Since starting PRBC transfusions in 2008, I have had only a few "problems" which have been caused by "least incompatible" units. For me this was resolved by having only "combatible" donor PRBC transfusions; so I have to have my blood tested a day in advance of receiving PRBCs. This extra time allow the blood bank to find "combatible" PRBCs.
In addition, I have the following pre-meds: 2 regular tylenol, 2 benadryl 25mg, and 100ml IV hydrocortisone. And since then (April 2008) I've had over 250 units transfused without any problems.
Check with her doc. - maybe some pre-meds would help your mom?
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Ric: Low-risk MDS (blasts <4%); 4 cycles Revlimid no positive response; PRBC transfusion dependent; so far, 392'units' over 8 3/4 years; BMB #4 (15/04/01) shows evolution to AML (blasts 20-30%
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47,XY,del(5) (q22q35),+21[24][cp24]/46,XY(1).