lab results hesitant to start new cycle

[Capebuffalo]

If it’s mandatory, why do you need to use two different blood banks? Or is it mandatory as prescribed by Dr Cape?


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Well I can go to the doctors office and pay $200+ per visit or I can go to Red Cross and LifeSouth for free. Since I don’t have the Jack(something) type I’m allowed to donate.

[almostgone]

Well I can go to the doctors office and pay $200+ per visit or I can go to Red Cross and LifeSouth for free. Since I don’t have the Jack(something) type I’m allowed to donate.

Yeah, they rape me if I go that route as well. Someone will probably jump in here and tell us that we need to "do your research, bro", but a lot of the younger guys don't take into account some of us are genetically predisposed to polycythemia, have clotting disorders, were eligible to be worked up for a heart transplant, etc. or a number of other issues, but I am ranting.

If I go the therapeutic phlebotomy via a Dr. script it costs me $88 to ditch a pint and because it is done under a script instead of a normal donation, they have to disposed of it as medical waste. However if it is a normal donation time, they will use it to help someone. The last portion is what really burns my rope. They throw perfectly good blood away.

Anyway, for those of you that do have to donate often, please at least monitor your ferritin, if possible pull a full iron panel periodically.

[bethdoth]

Yeah, they rape me if I go that route as well. Someone will probably jump in here and tell us that we need to "do your research, bro", but a lot of the younger guys don't take into account some of us are genetically predisposed to polycythemia, have clotting disorders, were eligible to be worked up for a heart transplant, etc. or a number of other issues, but I am ranting.

If I go the therapeutic phlebotomy via a Dr. script it costs me $88 to ditch a pint and because it is done under a script instead of a normal donation, they have to disposed of it as medical waste. However if it is a normal donation time, they will use it to help someone. The last portion is what really burns my rope. They throw perfectly good blood away.

Anyway, for those of you that do have to donate often, please at least monitor your ferritin, if possible pull a full iron panel periodically.

Our community blood center does therapeutic phlebotomy for free that is where I go.

[almostgone]

Our community blood center does therapeutic phlebotomy for free that is where I go.

The closest one to me is over an hour away, called the blood connection. Wish they were closer.