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Question: What about risks to the donor? Does this stuff regenerate? Are the risks basically same as getting a bit of tissue harvested?
by dlikhten 15y ago
Question: What about risks to the donor? Does this stuff regenerate? Are the risks basically same as getting a bit of tissue harvested?
- sliverstorm 15y agoWay more invasive than harvesting tissue, so the risks are going to be greater. Marrow does regenerate. (otherwise your small donation couldn't possibly fill the reciever's bones!) Supposedly will take a month or so for the donor.
- prakashk 15y agoFrom DONOR FAQ (http://www.samarinfo.org/donorfaq.asp http://www.samarinfo.org/donorfaq.asp) by South Asian Marrow Association of Recruiters: Marrow donation: Marrow is removed from the bones on one or both sides of the upper hip area using a special syringe. The procedure is performed by an approved collection center, usually under general anesthesia. The entire donation process lasts about one hour. The donor usually spends a night in the hospital for observation. Approximately 3-5% of your marrow is extracted with a syringe and needle. The body naturally replenishes the donated marrow in a couple of weeks. See other questions/answers on the same page for more info.
- dlikhten 15y agoThanks, I just may consider signing up then.