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Topic: blood bank donation

pollyanna
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Member # 43166

posted

anyone donate blood in 2011? I did after being

told I had ms let the state blood bank know this and they said it was fine as long as I was not in

drug treatment stage, I wasn't. what really caught my attention to donate was the radio addvertised
they were screening all blood for lyme.

it was babbesia they were searching for.

I never heard from them so I contacted and
they told me that my donation was indeed cleared

for use. I am coming back to life and it is slow painful ride. there is only one competent dr

in state.

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Lymetoo
Moderator
Member # 743

posted

But how good is the clearing system? Did they check for babesia?

I will never donate blood again due to Lyme and babesia.

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GretaM
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 40917

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I donated prior to lyme dx and before babesia made me too anemic to donate. (A blessing in disguise).

It makes me sick to think of all the ill people and children who got my infected blood.

I lose sleep over this a lot.

Our government is turning a blind eye to this

[Frown]

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Lymetoo
Moderator
Member # 743

posted

I know, Greta. I donated once about 35 yrs ago. I didn't know I had Lyme and babesia. They injured a nerve in my arm, so I never was willing to do it again. (another blessing in disguise!)

I'm a small person and I think that needle was too large for me and that is why it damaged my arm. I wouldn't let anyone take blood from that arm for at least 20 yrs.

I'm praying not very many people got sick from that! Perhaps we saved a few lives, Greta. Look at it that way!

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