WILL HAVING THALASSEMIA DISQUALIFIY ME FROM HAVING SURGERY???

Hello all - I am so frustrated I have been waiting 1 1/2 years to get approved for this surgery. A year with a nutritionist (waste of time) just to get a referral to see a surgon. I saw a surgon in april and have been waiting 4 months for an approval. Of course it is still pending. I am now thinking the worst. I didn't tell my surgon that I have thalassemia minor (inherited anemia). It generally doesn't occur to me because it doesn't cause me any health problems as of now. Not even anemia. My body seems to have adjusted just fine... and though my red blood cells are smaller then most, my body just produces more of them to balance me out. But if I do ever have surgery (please god) will this be effected? I have heard a lot about people becoming anemic after surgery... and they take Iron supplements to offset their anemia. PROBLEM is with my blood disorder if I become anemic I can not treat myself with Iron supplements. I am not sure how that works, but I know from what my doctors have always told me and the research that I have done that I absolutly can not take Iron supplements. Well that was a long enough question. If you have any insite into this... please let me know. I would ask my doctor but I just don't want to toss a wrentch into an already painfully slow process. Lots of love, Sydnie

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