Prayer Request

My mom had just undergone bone marrow examination thru biopsy. According to the doctor, my mom has low hemoglobin.

I am not familiar with the terms and so I looked them up.

This is what I found at Wikipedia.

Bone marrow examination refers to the pathologic analysis of samples of bone marrow obtained by bone marrow biopsy (often called a trephine biopsy) and bone marrow aspiration. Bone marrow examination is used in the diagnosis of a number of conditions, including leukemia, multiple myeloma, anemia, and pancytopenia. The bone marrow produces the cellular elements of the blood, including platelets, red blood cells and white blood cells. While much information can be gleaned by testing the blood itself (drawn from a vein by phlebotomy), it is sometimes necessary to examine the source of the blood cells in the bone marrow to obtain more information on hematopoiesis; this is the role of bone marrow aspiration and biopsy.

Hemoglobin (also spelled haemoglobin and abbreviated Hb or Hgb) is the iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells of vertebrates.^[1] In mammals, the protein makes up about 97% of the red cell’s dry content, and around 35% of the total content (including water). Hemoglobin transports oxygen from the lungs or gills to the rest of the body, such as to the muscles, where it releases the oxygen for cell use. It also has a variety of other roles of gas transport and effect-modulation which vary from species to species, and are quite diverse in some invertebrates.

And this from http://www.mayoclinic.com.

Hemoglobin is the iron-rich protein in red blood cells that gives blood its red color. The normal range of hemoglobin is approximately 14 to 17 grams per deciliter for men and 12 to 16 grams per deciliter for women. A low hemoglobin count indicates a low red blood cell count (anemia). Anemia can have many causes, including:

• Vitamin and iron deficiencies


• Acute or chronic bleeding


• Hormone deficiencies, such as thyroid hormone or testosterone


• Chronic diseases, such as kidney failure, cancer and Crohn's disease


• Autoimmune diseases, such as lupus


• Side effect of certain medications, such as chemotherapy drugs

Treatment depends on the underlying cause.

The test results will be out by next Wednesday. Please help me pray that it's nothing serious.

Thank you and God bless.