Hi there I am not able to be of much help in this but I might think that your neigbour might be anaemic, is she a vegetarian or doesn't like to eat meat? My advise is that she should have some meat intake (red meat especially because it is a good source of Vitamin B12) if she is a vegetarian than I guess there is a Vitamin B12 pills.

I am a 56 year old female. I am loosing blood and so far they can't figure out what is going on. I had a 4 unit transfusion 5 weeks ago and a 3 unit yesterday. I feel like a pin cushion. Now comes serious tests. With no medical insurance they were hoping they could keep the expenses down. No way. I will keep you informed. Any ideas???

I am not a professional help but have you try asking them to run a leukemia test? I am not trying to scare you but it's better to find out anything that might be likely. Sorry not much help.

Leukemia I believe has to do with white cells. My red cells is the problem. My doctor hasn't ran the most simple tests. Like a stool sample to see if I'm bleeding. I'm going to suggest that Monday. Blood cells can be all different shaps and that can give them a clue on what is going on.

Hello,

My sister in law who is 69 years old has been losing blood on a huge scale since around 10 years.

She needs a blood transfusion of around 2-3 pints every second week.(true!)
On numerous occasions she has had her insides thoroughly checked out.Including miniture cameras, and still nobody has any idea as to why this is happening to her.
The lost blood cannot be seen.
After a week to two weeks she gets so weak that she can hardly stand.I cannot believe that this has been going on for so long and she is still with us!

I´m sorry not to offer any suggestion.I could suggest finding another doctor.

Welshtaffy

You might have the doctor check for a Myeloproliferative disorder. Lana8

my grandmother has the same symptoms described here. Losing blood and needing blood transfusions every other week. no blood in stools. all blood tests ok. feels better after transfusions but soon becomes very weak w chest pain and the cycle continues. Any help is appreciated