hello first a disclaimer: i am not a professional anything. just a sociology degree and anemia most of my life. has your woman friend been tested to explain her anemia? i was literally anemic for almost 50 years and when no one could find the reason they just gave up but being anemic really affected me. i finally found a hematologist who did a test that measured how much epo (the drug that cyclists were using illegally) which i believe is a hormone my kidneys produced. this was an "ah ha" moment because epo is what 'tells' the cells in our bone marrow to produce red blood cells. it turns out that my kidneys don't produce enough (lazy things<positive_smiley>. i ended up receiving shots of epo weekly. it certainly made me feel better. if she can't walk (ms right? ) can a physical therapist(pt) come to your home and at least help her exercise her extremities? i know my wheelchair-bound neighbor has a pt come in a few times a week. speaking from experience it's so difficult to get someone to exercise. no type of encouragement seems to work. i imagine she isn't feeling very 'happy' to be blunt. i imagine you have already contacted the doc about her 'fade-outs' 'heart beat' etc. my heart beat used to get very very slow and my head would drop to the desk as if i had fainted. do you suppose there is a connection between her heart and her symptoms? good luck to you and your friend. lastly i so hope you have a doctor who cares. a really good doctor who displays their compassion and concern can make all the difference.
68 year old female with ms iron deficiency anemia. what health problems may occur? . she is now sleeping later than normal-falls asleep all the time(even when in the middle of a conversation or on her electronic scooter)snippy-agitated-pulse rate 145-forgetting things she has just done or talked about-weaker. she does not walk she uses a wheel chair and/or scooter she is 204 lbs. she does not exercise. i am very concerned about what health problems may occur for lifelong/life threatening. how can i get more ferrous in her diet?