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Tech advances mean that bone marrow aspirates are no longer necessary most of the time, they can take a regular blood donation from a vein and then extract the
by robbiep 11y ago
Tech advances mean that bone marrow aspirates are no longer necessary most of the time, they can take a regular blood donation from a vein and then extract the desired cells from that in the majority of cases today
- god_bless_texas 11y agoI've heard this, and it's a great thing. Even the old type of donation is not too bad considering the upside of the potential outcome. Thanks for adding it, people need to know this can be as simple as hooking up an I.V.
- aquark 11y agoI had the wonderful opportunity to donate this way earlier this month. It was totally painless (modulo a couple of needle pricks) and just required some time hooked up to the machine (~6 hours) and a course of drugs beforehand to boost stem cell production for a few days. For the benefit it can bring someone it is a total no-brainer decision, and I'd do it again without a second's hesitation if necessary.