To think that a blood transfusion for an iron deficiency is too drastic?

[Spermysextowel]

Had a hosp appt yesterday with 15 yr old son. He suffers from Crohns so he doesn't absorb much nutrition from meals at the moment.
The consultant was so concerned by my son's pallor that he thought he should be admitted straight away, but he then gave us the weekend to adjust to the idea. A blood transfusion sounds alarming; I don't know what options are available. Just keep crying all the time when the children can't see me & I don't know what to do.

My leg pain is keeping me awake at night so will have my iron checked I think although I only had my b12 last week. Am eating 50 loperimide a day at the mo though so not keeping much in. Got to so I can teach.... Nightmare. Also have huge peristomal tumour.
I am glad he is getting the help he needs. Such a difficult disease....

broken, amazing differences in advice!!!

I was quite unwell at the time, neutropenic and thrombo something or other (lack of platelets), iron deficiency and pernicious anaemia all mixed in together - I felt like an experiment at times , but was always looked after very well.

We have private healthcare through work and I have never felt the need to use it apart from once and that was only so I could see a consultant near work and not take the whole day off.

I suppose we must all present differently per thumbwitches post.

lavender - thrombocytopenic. :)

See, I knew someone would be cleverer (!) than me.

Just an update after 10wks in hospital; transfusion worked for a while; complications meant that by the time he could have inflixab it was a little too late. He had to have his colon removed so now we're learning to deal with The Bag. I'm so proud of how he's dealt with this at 15. We're home for today & hopefully permanently. It seems like our world has become a constant round of monitoring & measuring but the outcome could have been so much worse. Many thanks to all those who have thelr advice.

Sorry 'gave'.

All good wishes to your son, he has had a time of it and you must feel run ragged. I am sure others on mn will be able to give you all the support you need.