Guest guest Posted May 7, 1999 Report Share Posted May 7, 1999 Vicki: I had complications after my first child was born in 1983. There was a chance that I would need a blood transfusion. My dad, whose blood type was the same as mine, volunteered to be the donor. The hospital refused saying that they would have to use their own supply. I didn't need a blood transfusion. Apparently, many years ago, it was perfectly OK to have someone who wanted to give blood to you to sit down next to you and donate it (my father donated this way to my mother in the late 1940s). I guess that the AIDS epidemic changed this. I guess it was for the best considering my dad died from CJD in 1997. Beverly G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2002 Report Share Posted September 29, 2002 My surgeon's response is the same as this one, basically. However, he makes an exception for situations where it is a close family member and you share a rare blood type with them (and are not at all close to anemia yourself). However, he wants you monitored closely for a while afterward. M On Sun, 29 Sep 2002 14:31:49 -0700 " Moseley " jmoseley@...> writes: >My surgeon's answer for FEMALE non-menopausal women who have had WLS >is >NEVER on blood donation. For women who are past menopause and men, >his >answer is when your iron levels have been normal or high-normal for >at >least two years. He just considers us, as a population, very much at >risk for anemia anyway and he sees blood donation as voluntarily >inducing temporary anemia for many of us. I've never asked him about >the >bone marrow situation; I would assume that the answer would be >similar. > >I was REALLY bummed about the prohibition on donating blood, and it's >something I neglected to ask about before surgery. I was an >every-eight-weeks person before my WLS for more than ten years, a >good >habit I picked up from my dad, who has donated every 8-10 weeks since >1964. :-) I have considered " sneaking " off to the blood drive next >time >they're here at work and seeing if I can get away with it, and if I >can, >if it wipes me out. But my iron levels are iffy so I might not make >it >past the blood drive screening anyway. > > Moseley >Open RNY 09/17/01 Dr. Weber >Reconstructive/plastic surgery 07/22/02 Dr. Egrari >310/135/125 >http://www.ziobro.us > > Blood donation > > >I have a curious question for you longer post-ops and would >appreciate >any and all replies. How soon after having wls can we begin donating >blood? How being tested for bone marrow? I know that there is a >weight >restriction on the bone marrow testing (not sure exactly what it is), >but I have always wanted to do this and now I believe I can (or >shortly >will be able to). I take two iron tables per day, so I don't have a >problem with anemia. > >Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > >Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2002 Report Share Posted September 29, 2002 My surgeon's response is the same as this one, basically. However, he makes an exception for situations where it is a close family member and you share a rare blood type with them (and are not at all close to anemia yourself). However, he wants you monitored closely for a while afterward. M On Sun, 29 Sep 2002 14:31:49 -0700 " Moseley " jmoseley@...> writes: >My surgeon's answer for FEMALE non-menopausal women who have had WLS >is >NEVER on blood donation. For women who are past menopause and men, >his >answer is when your iron levels have been normal or high-normal for >at >least two years. He just considers us, as a population, very much at >risk for anemia anyway and he sees blood donation as voluntarily >inducing temporary anemia for many of us. I've never asked him about >the >bone marrow situation; I would assume that the answer would be >similar. > >I was REALLY bummed about the prohibition on donating blood, and it's >something I neglected to ask about before surgery. I was an >every-eight-weeks person before my WLS for more than ten years, a >good >habit I picked up from my dad, who has donated every 8-10 weeks since >1964. :-) I have considered " sneaking " off to the blood drive next >time >they're here at work and seeing if I can get away with it, and if I >can, >if it wipes me out. But my iron levels are iffy so I might not make >it >past the blood drive screening anyway. > > Moseley >Open RNY 09/17/01 Dr. Weber >Reconstructive/plastic surgery 07/22/02 Dr. Egrari >310/135/125 >http://www.ziobro.us > > Blood donation > > >I have a curious question for you longer post-ops and would >appreciate >any and all replies. How soon after having wls can we begin donating >blood? How being tested for bone marrow? I know that there is a >weight >restriction on the bone marrow testing (not sure exactly what it is), >but I have always wanted to do this and now I believe I can (or >shortly >will be able to). I take two iron tables per day, so I don't have a >problem with anemia. > >Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > >Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2002 Report Share Posted September 29, 2002 My surgeon's response is the same as this one, basically. However, he makes an exception for situations where it is a close family member and you share a rare blood type with them (and are not at all close to anemia yourself). However, he wants you monitored closely for a while afterward. M On Sun, 29 Sep 2002 14:31:49 -0700 " Moseley " jmoseley@...