I have itp can i donate blood

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Ask your doctor if it is okay to use acetaminophen Tylenol. Do not take two or more pain medicines at the same time unless the doctor told you to. Many pain medicines have acetaminophen, which is Tylenol. The NHS has around 1 week of stock for the different blood groups. Between Jan 14th and 24th stocks halved. Are you aged between 17 and 65?

Have you already given blood in the last 16 weeks? Have you got a chesty cough, sore throat or active cold sore? Are you pregnant or a woman with a baby less than 9 months old? Are you taking antibiotics NOW or have you finished taking them within the last 7 days? Have you had hepatitis or jaundice in the last 12 months?

Have you had acupuncture, ear piercing, body piercing, tattooing or semi-permanent make-up in the last 4 months? Have you received blood since 1st January ? Have two or more members of your family parent, brother, sister, child or other blood relation suffered with CJD, variant CJD or other prion associated disorder?

Are you a carrier of the hepatitis B or C virus or do you think you might have hepatitis? Are you a man who has had oral or anal sex with another man even if you used a condom? Have you ever received payment for sex with money or drugs? Have you ever even if it was a long time ago or only once injected or been injected with drugs including body building drugs? Have you had sex during the last 12 months with someone who is, or may be, HIV positive, or a carrier of Hepatitis B or C?

Have you had sex during the last 12 months with a man who has had oral or anal sex with another man? Have you had sex during the last 12 months with someone who has received payment for sex with money or drugs or someone who has injected drugs including body building drugs?

This includes countries in Africa Have you had a serious illness or a procedure in the past or are you on medication at present? Have you been in contact with an infectious disease or been given certain immunizations in the last 8 weeks? Are you presently on a hospital waiting list or undergoing medical tests? Have you been outside the UK including business in the last 12 months? Have you ever had malaria or an unexplained fever associated with travel?

Have you ever stayed outside the UK for a continuous period of 6 months or more? Have you visited any malarious area in the last 12 months? Blood disorders or bleeding tendencies: can not donate Taken from www. I understand your daughter's disappointment in not being able to donate blood. I have lived with ITP for almost 21 years now, since the birth of my own daughter. I had been a regular donor prior to my diagnosis. I have been the coordinator of our office blood drive for several years now.

I cannot give blood because of my condition, but it does not keep me from encouraging others to do so. I share my own story about my ITP 3 times in 21 years and the difference that a double dose treatment of IVIg I received during the second bout meant to the length of time and level of steroids I was on meant. One year of treatment vs. IVIg is a treatment that comes from the blood of many donors.

When God closes a door, He opens a window. Re: Donating Blood 10 years 7 months ago Hey I was wondering if there's anyone here who wants to give blood but they can't because they received blood since ??

I'm making a short documentary film about this subject and would really like to talk to people in this situation. Please email me malcolm. I was told by the NHS that as I've taken steroids that I can't donate for 5 years so have to wait until at least before I can donate again, and I need to see a substantial improvement in my platelet count compared to what it is at the moment and if i have to take a second round of them, then I can't donate ever again.

So I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I'm not suitable, and instead I encourage my friends and family to donate. My mum received a blood transfusion in when she lost 5 pints giving birth to my brother. She's not been able to donate since - I presume it's people like her that you're after.

With the exception of parents of kids with ITP who might've had a blood transfusion in the last 31 years, I don't think you're going to have much luck here. My son was diagnosed with ITP at the age of Shortly after dx, he received an IVIg. This was back in In , he was able to donate blodod, and in January of this year, became a repeat donor. It solely depends on the orgnaization doing the collections. I checked with several people within Carter Bloodcare, and he was cleared to donate.

Like many ITPers and their families, he understands the importance of donating and was very happy to find out that he would be able to do so.

There are two different ways to donate, and he does the one that just his red blood cells I believe are used. I am sure that makes the difference. Wow this thread was last posted in a year ago - how long did it take you to find it kmalc? You say in your profile you are in the media so you have no ties to ITP right? May I ask what country you are in and what country you are from?

May I ask why you are making a short documentary film about someone not being able to give blood because they have received blood since ?? May I ask you for whom you are making this documentary? May I ask why you came to this site to have people email you? I think you should be giving some explanations before anyone here emails you! And I hope people don't respond to you via your gmail account since we don't know who you are. If you go to the American Red Cross site you will see: www.

This requirement is related to concerns about variant CJD, or 'mad cow' disease -You may not donate if you received a blood transfusion in certain countries in Africa since This requirement is related to concerns about rare strains of HIV that are not consistently detected by all current test methods. Good questions Melinda, and for what it's worth I totally agree. Melinda, I would guess she's targeting people in the UK. I don't know how things are in America, but over here, our hospitals seem to be operating on a bare minimum of donated blood and stocks are hardly overflowing.

At the moment, they're very very short on O neg. This crops up in the news from time to time here, and there's the debate about whether the shortage of donors is compounded by such stringent regulations on who can and can't give blood, e. My mum was a regular donor right up until my brother was born. I would imagine the documentary is to investigate whether it's perhaps time for this policy to change. Call 23 23 to book an appointment.

Start giving blood before switching to platelets. Find out about giving blood. You can give platelets again if you meet the criteria. Call us on 23 23 to find out more. If you meet these criteria and would like to join us the next step is to arrange an assessment when you next give blood. Register your interest. Donating is so easy and pain free.

In fact I enjoy the peace and quiet. Natalie started giving platelets after a friend died from bowel cancer. NHSBT uses cookies which are essential for the site to work.

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