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Blood Counts and Blood Transfusions by ffong Posted Mon 05 Oct 2009 10:02pm Last Thursday Jaylon received a blood transfusion to start the weekend. The combination of his chemotherapy drugs have pretty much shocked his bone marrow. Evidence of the effect is in his low blood counts. We were told that this is expected during his current stage. Today Jay received his peg shots, vincristine, and a platelet transfusion. He Read on »

Blood Transfusion and DSi by ffong Posted Fri 31 Jul 2009 11:43am Jaylon went in for a blood transfusion in the afternoon today. His HGB was down to 8.2 so his doctor wanted to give him a boost for the weekend. He also received ara-c. We got to the City of Hope at 1:30pm and left around 6:00pm. What a long day. Thank you again for all those that donated blood. To pass the time the kids were busy with their DS Read on »

Unnecessary (i.e., Avoidable) Blood Transfusion -- Looking at Some Hard Data by Bruce Friedman Patient Expert

Posted Wed 14 Apr 2010 12:00am I recently discussed unnecessary hospital blood transfusion and the relative merits of conducting such studies internally through the ever-present, but often ineffective, Blood Transfusion Committee, versus an external organization ( Reducing Wastage of Blood and Blood Products in Hospitals ). In the note, I cited Columbia Healthcare Read on »

Heart Surgery Patients Do Fine With Fewer Blood Transfusions: Study by HealthFinder Posted Tue 12 Oct 2010 10:00am TUESDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Patients having heart surgery who receive fewer blood transfusions do just as well as those who receive more, new research finds, and yet the rate of blood transfusions varies widely among U.S. hospitals. The studies are published in the Oct. 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association Read on »

Heart Surgery Patients Do Fine with Fewer Blood Transfusions by Medline Plus Posted Tue 12 Oct 2010 1:00pm ) -- Patients having heart surgery who receive fewer blood transfusions do just as well as those who receive more, new research finds, and yet the rate of blood transfusions varies widely... cardiac surgery patients into two groups: one received blood transfusions when the hemoglobin concentrations in their blood fell to 30 percent. The other group received blood Read on »

Baseball,OC Fair, LA Live, & Oh yeah..Chemo & Blood Transfusion by ffong Posted Fri 31 Jul 2009 11:43am Pretty busy weekend that started with a blood transfusion and chemo on Friday and another chemo round on Saturday. Jaylon went to watch Aaron play on Saturday as the WC 10yo All Stars clinched a spot in the Super Region in Carlsbad next week. Jaylon's 8yo All Star team was eliminated in the World Series tournament in Simi Valley. They had Read on »

Cyclist Floyd Landis Admits Doping Via Blood Transfusions and Stated Others Did the Same by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Wed 19 May 2010 11:43pm This is pretty wild stuff if in fact true about how individuals could use blood transfusions to fake out those who make sure that athletes were not using drugs to enhance... claimed he was instructed by Mr. Bruyneel how to use synthetic EPO and steroids and how to carry out blood transfusions that doping officials wouldn't be able to detect. Mr Read on »

Babesia Parasite Passed Through Blood Transfusions by Marjorie Tietjen Posted Fri 26 Jun 2009 7:10pm

1 Comment and Drug Administration has received nine reports of deaths due to a parasitic infection called babesiosis transmitted by blood transfusions, following nearly a decade in which... transmission via blood transfusion has also been reported. The disease is hardest on the elderly and people with compromised immune systems.Doctors should consider babesiosis Read on »

Another Year Another Blood Transfusion by Nikki M. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 27 May 2010 8:50pm surprised when the doctor advised that I should take Muddear to the hospital for a possible blood transfusion. Surprised, but not alarmed - we went through this same "exercise... an episode from Gray's Anatomy! So fast forwarding this account... Muddear did in fact receive a blood transfusion. For those of you with small veins, be advised that if a small IV Read on »

my first blood transfusion by Donna Peach Patient Expert

Posted Fri 28 Aug 2009 8:14pm Yesterday I got a transfusion instead of chemo. I guess it takes a few days to take effect, so I’m still out of breath and cold. Even though I didn’t have chemo... and the Wolong Preserve in China. Fabulously entertaining. The transfusion is really an infusion, so the process is just like any other infusion. I got one pint, which the nurses said Read on »