Is it really better to have thalassemia intermedia than thalassemia major?
Usually it is better, because you remain well enough to lead a reasonably normal life, without having regular blood transfusions, and daily tedious treatment with the pump. However, there are some real disadvantages to having a thalassemia intermedia. For instance, many people with thalassemia intermedia never feel completely well. In addition, you may hear a lot of things about thalassemia, but most of what people say, applies only to thalassemia major. Unless you understand that thalassemia intermedia really is different, and why, you may always feel uncertain about your health, and worried about your future, So sometimes people with thalassemia intermedia, and their families, worry more than families of people with thalassemia major. One of the most worrying times is when the doctors think a small child, of one or two years old may have thalassemia intermedia and not thalassemia major. Only time will give the answer. As time passes. If the child’s hemoglobin level stays high, you ge
