Dowbak Doll

I originally started off with Dr. Blinski. Let me start off my saying I admire his work. In my opinion his work is close to Dr’s in the DR. He makes you feel welcomed. His staff is wonderful. My sx date was set for May 2, 2018. Upon doing blood work on 4/3/18 my hemoglobin was at 11, but Dr. B requires you to be at an 11.5 for surgery. I always knew I was anemic. So prior to doing blood work I was taking Geritol and missed a few days taking it. So Jackie told me to just double up on iron supplements then retest. I did just that, but for convenience purposes I switched to the iron pills which for me was easier to carry around, but that was a BIG mistake. I went in for pre op 4/30 and the results for my hemoglobin that I retest for on 4/24 was 10.9. Dr. B explained why he couldn’t do sx with a hemoglobin level that low and suggested I speak with my pcp

My pcp did an hemoglobin panel; the results was That I have beta Thalassemia minor trait. Hemoglobin levels dropped to an 10.2 in a matter of days. She faxed over results to Dr. B and he stated that he can’t do my sx and refunded me the full amount. I was disappointed, but I do believe everything happens for a reason.

So I decided to go with Dr. Dowbak. I knew that because of hemoglobin issues and the amount of blood that will be lost I need a cell saver. I went in for the consultation on 5/24. I wanted a surgery date for mid/ late June but nothing was available until August. The consultation rep Tania allow me to pay deposit of $500 and she’ll work on getting me a sooner date. Literally the next day Tania called me with a date of 6/4. Yayyy! I went in yesterday to meet Dr. Dowbak and do my labs. I got my results today and my hemoglobin is an 11.8 another yayyy! Lol I switched my diet to iron rich foods such as: liver (once a week), stove top oatmeal (with dates, apples, raisins)red meats, beets. I took vitamin C 1000 mg everyday. I also took sss Tonic for one week then switched to GERITOL.