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Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) & CAR-T Cell Therapy | Last Active: Jan 12 8:07am | Replies (72)Comment receiving replies
Remind me when you found out your blood type!! I am having less blood drawn as i am stabilizing.
I had an interview with the online site i was helping on for genetics patients. Fun. The are taking the results to see what direction they will go. I suggested if they have not, go to Mayo Clinic Connect to see what a fabulous resource this site is. They are giving me a $25.00 gift card for participating.
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@katgob I ordered a kit to check my blood type from Amazon. It’s super easy to do…harkened back to all Biology 101. 😅 My blood type changed from B+ to O+
One note: If you ever need blood products make sure that they are irradiated first before transfusions. Residual lymphocytes (leukocytes) in blood products can cause GVHD.
I forgot all about the research projects and clinical trials I was involved with! You just jogged my memory! There were a bunch that netted some fun ‘rewards’ like the gift cards. My favorite gift was a really nice blanket that was timely! Needed the heat and coziness…I still use it! I think that was for a phycological study on PTSD. I was followed for some time with that one.
I know another study was for detecting CMV at a lower level…hm. There were at least 2 others but I’m drawing a blank. I know there were always a couple of extra vials of blood drawn for whatever the studies were.
Life has been interesting since, huh? ☺️