I know people have mentioned here they would not give blood. Nor I.
Yrs. back Before my dx. I had gut feeling I should not give blood becuase knew something was wrong with me physically.
I imagine they do not send or check for lyme upon donated blood.
All those people unknowingly infected.
Should the govt. be sued or held liable since people have been fighting for yrs. to get lyme acknowledged & fight for correct testing. Including CDC now admitting they could be doing better testing.
Many like myself go for yrs. not knowing they have lyme. I know of people, such as my daughter who I am suspicious of lyme.
They have given blood many times.
How awful to think you are getting well tested clean blood. Injected such a serious life altering & threatenting disease. So many like myself left untreated. Or have no idea what is wrong with them.What is your take on this, maybe used to help our cause to get proper testing & treatment.???
Is this not a crime, when people high up know of the lyme growth & somewhat epidemic. More than other stuff that gets alot more press.
The Red Cross accepts blood from Fibromyalgia patients. All of this will turn out to be a major national catastrophe, especially when the govt, already with a potentially ruinous national debt, has to pay for it.
If one has fibro, one cannot give blood. I gave blood for years, then about 4 years ago I mentioned I had fibro, was that ok? The person said absolutely not, I asked why not, she said they were told that it could be passed on to other people. Isn't that a dandy! I am going to try to give blood again, only this time will say lyme and see what she says. If she says ok for lyme, then I am really going to make a fuss.
I have even taken myself off the organ donor program.
Take care
Corinne
The Red Cross position on not testing blood for AIDS, years ago, is resposible for decimating the Hemopheliac population. At the time, they used blood products in their treatment and much of that product was contaminated with AIDS.
Also, we would not be allowed given all the medications that we take...
For those who have lyme and don't know it, there's nothing to be done until the blood supply is tested for it....and even then, given the inaccuracy of testing today, that would be a shot in the dark.
(I no longer give.)
However, I asked out of curiousity what the Red Cross policy was with regard to Lyme.
The nurse had to look it up and then told me a person had to be on abx for one year before giving blood!
I was floored! I hope they've wised up since a couple years ago!
It never suprised me when they raised money after 9/11 and the families never got the money.
During WWII they would raise money "for the GI's". Then they would serve coffee to the GI's and make them pay huge amounts for a lousy cup of coffee. Care packages were often paid for as well (after they items were donated by the American public).
Any thing for a buck, I guess.
no the government wont take the hit for this, you can bet that.
greg
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It was a gut thing, I asked my daughter not to give blood, & she doe`s since I suspect her having fm or lyme.
I have to admit after being so sick for so long would have to think hard & long if I would w3ant myself to accept this blood under an circumtances.
Would not wish this life on anyone. Well maybe a duck or 2 or someone else who stalked me.
I was being sorta sarcastic about the govt. being sued. I know that would prob. never happen.
Just all the cover-ups. After working with clinic & Bowen study. It just seems tragic that some are giving blood who could be just passing this dang stuff to another human due to them not testing properly when they could.
I also had bad experience with Red Cross back during Nam times.
Like to hear any other thoughts. Thanks for yours...
