Low Red Blood Cell Count (Congestive Heart Failure)

[teareasa]

I was in the hospital in mid November 2007 getting a blood transfusion due to an extremely low blood count.  The doctor said that the lab called him to ask if the sample of blood (from me) that he sent in was from a cadaver.  That's just how low it was.  I was immediately admitted to the hospital for the transfusion.  I had gone so long with a low count that I now suffer with congestive heart failure.  

My question is, what can I do to get my red blood cell count up again?  I have recently started to weaken (again).  I feel almost as bad as I did when I was put in the hospital.  Is there something I can do so I do not have to go through another (very expensive) medical procedure?  

Signed,
Sick person with no health insurance and still paying off original hospital bill..........

[maggiemag]

The real question is why was your red count so low.  There are a number of reasons for that, so there are then many different treatments for it.  Theoretically, if your CHF was solely from anemia, then once the anemia is corrected, you would then  not have heart failure anymore.  There must be some underlying condition that is causing your anemia.  You need to make an appointment with your physician and ask them to explain everything in simple terms so you know exactly what you are dealing with.