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I was in the hospital and had a delayed bad reaction to the platelets ordered for me. I had finished the bag of platelets and about 10 minutes went by and then I started to shake with chills, my blood pressure went up as did my temperature. The nurses were able to give me a steroid injection and demerol which helped. It is a scary thing to develop a reaction like that. The blood bank responded that the platelets were due to expire on the day that I was receiving them and that next time I may do better with a "younger" bag of platelets. Has anyone heard of such a thing?
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Marian , Dx 12/25/09 w/ hypoplastic myelodysplasia and 10% PNH clone. Dx changed to SAA in 1/10, treated w/ unsuccessful horse ATG and cyclosporine. Dx of unclassified MDS or acquired bone marrow failure, PNH clone 39% (after ATG). Due for BMT in Sept or Oct 2010.
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