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What Causes Swelling And Bruising On The Back While Treating Anemia?

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Question : I am 64 and being treated for iron deficiency. After a month on Rx iron my hemoglobin went down to 9.6 Two months ago I developed hard painful lumps with bruising all over my lower back. any ideas ?
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Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (34 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Can you kindly upload the blood count report for review?

Detailed Answer:
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I am so sorry to hear about this anemia and the drop in hemoglobin and all the painful lumps and bruising. To provide personalized and helpful response, it is necessary to review many other elements on this report. Please, kindly upload for me to review and provide an independent opinion about this.

To upload an image, simply click on the link to upload a file and follow the instructions. If this proves difficult, please send the image by mail to YYYY@YYYY and request that the image should be uploaded to your query.

I do promise to get back to you with more insights and helpful recommendations as soon as the requested information gets here.
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What Causes Swelling And Bruising On The Back While Treating Anemia?

Brief Answer: Can you kindly upload the blood count report for review? Detailed Answer: Hi, I am so sorry to hear about this anemia and the drop in hemoglobin and all the painful lumps and bruising. To provide personalized and helpful response, it is necessary to review many other elements on this report. Please, kindly upload for me to review and provide an independent opinion about this. To upload an image, simply click on the link to upload a file and follow the instructions. If this proves difficult, please send the image by mail to YYYY@YYYY and request that the image should be uploaded to your query. I do promise to get back to you with more insights and helpful recommendations as soon as the requested information gets here.