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Re: Blood Bank Donation
Colleen has rare B negative blood and she regularly got calls from the Red Cross to donate blood in emergencies. The American Red Cross told Colleen that after HER2 cancer she could never donate blood again.
I was told that there are also blood and organ donation warnings if you have taken Neupogen during chemo.
I understand that the odds of causing the person receiving the donation harm is very slight, but you give donations in a spirit of giving and an altruistic sense of the greater good of society. With that in mind, I believe that you shouldn't donate blood or organs if there is even the slightest chance that you can harm someone else.
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This happened to Colleen:
Diagnosed in September 2007
ER-/PR-/HER2 Neu+++ 2.1 cm x .9 cm spicluted tumor with three fingers, Stage 2B
Sentinal node biopsy and lymph node removal with 3/18 positive in October 2007
4 TAC infusions
lumpectomy March 2008, bad margins
Re-excision on June 3rd, 2008 with clean margins
Fitted for compression sleeve July 16, 2008
Started the first of two TCH infusions August 14, 2008
Done with chemo and now a member of the blue dot club 9/17/08
Starting radiation October 1, 2008
life is still on hold
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