Guest guest Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 hey...i needed to know if there is alot of loss of blood during the surgery? thanks gauri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 No. Some doctors ask their patients to donate blood to themselves a month or so before surgery. Mine said it was a waste of perfectly good blood that your body needs in it, not in a bag somewhere that gets thrown out after surgery. He's never had to give a transfusion in this kind of surgery, but if it ever comes up, they can do it. Other docs have other answers - ask yours if he has had problems like that with his patients. Be sure to tell him if you have an issue, either with a bleeding problem or with receiving other people's blood in an emergency. Kris > hey...i needed to know if there is alot of loss of blood during the > surgery? > thanks > gauri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 I do not know about other peoples experiences but I lost 5 1/2 units of blood during my surgery. I had donated one unit prior to surgery and received 2 addtional units during the procedure. > > hey...i needed to know if there is alot of loss of blood during > the > > surgery? > > thanks > > gauri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 My doc said the same thing--he hasn't done a transfusion since 1982 for one of these surgeries and he said he's more concerned about patients being anemic from giving blood two weeks before than about risks of a transfusion if you do by some strange chance need one. I had upper/lower/turbinectomy (6 1/2 hours) and lost 6 ounces of blood. Lots of doctors still ask you to donate your own blood though- -either one is probably fine. > No. Some doctors ask their patients to donate blood to themselves a > month or so before surgery. Mine said it was a waste of perfectly > good blood that your body needs in it, not in a bag somewhere that > gets thrown out after surgery. He's never had to give a transfusion > in this kind of surgery, but if it ever comes up, they can do it. > Other docs have other answers - ask yours if he has had problems > like that with his patients. Be sure to tell him if you have an > issue, either with a bleeding problem or with receiving other > people's blood in an emergency. > > Kris > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 That's most unusual, but just goes to show that it can happen. Did you have upper? Did you have complications during the surgery? I'm sorry you lost so much -- that's quite a bit, isn't it? There have also been suggestions that donating blood soon before surgery can help trigger a need for it. I'm a lay person, and not knowledgeable enough to debate the fine points. I do trust the blood supply. If I need it, I want it -- and I can't imagine that anybody would have thought ahead to suggest that you donate more than two units, but I could be all wet. If my surgeon had wanted me to donate, I'd have done it. I figure he's the person in the best position to know what's needed, since he's the one who's gonna be taking care of me when I can't. Cammie > I do not know about other peoples experiences but I lost 5 1/2 units > of blood during my surgery. I had donated one unit prior to surgery > and received 2 addtional units during the procedure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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