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Hb levels
eesha:
Tedi im confused, why do u say that 3 bag is too much? i get transfused every 4 weeks. Waleed says his hb always stays 17 so im conufused, why do u think i have too much. and in the other posts about speed of transfusion a lot of people were talking about having 3 bags in 1 go. im confused??????????????
Manal:
Eesha, you should be taking 15ml of blood for every kilo (your weight)
manal
Tedi:
hI,Eesha i never ger more than 2 bags, because of that i told it.
I have transfusion every 30days with 2 bags, sometimes 1bag-depends.
Yesterday i hav trans. with 2 bags- hb level before trans. was 91.0
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PositiveVibes:
Hey ya ! Does anyone can tell me how much blood I need to get in order to keep my hb btw 9-9.5. I am 61 kg and usually have 2 units of 280-300 ml . Unfortunately my hb level is btw 8-9 . I don't know wat t do in order to keep it higher. I am taking IP6 , Folic Acid and other vitamins but stil there is no help.
I am wondering if i receive the necessary amount of blood and do i need to reduce the time interval btw bt.
I have also read that it is recommended to take L-carnitine as it helps to prolong the life of eretrocytes. What is the dose and how to take it ?
Thank you
Rozalina
Manal:
Hi Rozalina
Concerning transfusion, you should be taking 15ml of blood per kilo, so this means you are taking a small quantity
As for L-carnitine, it can be taken from 50 to 100mg per kilo. But all the studies done using L-carnitine in the field of thal used 50mg per kilo. So according to your weight, you should take 3050mg per day divided into three doses
Manal
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