My mom went to the hospital a few days ago for being weak. they checked her blood level was 4 and supposed to be 15 they had to give her 3 pints of blood . What could be wrong w/ her? She has been haveing dizzy spells through her whole body on and off for 3 years now.
2007-09-20 03:53:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Your mom's condition is probably anemia, rather than actual blood loss. Anemia is a condition where there are not enough red blood cells. Anemia is a symptom of all sorts of things, the doctors will probably have to run a few tests to see whats causing it. The most common cause in middle-aged women is simply not enough iron in the diet - that's really easy to fix. Some of the other causes can be a little harder to solve. One good thing: since she has had these symptoms for three years, that more or less rules out cancer as a possible cause.
2007-09-20 04:09:24 · answer #1 · answered by formerly_bob 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question would be what is making her loose blood, thereby making her anemic. She needs to see a doctor to evaluate this and possibly prevent her needing another transfusion again.
2007-09-20 04:08:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did your mother suffer anemia? Can you tell any symptoms your mother experiencing?
2007-09-20 04:04:07 · answer #3 · answered by Mabel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she could have internal bleeding
2007-09-20 03:58:34 · answer #4 · answered by Pissed off Sasquatch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