Duration of Blood Trans. - Page 4 - Thalforum

Q8i_Drifter · September 16th, 2005, 05:28 PM

i get 3 bags (250 each) every 4-5 weeks
usually my hb is about 8-9 before i take the blood.
i keep it running slow. takes about 7-8 hours. usually the last bag takes a lot of time cuz ur body has more blood than before :P

Neel_R i get nose bleeds all the time. drink a lot of water and try not to exhaust urself when ur playing/working out. it will help with them nose bleeds. it happens to me alot during the summer when its hot and dry.

Ralf · October 14th, 2005, 09:20 AM

hi, i go once in every fifteen days for my blood transfusion. i get one unit of 400 ml of blood.

Vik · October 15th, 2005, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Ralf

hi, i go once in every fifteen days for my blood transfusion. i get one unit of 400 ml of blood.

does one unit have 400ml? that's a big unit.

vikaskapoor · October 16th, 2005, 10:53 AM

vik paaji , we have around 350-400ml (max) blood in one unit , when there is shortage of blood only then we have around 275-350 ml of blood
well this is india.
if you get it you will get plenty of it and if you dont get it you might not be lucky fr a month .
but i think you know better than i do......
regards
vikas kapoor

Q8i_Drifter · October 16th, 2005, 11:03 AM

its funny how most of u guys take blood like every 2-3 weeks.
i take blood every 4-5 weeks sometimes even 6 weeks. which is better

like should i take less blood but more often or more blood but less often

Thanx

SophiaG · October 16th, 2005, 11:40 AM

Interesting topic of discussion. I get 3 units every 5 weeks and for a female, that's very rare I hear just because their bodies go through monthly cycles. In canada, or at least at the hospital I go to, there is about anywhere between 200-320 mls per bag and that also depends on the shape of the bag. Sometimes the bags are round shaped and other times its smaller (square)....Less is always better I say...less iron is better for you, which means less desferal. LESS IS MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Q8i_Drifter · October 16th, 2005, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SophiaG

Interesting topic of discussion. I get 3 units every 5 weeks and for a female, that's very rare I hear just because their bodies go through monthly cycles. In canada, or at least at the hospital I go to, there is about anywhere between 200-320 mls per bag and that also depends on the shape of the bag. Sometimes the bags are round shaped and other times its smaller (square)....Less is always better I say...less iron is better for you, which means less desferal. LESS IS MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yeah thats pretty much what i get. 3 units, 250ml each, every 5 weeks average.
cool, thanks

poppy · October 31st, 2005, 07:33 PM

I get 3 bags every three weeks. They used to be big about 350-420mls, but since i've been getting the leucocyte depleted blood the bags are much smaller 320max but they are just as effective. If i run they blood too fast i get minor reactions. It's not the blood its the desferal in the blood i think! With the question as to how often is correct i think that is up to the indivivdual. I think you should try to maintain your hb at about 10 give or take a little bit.

Prince · October 31st, 2005, 07:42 PM

I get 2 units once a month.

MELIS · November 8th, 2005, 02:50 PM

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Hi Imren...luv you kiss... Nice to see you here at the Thal forum.. psst.. ask me on msn for translation hehe

big kisses

MELIS · November 8th, 2005, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Vik

Hi Melis, yeah me too. I was going every week before spleenectomy.

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btw, ur webpage is really COOL. Did u do all the designing yourself? I also wanted to ask you if you would like to add/exchange the thalforum.com link in your "links" section :)

also, can u get a english translation page on your site to help english speaking visitors?

Hi Vik,

Thanks for interesting in my site. Yes I've designed self.. you see it is not best, but I'm working for better design

On the first site (the head) I have make a link to this Thal Forum.. you'll see that at the bottom of the page...

A translation page..that's very usefull but it's difficult for me to do that in english... my second language is turkish, but it is also difficult for me to translate my page in turkish

So now only Dutch.. maybe in the future if I get help with translations?

Greetings,
Melis

sajid · June 10th, 2006, 02:05 AM

I get 1 unit every two weeks. The hosp. has hard time getting blood thus, they maintain the HB to 8-9 g/dl only :(

pankajsethi · June 11th, 2006, 03:02 PM

plz try to maintain in between 9-11 hb that will help u to keep ur self perfect in every terms even in ur growth .

regard
pankaj sethi (vicky)

sajid · June 12th, 2006, 12:55 AM

Yeah, I know.

It's a sad story here in Rawalpindi. The most concern here is just to survive with Thal. rather than having a perfect life with Thal.

Kids here hardly survive till their teens and I am one of the lucky few who had a better life earlier that has enabled me to push this far

namitha · August 27th, 2006, 08:12 AM

Hi all,

I am fortunate I think atleast in some terms. I go for trans every 5 or 6 weeks
My hb before trans is usually 8.5 to 9. I get one unit that is 300ml and that is more than enough petrol to keep me going for about 50-55 days

and the best part is I have excellent veins! This is a record for sure, I have never been pricked twice.