I'm thinking about gving a bone marrow...is it painful?!
Question:
I'm thinking about gving a bone marrow...is it painful?
I'm thinking about giving a bone marrow.I know there are many people who need it.I haven't talked to my doctor about it yet...I'm 20 and healthy(hopefully).Is it very painful???Did anyone experience it?
Sorry for my English
Answers:
In the UK if you are a bone marrow donor there is two ways to donate.
The first method is to donate the Bone Marrow itself, which involves the removal of stem cells from your hip bone. This is done using a needle and syringe under a general anaesthetic. Althought this is not a surgical operation, there will be marks on the skin made by the needle and you will need a few days rest.
The second method is to remove stem cells from the circulating blood. You are connected to an apheresis machine. This machine removes the stem cells from your blood then returns the blood to your other arm.
The most either should hurt is the needles going in. I nearly signed up to do it myslef at my last blood donation but im going to wait untill my son is a bit older. Just makes me feel better about doing it.