Blood transfusion

[Anonymous]

Anyone received a blood transfusion during open surgery?

Anyone was able to avoid it due to autologous donation or normovolemic hemodilution?

[Anonymous]

Yes- lost quite a lot of blood during surgery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes- lost quite a lot of blood during surgery.

Same. I'd actually donated two units prior to surgery (my surgeon gives that as an option as needing it for this surgery is common). Unfortunately once I was opened up my issues were more severe than what all my scans showed and I ended up needing 3 more units during surgery and another unit that night.

[Anonymous]

Did you have any reactions?

How long has it been? Any other side effects, like viruses and stuff?

[Anonymous]

I got something like 5-6 pints after giving birth to my kid. It was fine. No side effects. No reaction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did you have any reactions?

How long has it been? Any other side effects, like viruses and stuff?

I'm the pp who donated my own blood and then needed additional transfusions. Was right around the start of Covid (when it was slowly becoming a thing but before lockdowns). No reaction, no side effects, no viruses. I'd be dead without the transfusions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did you have any reactions?

How long has it been? Any other side effects, like viruses and stuff?

I had one almost ten years ago. It's never caused any problems.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did you have any reactions?

How long has it been? Any other side effects, like viruses and stuff?

I'm the pp who donated my own blood and then needed additional transfusions. Was right around the start of Covid (when it was slowly becoming a thing but before lockdowns). No reaction, no side effects, no viruses. I'd be dead without the transfusions.

Did donating you own blood before hand put your hemoglobin down too much?

Did it make you more prone to needing a transfusion?

How far ahead did you do autologous donation?