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Silver Member Username: SemperfiPost Number: 230 Registered: Oct-08 | ok so I've alays liked helping people when they NEED it, donating blood, and plasma, has anyone donated bone marrow before? im interested in doing this and wondering what i would be getting into? i have a O- blood (very crappy blood to have you can only take O- if you need blood) can anyone help with my questions? |
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Gold Member Username: PitbullguyThe Chicago area Post Number: 3827 Registered: Oct-06 | Good for you, your heart is in a good place. To donate marrow is a much bigger deal than blood, you have to go through a surgical procedure. Hope this helps. http://www.wikihow.com/Donate-Bone-Marrow |
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Gold Member Username: AdddisorderPalm Beach, Florida Post Number: 6482 Registered: Jan-06 | I belive it is supposed to be painful. |
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Diamond Member Username: WingmanaliveWww.stainles... .ecrater.com Post Number: 20265 Registered: Jun-06 | ^^^I believe so too. Don't let that stop you though. That's a VERY noble thing to do that could save a life. |
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Silver Member Username: SemperfiPost Number: 232 Registered: Oct-08 | pit that helped, but i clicked on the US link at the bottom and it said link could not be found? |
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Silver Member Username: WickedbassNashville, Tn Post Number: 522 Registered: Jan-08 | Believe it or not man I actually have. Wasn't too long ago either, around the end of this past summer. They used the "peripheral" (sp?) method. The one where they don't drill into your hip. I got a shot every morning for a week before going to donate on the fifth day. The actual donating process wasn't TOO bad. It was fairly painless but I had too lay still for about 6 1/2 hours which got old really quick. The worst part for me (which still wasn't all that bad) was the daily shots. They make you kinda tired and achy. I looked around a bit and this link pretty well sums up my experience. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bone-marrow/CA00047 Any other questions you have man please let me know. I will help as much as I can. |
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Silver Member Username: SemperfiPost Number: 233 Registered: Oct-08 | where should i go to get this done? do i go to a hospital? since im in the corps, do you think i'll still be able to do it? im going to ask my COC tomorrow but yea. |
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Silver Member Username: WickedbassNashville, Tn Post Number: 525 Registered: Jan-08 | Are you already on the donor registry? Is there a patient out there waiting for a transplant? I think its a little different than donating blood where they can keep it for a while (im pretty sure, but not 100% on the ends and outs of the process). When I was in high school a good friend of mine was diagnosed with leukemia. I got tested to see if I could potentially donate marrow to him. The test results were then put into the national registry. Three years later I came up as a match for someone. Thats how I ended up donating. |
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Gold Member Username: Van_manBoston South, MA Post Number: 4770 Registered: Mar-06 | Did you just watch 7 Pounds? Seriously? Anyway, Thats nice of you to do. |
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Silver Member Username: WickedbassNashville, Tn Post Number: 531 Registered: Jan-08 | ^Never seen it. Heard it was good though. |
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Silver Member Username: SemperfiPost Number: 234 Registered: Oct-08 | no why? is it a good movie? |