Iron in MDS website

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Iron in MDS website

Post by Sophie » 27 Nov 2009 13:04

Please see link to a website dedicated to explaining iron issues in relation to blood transfusions in MDS
www.theironfiles.co.uk
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Re: Iron in MDS website

Post by Nigel » 28 Nov 2009 07:57

There is also some good material on MDS generally there.
I did not see a mention of 'venesection'; I had iron overload due to transfusions prior to transplant - post transplant I had blood removed again (venesection) to correct the problem a year or more after the transplant.

The venesection is a simple procedure where they take a unit of blood every few weeks - seemed only fair they should take it back, but they swore it wasn't re-used:-"



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