Re: another quick question

[Guest guest]

-Hi Beth,

I haven't read your intro yet, but nice to meet you -- sorry for the reason why.

As for

donating, you *can* donate but the Red Cross with dispose of your blood, thus

costing

them money. My first inkling that I had a liver problem was back in 1990 when I

was 22

when I donated blood (I had already hit a gallon!). I got a letter a few weeks

after letting

me know my donation had been rejected due to elevated liver enzymes. My GI at

the time

started running LFTs on me regularly at that time.

When I was finally Dx'ed with PSC in 2000, I asked my GI about donating blood.

He told

me that I could do it, but I would be wasting my time and the Red Crosses

resources, as

my blood would be rejected due to the wacky liver enzymes.

I haven't started doing it yet -- too busy with little kids at the moment -- but

I am going

to get in touch with the Elks here in town. They run blood drives regularly. I

figure I can

bake some brownies or help get the word out for them and contribute in that way.

HTH,

Colleen

uc 8/1984

psc 8/2000