Surgery cancelled

[Kershon]

My urgent hip replacement was cancelled as my Hb 116 so won't operate. Back to the drawing board 😢

[Pippy25]

I am so sorry to hear this and send some supportive wishes right out to you Kershon, take care x

[Kershon in reply to Pippy25]

Thank you x

[Hidden]

Poo! I’m sorry x

[Kershon in reply to Hidden]

Yep it's rubbish. But thank you x

[Marionfromhappydays]

Sorry to hear this xx

[oldtimer]

That seems excessively cautious to me! Sorry to hear you have to wait.

[Kags1068 in reply to oldtimer]

I completely agree OT. My hb is rarely that high - usually around 100 at best, but I've never had an op postponed because of it.

Sorry this has happened to you. Unbelievably disappointing and frustrating. Hope it's soon re-scheduled.

[Kershon in reply to oldtimer]

I know I was devastated as I can barely walk. I checked my blood monitoring book and, the whole of last year it wasn't That high.

[Summerrain14]

I am so sorry to hear that your surgery has been cancelled. I can’t begin to imagine how upsetting this is for you. Take good care and hope a new way forward can be found really soon for you x

[Kershon in reply to Summerrain14]

Thank you x

[Mmrr]

I'm sorry to hear this.My HB was 117 before surgery last week, no one mentioned anything to me about being anaemic or me requiring treatment.

Are you being treated to bring your values up ?

[Kershon in reply to Mmrr]

No they just said eat lots of iron rich food. What's more frustrating is they didn't check it the results for 2 weeks as short staffed in the office so could possibly have been raised before the surgery. I seem to go from 1 misfortune to another just lately. I have a test booked for Tuesday so praying it is higher. There's is only so much Prune and beetroot juice you can drink and I am now sick of Broccoli lol x

[Madmusiclover in reply to Kershon]

I take Floradix iron tablets. I can’t tolerate prescribed iron but these are great. Good luck.

[Kershon in reply to Madmusiclover]

are these over the counter? I tried finding some iron tabs but could only get multivitamins with iron.

[Madmusiclover in reply to Kershon]

These. They do the job for me! boots.com/sitesearch?search...

[Kershon in reply to Madmusiclover]

Thanks I will take a look

[Mmrr in reply to Madmusiclover]

I take floradix liquid, normally I do one month on and one month off, my HB is usually around 130, but I did miss a few months of floradix. Back on it now.

[Madmusiclover in reply to Mmrr]

I used to but tablets easier to transport!

[Kershon in reply to Mmrr]

Thanks

[bpeal1]

My Hb always hovers around 100 and I had orthopaedic surgery 18 months ago and have just been passed as medically fit for more surgery on my other foot.

Is your Hb always that low? If so, if I was you I’d speak to your rheumatology department and ask them to speak to the orthopaedic department to find out what the problem is and hopefully argue your case.

[Kershon in reply to bpeal1]

After checking my bloods I was thinking that also. It has been higher this year for some reason but the whole of last year it was lower than that. They said it was hospital policy but if I swap hospitals it will also delay it so a bit stuck for now. I thought it was pretty standard to have a lower hb with RA anyway.

[bpeal1 in reply to Kershon]

It is very common to have low Hb with RA. It’s known as anaemia of chronic disease.

[Kershon in reply to bpeal1]

That's what I thought. Surely they should know this though? I hope it doesn't mean I will have to start again with another hospital as that process alone is weeks getting a referral then an initial appointment etc

[BoneyC]

My Hb is always low but maybe they are thinking about you needing a transfusion post op. I had 4 pints after each THR.

[Kershon in reply to BoneyC]

They just said it was hospital policy that they won't operate if below 120?

[Fruitandnutcase]

That is so disappointing, not surprised you are fed up. Especially annoying as your Hb was tested a fortnight before your op. I can never understand why pre-op bloods tend to be done so far in advance, it seems really odd to me.