My Dad has prostate cancer and low rectal cancer which has moved to his liver. I took him to A & E in August because he was pale and breathless. His haemoglobin was 98. The doctor treating him talked about possible blood transfusions. Over the next four weeks he had the levels checked every week and had two iron infusions. The level crept up to 105 and he was discharged.
Four weeks later the GP arranged a blood test at my request and it was down to 99 again, At last weeks test it was 95. But the GP doesn’t think they need to do anything now for a couple of months. Just for him to keep taking oral iron. I said that the hospital team were talking about blood transfusions if it didn’t pick up it but the GP pushed back and said no, a couple of months will be fine.
My question is how often should this be checked normally? Am I being unreasonable in thinking that two months is too long?
