This is actually a plausible solution. If only we could have access to saline all the time!
it definately doesnt have anything to do with your donation because they constantly ask for double red donations
When your Hemoglobin is above a certain level, they are concerned that you may be carrying a genetic mutation that could be harmful to the recipient. Obviously out H and H is only elevated due to AAS, but we don't want them to know that either
Haha a strong ass genetic mutation! That makes perfect sense. If your saving lives then everything need to be spot on.When your Hemoglobin is above a certain level, they are concerned that you may be carrying a genetic mutation that could be harmful to the recipient. Obviously out H and H is only elevated due to AAS, but we don't want them to know that either
Makes sense. Putting sludge in with the pure would only make sludgy pure blood. So far never been denied! Going every 3 months is definitely the way to go.
That's awesome that it's working for you. It does for many. And heck, you're saving lives in the process! I personally can't donate frequently at all or my ferritin plummets. Talk about feeling like chit!
It's actually a great thing when you find something that works for you. I honestly didn't know what was going on at first. I went from high H and H to it being slightly low. I noticed my MCV, MCHC and the like were all out of whack so I ordered a TIBC test and viola, iron and ferritin were rock bottom. Mind you this was after donating every 8 weeks for a little over a year. It took a lot of ferrous sulfate and quite a bit of time to get those numbers back to normal. I felt like death lol.
It does not make any sense at all. They literally put red blood cells as a component into transfusions for patients. That is why they take double reds - that process in the apheresis machine removes the other components and just takes a double portion of red blood cells from you, reinserting all the other stuff back into your veins.
[FONT="]In our study, an important proportion of subjects (12%) abandoned 2RBC donation on medical advice because of low SF levels (generally below 30 ng/mL), even in the absence of anaemia and of symptoms of iron deficiency. This practice largely reflects the uncertainty about the course of Hb and SF levels in repeated 2RBC donors, with a perceived greater risk for iron deficiency anaemia associated with this procedure compared to conventional WB donation. Although only very few donors of our cohort were excluded from 2RBC apheresis because of inadequate Hb levels, it is possible that in a larger number of subjects the decrease in Hb values below critical levels was prevented by an earlier deferral due to low SF. Interestingly, 25 cases already had low SF levels at their first apheresis. To our knowledge, there are no published data on the effects of 2RBC collection in subjects with low base-line iron stores. Such evaluations, as well as a comparison of different 2RBC donation frequencies on the course of Hb and SF levels, would be extremely valuable in order to optimise donation strategies targeted at preventing iron deficiency anaemia and thus avoiding donor loss.
Great question! Both would actually suffice, but some have GI distress with one and not the other. Ferrous sulfate seemed to cause me no discomfort so I went with that.
Great question! Both would actually suffice, but some have GI distress with one and not the other. Ferrous sulfate seemed to cause me no discomfort so I went with that.
I no longer donate and have been able to mange my RBC's by doing daily injections. It seems to have stabilized. Though I run a little bit high (typically around 17.0 HG and 53 ish crit, platelets are great and I have great oxygen recovery as well as output, so I'm happy
this is exactly what I was saying, if they do double reds they obviously will take as much RBC from you as they can so if you hematicrit is too high they are getting more RBC per pint