cp172
Well-known member
Hi Guys,
I had mitral valve repair on Feb.7th of this year. In the last three weeks I have visted my surgeon, cardiologist and recently my physcian. Blood pressure, valve operation, etc are all fine.I feel fine. Last week I received a call from my physcian who said that my blood test indicated I was slightly anemic and he wanted me to under more blood test. Today I received a call from him and he said that my Haptoglobin test indicated my level was below normal.He explained that the test indicated I did not have an iron deficency but that my red blood cells were being damaged. He is recommending I visit an oncologist. I plan to call my surgeon tomorrow to see if this is a side effect of surgery. Has anyone else had something like this? The only thing I have seen different is that my urine is darker than I remember it being. I would appreciate any comments. Thanks as always for being there.
I had mitral valve repair on Feb.7th of this year. In the last three weeks I have visted my surgeon, cardiologist and recently my physcian. Blood pressure, valve operation, etc are all fine.I feel fine. Last week I received a call from my physcian who said that my blood test indicated I was slightly anemic and he wanted me to under more blood test. Today I received a call from him and he said that my Haptoglobin test indicated my level was below normal.He explained that the test indicated I did not have an iron deficency but that my red blood cells were being damaged. He is recommending I visit an oncologist. I plan to call my surgeon tomorrow to see if this is a side effect of surgery. Has anyone else had something like this? The only thing I have seen different is that my urine is darker than I remember it being. I would appreciate any comments. Thanks as always for being there.