What is involved in bone marrow donation? Can you sign up to donate it like orga!
Question: What is involved in bone marrow donation!? Can you sign up to donate it like organ donation!?
I've got an NHS organ donation card on which I've signed up to give all my organs when I die bit I want to know if I can also sign up to donate my bone marrow somehow!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Hi Ellie,
You don't have to die to donate your bone marrow!.
Contact the Anthony Nolan Trust for full details of bone marrow donation and to have your name put on a register of donors!.
If, after contacting them, you want to go on the register they will arrange for you to have a blood sample taken!. This is almost painless and is risk free!.
The blood will be tested and your "tissue type" will be added to your details on the register!.
If you are a match for someone with leukaemia, you will be invited to donate some bone marrow!. This will be done at a time and place convenient for you and you can change your mind at any time!.
I won't go into the details of how the bone marrow cells are taken because it would take ages to explain everything and, if you are not a match for anyone, you will not be asked to donate!.
If you are asked to donate, everything will be explained to you!. There may be a little discomfort but there is no pain as you will be given an anaesthetic during the procedure!. As with any anaesthetic, there is a tiny risk involved but this is not great!. You will spend a very short time in hospital but will be fully recovered in a couple of days!.
You can change your mind at any time but, judging from your question, you are a very caring person and I'm sure you would think very carefully before raising someone's hopes of a possible cure for their leukaemia and then disappointing them at the last moment!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You don't have to die to donate your bone marrow!.
Contact the Anthony Nolan Trust for full details of bone marrow donation and to have your name put on a register of donors!.
If, after contacting them, you want to go on the register they will arrange for you to have a blood sample taken!. This is almost painless and is risk free!.
The blood will be tested and your "tissue type" will be added to your details on the register!.
If you are a match for someone with leukaemia, you will be invited to donate some bone marrow!. This will be done at a time and place convenient for you and you can change your mind at any time!.
I won't go into the details of how the bone marrow cells are taken because it would take ages to explain everything and, if you are not a match for anyone, you will not be asked to donate!.
If you are asked to donate, everything will be explained to you!. There may be a little discomfort but there is no pain as you will be given an anaesthetic during the procedure!. As with any anaesthetic, there is a tiny risk involved but this is not great!. You will spend a very short time in hospital but will be fully recovered in a couple of days!.
You can change your mind at any time but, judging from your question, you are a very caring person and I'm sure you would think very carefully before raising someone's hopes of a possible cure for their leukaemia and then disappointing them at the last moment!.Www@Answer-Health@Com