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Topic: donating blood?

starrant
Member
Member # 10149

posted

This may sound like a stupid question, but is it safe to donate blood if you have lyme disease?

Can lyme disease be given to someone through a blood transfusion?

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Lisianthus
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 6631

posted

YES it CAN!

Do NOT donate blood.

They don't even test the blood supply for lyme or any co-infections. But if you told them you have lyme they will not take your blood.

Lisi

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von
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 8333

posted

Starrant,

No question is dumb. I wish more people were aware....... so share this with a few.

Survival of Borrelia Burgdorferi in Blood Products

American Red Cross Blood Services, Farmington, Connecticut.

`The organism was shown to survive in RBCs (4 degrees C) and FFP (below -18 degrees C) for 45 days ....'

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=2773025&dopt=Abstract

Von

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Lymetoo
Moderator
Member # 743

posted

Ditto! Scary, isn't it!?

and no, there is no dumb question here!

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Opinions, not medical advice!

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bettyg
Unregistered

posted

please do a search on this one, search is at top under post reply.....

donating blood
MEDICAL
TOPIC LINE
ANY DATE ... make sure you EDITED MY PROFILE TO LONGEST PERIOD OF TIME vs. default time

leave membership no. blank unless you know melanie reber's member no!!, hit send

please post her link in your link so others can benefit from all the wonderful, informative responses we've given.

DO NOT DONATE: BLOOD, ORGANS, MARROW, TISSUE, EYES !

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Melanie Reber
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 3707

posted

(copying from General)

Good morning Starrant,

Hoping this post will help to answer a few of your questions.

My best,
melanie

Thinking of being a Blood or Organ Donor: http://flash.lymenet.org/scripts/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=021835

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robi
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 5547

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PLese do not donate ........... reagrdless of whether they will take your blood or not. If you ever had LYme it can be dormant in your system

NO on DONATING FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

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Michelle M
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 7200

posted

Hi Starrant. I agree - there's no such thing as a stupid question!

This is an area where people with known or suspected lyme have to simply make their own rule not to donate. That's because some agencies incredibly claim if you've been "cured" for a year, it's OK.

Well, it's NOT okay. Too risky.

Another thing to consider is the possibility of coinfections. Often they're undiscovered as people may test negative but in fact have them. Babesia, for example, has been blamed for deaths after transfusion. I'm thinking of the case of a newborn here.

I didn't even know I had babesia for my first year in lyme treatment.

Just another reason to give the blood bank a WIDE BERTH!

Good for you for being responsible!

Michelle

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imanurse
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 7022

posted

Just in case you didn't see this already, read this:

http://flash.lymenet.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=051539

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