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Thalassemia
... a mild anemia and will have to take a vitamin to keep her iron levels up. .... to regular/iron deficiency anemia too which is easily corrected with iron ...ANSWERS
See all- *I* have thalassemia and so does my mom. we have the "minor" type, which basically means that some of our cells are wonky and that can make results from blood tests ...
- T., What a great response you got from Tara! Isn't it great we have a place like this to get the support we need to put things back into perspective. How awesome...
- is this because of her newborn screening result? or something they saw on blood work? If so they are doing further tests because it is possible she is just a carrier ...