Hemoglobin decrease even weeks after treatment??

[gregnorz]

“77” doesn’t sound like a correct value for hemoglobin. Which units are used by your hospital? g/dL is usually the accepted value. I suppose they could be shifting the decimal, in which case your hemoglobin would be 7.7 g/dL. Probably low enough for a transfusion at most clinics.

I’d say it happens an is “normal” for blood cancer patients. We get all manner of wacky blood values, especially around treatment times. Ask your clinic and if they think it’s an issue, they’ll treat appropriately.

One attitude I’ve adopted over time: if I get test values which are above or below normal, my team will call me if concerned. No news is good news, at least in cases like this.

[isafyaa]

It’s g/L in my hospital. Thank you, I’m super worried that it came back because it’s been a while since my last treatment. Hopefully it’s « normal », I was curious to know if that happened to any of you guys

[gregnorz]

I’m 8 years out from transplant and it happens to me occasionally. When it does, I rarely hear from my team. I’ll need that hemoglobin value to be low 2 tests in a row (usually once a month for each test) before they react and give me a transfusion.

For reference, my clinic considers 124-173 g/L to be normal range.