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severe anaemia and weight loss = bowel cancer???

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nailpolish · 28/03/2006 13:04

FIL has been taken into hospital with severe anaemia (7) and weight loss (half a stone since dec approx)

he is having endoscope done as we speak

what could it be?

i keep thinking its bowel cancer

his stools are black

sorry if TMI

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nailpolish · 03/04/2006 16:28

'musnt trouble the dr' im afraid mazzy

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Jennypog · 03/04/2006 16:56

I hope he has had a blood test. Also does he take aspirin which can cause internal bleeding.

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nailpolish · 03/04/2006 16:57

i think they have taken blood to check Hb and INR as he takes warfarin (he has a pacemaker)

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Jennypog · 03/04/2006 17:04

If he takes warfarin he could have some kind of internal bleeding, but I am sure that they will be checking this one out. Good luck.

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nailpolish · 03/04/2006 17:04

thanks jenny

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nailpolish · 03/04/2006 17:04

thanks jenny

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nailpolish · 05/04/2006 13:19

he had an ultrasound scan this morning and he has an enlarged spleen, so that would explain the low Hb

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