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The only thing that fits is halfprin, which he takes as a preventative for heart disease. however, I take one 5 gr. aspirin daily , due to a stent in one of my vessels. I probably, don't need it , but I want those platelets whizzing through that thing. Unfortunately people do not have the same reactions even to aspirin. David does bruise more easily that I do. David has stopped the halfprin for a while to see if that could be it. We recently discovered this, since one does not go around checking their blood counts very often. He is only on PD meds and no sinemet so far. The strange thing is that his brother had the same type PD ( no tremor ) just rigidity; and the same anemia. At times he has a very slight tremor but not when his hand is at rest. He has just had surgery for an arthritic condition and the doctors elected to ignore the anemia because of increasing nerve damage. No one wants or needs just one blood transfusion, under the world circumstances and window periods for serious diseases, blood is being saved for serious conditions. I will go over your post with him , but am sure about his medications. A second check never hurts. He is a retired MD and he and his doctors are looking and looking. There has to be a cause for this, we just can't find it. Our diet could be low in animal protein and I am going to buy some red meat and learn to eat it again. Thank you very much for responding. It is obvious that you are very knowledgeable, this is not the first time I have noticed this. Thank you again. Nita Kathrynne Holden, MS,RD wrote: > Nita, > Has his doctor confirmed that this is iron-deficiency anemia? There are > different anemias, not all of which respond to iron. What medications is > he using? > > 1) normocytic anemia -- low hematocrit due to fewer blood cells; > sometimes due to decreased bone marrow; doesn't respond to iron > supplements. May be due to certain medications (i.e., benzidine, > chloramphenicol, antimicrobial drugs, anticonvulsants), even sometimes > hair dyes or aspirin > > 2) megaloblastic anemia / pernicious anemia -- usually results from > deficiency of B12 and/or folic acid; also by drugs or other conditions > that interfere with B12 or folate metabolism (i.e., methotrexate); also > by failure to produce certain stomach acids needed to metabolize B12. > > 3) microcytic anemia -- usually due to iron deficiency, also blood loss; > also from severe protein deficiency; intake of heavy metals such as > lead; and deficiencies of vitamin A, E, B6, or copper. > > 4) hemolytic anemia -- due to increased destruction of red blood cells; > may be caused by autoimmune disorders, defects in the membrane of the > red blood cell, artificial heart valves, vit. E deficiency. > > My very best regards, > Kathrynne > > Nita Andres wrote: > > > > Jane and Betty, thanks for answering. David's anemia has also been > > checked and checked. His late brother had PD and also this anemia. David > > is not yet on sinemet, but probably will be in the not so distant > > future. I will just have to try steaks and see if that helps. When he > > has to go on sinemet, we will have to deal with it somehow. this PD is a > > family illness.( I mean everyone's family not just ours, which surely > > appears to be genetic, his mother came from Russia and I doubt that > > anyone in her family is left.) > > > > Probably eating a steak won't cause us any harm, we just stopped eating > > them years ago and now don't like them. We will just learn to eat them > > and see what happens. The iron supplements have been useless. > > > > If anyone else hs noted a connection, please let us know. Thanks Nita > > -- > Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD > Medical nutrition therapy > http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/ > "We are living in a world today where > lemonade is made from artificial flavors and > furniture polish is made from real lemons." --Alfred E. Newman