[Sca-cooks] Re: Blood donors

[Randy Goldberg MD]

> my dad would not be alive, right now, if he had not gotten platelets. (not
> mine, unfortunately) he went through heart surgery with no blood needed,
but
> his platelets crashed to near zero in a reaction to the blood thinner.
> he turned out to not react well to heparin, but as he had never had it
> before, it didnt turn up on the allergy screen. he was fine for about 4
> days.... then BOOM, platelet crash.
>
> Then his doctor should have given him Nepogen (sp?).  My youngest is alive
> because of NO BLOOD.  I will always discourage donating.

Jeanne, you are WRONG, and you are shooting your mouth off where you have NO
IDEA what you're talking about. Neupogen is to stimulate WHITE CELL
production. In patients who have heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, the only
treatment is transfusion of platelets - there is NO TIME to wait for the
body to make more! You have your opinion, and you're entitled to it, but you
are dead flat absolutely 100% WRONG, and you really need to shut up now.

Avraham

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