So my HGB dropped below the 8.0 limit for acceptable amounts in my blood. This morning it was 7.7, Guess today I get my transfusion. I have a childhood phobia of being infected with some bloodborne pathogen so I was pretty anxious about this whole thing. One good thing is that the blood supply in a "volunteer supply" which means that the donors are not paid for their blood, they give because they know its the nice thing to do. Non payment means that the junkies who sell blood to buy drugs are not in the circulation because they have no motivation to give blood.
The evening before the transfusion, the nurse came in and drew a type and cross on my blood so they would be all prepared in the morning for the trasnfusion.
The entire infusion took about 5 hours because I got 2 units and each unit runs over 2 hours. Once it got started, my anxiety about the process went away. The nurses took vitals about every half an hour to monitor my progress. The transfusion raised my hemoglobin to 10.4.
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