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Old Sat Jan 28, 2012, 08:54 AM
cheri cheri is offline
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I agree Greg--those needing blood following surgery or injury do not have the same requirements as those of us who have bone marrow issues.

I am thinking, as well, as to how to get my Dr to insure that I get the freshest blood possible, as each unit increases the nefarious ferratin. We can't afford to have blood that isn't fresh!

I also note that there are volume variations, and am surprised that there are not notations on the bag, as in platelets. I also think this can affect the length of time between transfusions.

From what I have seen, the Red Cross has a lot of discrepancies in their operational efficiencies--doubt they have the time or funding for research on quality of blood donated!
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Cheri Age 54; dx Oct 2009 AML, induction chemo only;dx MDS July 2010,- PRBC transfusion dependent; Results BMB 8/4/11--- 6-8% blasts; Danazol 100 mg 3xday; quit Exjade/ GI distress; platelets holding 40's; Fluctuation in blasts in blood--Neupogen 3-4xweek; off Revlimid again! Procrit weekly
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