  13.4  and been around  12.7 since surgery.

    Grace/lizard44

  • Worriedchild
    Worriedchild Member Posts: 56
    #7
    Hb is hemoglobin level

    my father had right sided tumor stage 2a , so his earliest symptom was anemia , hemoglobin in male above 50 years should be 13 or above anything less is anemia and im restless becz of his followup is on 6th CEA level and C-reactive protein report are in process yet keep my Father in prayers please

  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    #8
    Levels

    Everyone is different on getting their levels back if they have fallen.  Some of mine actually took about year after treatment before it was near normal.  My WBC never came back.  You need to talk to his doctor about if they feel there is a concern.  Whenever my blood was taken, if even some were low, my doctor would be the one to tell me if there was need for concern.  You can even call the nurse just to ease your mind. Hope you get some answers sooner.

    Kim

  • abita
    abita Member Posts: 1,152 Member
    #9
    lizard44 said:

    HB

    I'm pretty sure this is referring to hemoglobin count. 

     

    I was too anemic so my first

    I was too anemic so my first 2 infusions included iron drips. 4 months later and I was told my blood counts are good. Can he get iron drip?

  • Worriedchild
    Worriedchild Member Posts: 56
    #10
    Annabelle41415 said:

    Levels

    Everyone is different on getting their levels back if they have fallen.  Some of mine actually took about year after treatment before it was near normal.  My WBC never came back.  You need to talk to his doctor about if they feel there is a concern.  Whenever my blood was taken, if even some were low, my doctor would be the one to tell me if there was need for concern.  You can even call the nurse just to ease your mind. Hope you get some answers sooner.

    Kim

    Hi

    thankyou Kim for response . In our country we canot talk or email dr or nurse we have to wait for appointment which is actually very disturbing need prayers

  • Worriedchild
    Worriedchild Member Posts: 56
    edited April 2018 #11
    abita said:

    I was too anemic so my first

    I was too anemic so my first 2 infusions included iron drips. 4 months later and I was told my blood counts are good. Can he get iron drip?

    hi

    What was your hemoglobin levels and did you take any iron supplements

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