No need to apologise.

I wouldn't mind another professional second-guessing me. No harm at all in seeking a second opinion.

In life, and in most industries too, someone else will most often review the work and decisions of another person.

It's the method that @Mukiri would approve of. The natural way.

Yes, they can treat polycythemia by drawing blood using from a vein repeatedly.

Seeking a second, and even third, opinion is encouraged as it enables you as a client to make an informed choice.

No need to apologise.

I wouldn't mind another professional second-guessing me. No harm at all in seeking a second opinion.

In life, and in most industries too, someone else will most often review the work and decisions of another person.

Your weakness is that you are cross eyed and see things from that perspective.Stop justifying your evil attitude.
But a word of advice young man.
Don't go round spewing thrash on people you know nothing about esp if you ain't all that.
It's a sign of immaturity and insecurity worse coming from a man!
I saw you at the mbuzi,but we did not even talk/get close yet I remember talking to men.
1. You wrote to me when I was a newbie and I rebuked you because you had made a nasty comment as usual.
2. From that moment you decided to start throwing jabs at me to spoil my face but I ignore.
3. You were really keen on what I was drinking at mbuzi,like it mattered to you.
4. I stayed covered with shawl all through cz it was very cold,thanks to a kind friend,but you just had to ask what I wore under the shawl online? seriously?
5. You came to say hi,but I was on my way out so we never shook hands or talked.
But you have the audacity to say blablabla like sheep.
# hands akimbo with att#
What were you expecting to see? a bbw laden with brookside dairy and a big future behind?
God did not make a mistake when he gave me a small frame so I won't apologise for being slender.
Advice-take your opinion to kuzabiashara for interview cz personaly I have decided to flush it down the toilet, harpic following suit. Germs must die.

Talk to me when you are done with the interview
and I may have some lil respect for you.
So far,I am SMH.

off to church.

@kysse, kwanza pole zangu. I presume you're a socket , right? A Hb level of 7 is recipe for disaster my dear especially for a female (what with the usual biological processes, you know what I mean ) and you're lucky your doc didn't admit you. Seriously, Hb of 7 and below us considered anemia and is recipe for admission and subsequent blood transfusion.

According to some research done locally, a significant no. of our female sisters/mothers/significant others are walking around in an anemic or pre-anemic state unknowingly. So it is a good thing you actually took the initiative to have the test done.

Without dwelling too much on the signs to look out for, most common ones include general lethargy and a feeling of 'tiredness' on exertion, so that one will constantly feel breathless and tired after a shirt flight of stairs (going up, not down ), after a brisk walk or light jogging. For a child experiencing this, they may tend to withdraw from playtime which doesn't augur well for their normal bone, muscle as well as social skills development. Obviously, we all are aware that it is Hb that carries the oxygen in blood required to oxygenate our tissues, so kama Hb haitoshi basi hata oxygen owes tosha. If untreated over a long period if time, then chronic anemia may eventually lead to cardiac ailment.

There are a variety of causes of anemia which I'll not necessarily dwell on. In an otherwise healthy individual, most common causes may be due to poor diet as well as bleeding (e.g after an injury/accident, or a bleeding gastric/duodenal ulcer) as well as biological (sockets), chronic alcoholism mainly because it is associated with poor nutrition, and pregnancy (due to increased demands).

Having established that what you're suffering from is iron-deficiency anemia, this explains the logic behind your doctor prescribing iron supplements of which ranferon and saferon are just but some of the brands in the market. Usually the problem with iron is that it is quite unpalatable, hence the metallic taste you've do aptly described. To improve in this, several formulations exist in the market to both mask the taste as well as improve absorption once ingested. If you're going to buy iron supplements, look for those that have ferrous fumarate or some 'carbonyl-iron' molecule as they have better palatability and yield more iron. For this reason, if you can't stomach whatever you were given, I'd advise you to go for Zeefee syrup, it's packaged in a red/white box with a bottle shaped 'kama ya mzinga'. A 200ml bottle should cost in the region of 320-360 bob and will give you faster results than some of the competing brands. Take 10mls thrice daily.

It's important to note that citric acid improves iron absorption, hence if you have access to your citrus fruits, the better. There are some other formulations that contain ferrous citrate for that very reason. Also note that most of these formulations, in addition to the ferrous component, may also contain folate/folic acid as well as vitamin B12/cyanocobalamin. Reason is all these molecules are synergistic in so far as hemoglobin synthesis is concerned so they therefore are beneficial. By the time your body begins to exhibit iron deficiency, chances are very high that there are varying levels of deficiency if the other two too.

That said, supplements are not for the long term. We need to look at your diet for that purpose. Need I emphasize on the iron-rich foods? Off the too of my head, liver and kidney (hizi kama hujui kupika hata afadhali uitishe recipe, I'll gladly give it), spinach, boiled lentils, chicken and beans. Include those in your diet.

Lastly, ensure you deworm regularly (every 3months). Those little guys can cause anemia, not by sucking your blood but by nibbling on your body reserves of folate.

Oh, and the dark stool coloration is because of iron excreted, either because you took too much or your body being unable to absorb it perhaps due to the formulation it is in, etc. I should perhaps emphasize here that you should not take your iron supplements within 2-3hrs of taking milk or antacids. The cations in them (calcium, magnesium, aluminium, etc) will chelate with the ferrous/ferric ions and render it useless.

Take a look at these websites ujionee:

webMD

McKinley

Admittedly, I'm a bit distracted as I type this but I do hope I'm coherent enough. In case anything is unclear, feel free to query. Ugua pole.

No need to apologise.

I wouldn't mind another professional second-guessing me. No harm at all in seeking a second opinion.

In life, and in most industries too, someone else will most often review the work and decisions of another person.

@Rankaz13, aren't these two related? i know of someone who had dark stool and the doctor checked and found he was bleeding in the stomach due to ulcers.
I would recommend kysee gets that checked.
Also kindly reserve the maini choma for mbuzi8 for her majesty.
Get well soon....

it seems like it's an issue that only sufficed after she began taking her supplements and not prior to that.
True.
Oh, and the maini has been reserved too!
unless you get it done with the rosemary's ,thyme,vinegar,citrus anything to disguise the taste.
But Why didn't we have mitura's(za meat not blood ) in the mbuzi?

While at it, if you don't notice a significant improvement, I'd suggest you have your doctor investigate any of those issues @jguru touched on please. Even as we try to raise your Hb, it's important for you to know what caused it to fall in the first place si that you can know how to prevent if from recurring and how to better take care of yourself.