Hi all

Hope you're having a nice holiday season.

Just wondered if anyone else is struggling with Hb levels and is symptomatically anemic. I have been anemic at 99 since February and through a large portion of chemo managed to maintain a level of atleast 99. But in the last 5 weeks my body just can't seem to keep the level up. It should be 120 minimum but as I say I haven't been that since Feb. However now my levels plummet down to 70s. 

I have developed really bad tachycardia when even having to move, breathlessness and dizziness. The doctors say this is because I'm anemic.

I've now had three blood transfusions, one each time I get really low, and this picks me up a lot. The symptoms really reduce for about 4 days before I start feeling bad again. The transfusions also don't seem to pick me up past 99 but noone seems worried about this despite the fact it still means I'm anemic. 

I am assuming I'll just have to be on transfusions until the end of chemo now atleast. Just wondered if anyone else has had any experience and if they had to continue transfusions after their chemotherapy has ended? Mines due to finish mid January but now I'm wondering if I'll need transfusions after this is my body can't seem to make enough Hb.

Thanks in advance for reading and any replies

All the best

Rose