Blood donation
Good luck with your surgery and congratulations. I don't have any advice, but reading your post left me with a question for other forum members.
Is donating blood common before ADR? I declined this option, since I had read several articles indicating that blood-loss was typically minimal. I am aware that catastrophic blood loss, while rare, can occur with any surgery. I'm not aware of any risks of pre-op donation, so I'm fairly certain it can't hurt, and this is not meant as criticism of choosing to do so.
I'm just curious how many others donated blood in case of a need during surgery. Chime in, please. Thanks.
Tim
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L5-S1 rupture 11/04, left leg pain for 2 wks
Regular exercise/pain-free until 2007
L5-S1 degen. disease w/constant pain since 6/07
PT, ESI, SI jt injections, 3-level nerve root inj. x 2
Massage, heat, ice, TENS, etc
L5-S1 Charite Jan. 19th, 2009, very happy w/decision
New back pain in upper back though.
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