Hello all—

 

  I have a friend who has just undergone a hysterectomy.  After her surgery, 
she developed blood clots in her stomach.  The doctor went in through the same 
incision to solve this.  As a result, she has developed a terrible infection in 
the wound and it is not healing, for which, of course she now is taking CS at 
my insistence.  [Any recommendations for dosage?] A nurse comes 2x a day to 
pack it.  At present, it is still bleeding.  She was given four blood 
transfusions and she greatly wants to avoid more of them.  I have given her 
advice on non-blood expanders and eating Swiss chard and kale to help with 
clotting.  What else can she do to build up her red blood count?  Any advice 
would be helpful.  She’s a wonderful mother, a teacher, and is under great 
stress from several fronts.  I would like to all I can to help in a practical 
way.

 

Thanks in advance

Theresa