Stuck between A Rock And A Hard Place

Well, it seems I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place. My recent blood work shows that everything is getting worse. I definitely have iron deficiency anemia. In the last 5 months my hemoglobin has fallen from 120 to 99, and in turn my iron levels have plummeted from 24 to 5. I can’t take hormones to stop my bleeding due to them possibly facilitating the growth of my brain tumour, and I’m reading everywhere that it is vital that cancer patients avoid iron supplements and high iron-containing foods with significant absorbability, such as red meats. So what do I do? Even if I can get the surgical consult and get the cause taken care of, I still need to get my blood levels up. I’m so frustrated at the moment. I just don’t know what to do.

~Tara