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Blood Donor: Is it safe to donate blood if you have a blood condition?
Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Dec 23, 2024 | Replies (36)Comment receiving replies
@beebo
I hear you. I spoke with some physician friends from the teaching hospital locally about giving blood and also organ donation because of my blood disorder. They said that they would not use any byproduct discarded from my body. They did convince me that I would be useful as cadaver research or training for new physicians so I’ve opted for that. I’d like for this old body of mine to be useful to somebody.
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@pmm Patty and @beebo I find this a very interesting topic, and one I hadn't considered completely. Since getting my first driver's license in [ahem!] 1969 there has always been a donor sticker. Over the course of the years various health concerns have found me but I never really considered how they might affect donation of blood or solid organs!
From Health Resources and Service Administration, here is a link to follow: https://www.organdonor.gov/learn/who-can-donate
From the National Institute on Health: https://www.cc.nih.gov/bloodbank/can-i-donate
Ginger