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Old 06-17-2008, 11:24 AM   #14
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I sure hope they figure out what is wrong with your grandpa. They've run every test under the sun on my mother and still no idea why every couple months she has to have blood added. They thought at one time it was bleeding in her colon, but they cauterized a bunch of small areas and stapled a hole and we thought that was what the problem was. It wasn't..she has had blood added since then too.
This is so weird....it's almost exactly the same as my g-pa. He had a bought of diverticulitous(sp?) last 4th of july & since then they've had to give him blood periodically & they don't know why. I'll let you know if they find anything since it might help your mom as well.
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