> writes: >My surgeon's answer for FEMALE non-menopausal women who have had WLS >is >NEVER on blood donation. For women who are past menopause and men, >his >answer is when your iron levels have been normal or high-normal for >at >least two years. He just considers us, as a population, very much at >risk for anemia anyway and he sees blood donation as voluntarily >inducing temporary anemia for many of us. I've never asked him about >the >bone marrow situation; I would assume that the answer would be >similar. > >I was REALLY bummed about the prohibition on donating blood, and it's >something I neglected to ask about before surgery. I was an >every-eight-weeks person before my WLS for more than ten years, a >good >habit I picked up from my dad, who has donated every 8-10 weeks since >1964. :-) I have considered " sneaking " off to the blood drive next >time >they're here at work and seeing if I can get away with it, and if I >can, >if it wipes me out. But my iron levels are iffy so I might not make >it >past the blood drive screening anyway. > > Moseley >Open RNY 09/17/01 Dr. Weber >Reconstructive/plastic surgery 07/22/02 Dr. Egrari >310/135/125 >http://www.ziobro.us > > Blood donation > > >I have a curious question for you longer post-ops and would >appreciate >any and all replies. How soon after having wls can we begin donating >blood? How being tested for bone marrow? I know that there is a >weight >restriction on the bone marrow testing (not sure exactly what it is), >but I have always wanted to do this and now I believe I can (or >shortly >will be able to). I take two iron tables per day, so I don't have a >problem with anemia. > >Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > >Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2002 Report Share Posted September 30, 2002 Here's some information that might help anyone out there with a history of anemia decide if they can donate blood. Pull back the lower lid of your eye just a little, and look at the shade of pink you see. If it is a solid pink to red, you are probably not anemic. If it is white or white-pink, you probably are. The people taking care of me during my wound complication used this method frequently. I've learned what the mucous membrane around my eye looks like when I'm healthy, so now I can tell when I'm getting anemic. The only time I've been anemic is when battling a wound complication. Other than that, I don't have a problem. I don't menstruate (had cancer) but when I'm running low, I take carbonyl iron with a vitamin C and seem to get a healthy blood count in no time. Personally, I think anyone who's had a distal bypass or one of the other high-malabsorption surgeries should check with their surgeon before donating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2002 Report Share Posted September 30, 2002 This is a very good question. I never thought about asking..... I'm so glad you did.... I have signed up to donate blood (happen to be the type needed) for a little girl with cancer and she will have to have blood when she goes back under the knife again. Betty Blood donation I have a curious question for you longer post-ops and would appreciate any and all replies. How soon after having wls can we begin donating blood? How being tested for bone marrow? I know that there is a weight restriction on the bone marrow testing (not sure exactly what it is), but I have always wanted to do this and now I believe I can (or shortly will be able to). I take two iron tables per day, so I don't have a problem with anemia. The reason I ask about the bone marrow testing is because we have a little girl in our church that has leukemia and can no longer handle the chemo treatments. Her only hope is for a bone marrow transplant and none of her relatives matched. There were asking today at services to have people get tested to see if a match can be found in our congregation. I would love to do this if I can, so that's why I am asking. Any of you medical people out there, I would love to have any information on these two subjects. Thanks for your time. Hugs, Jerri in MI open RNY - August 15, 2001 Dr. Neil mor/BTC, Yps. 410/250/170? Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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