Donating Blood/plasma
Are you still able to donate blood or plasma when you are on DMD?
MS is not currently listed by the American Red Cross as a condition prohibiting donation (http://www.redcrossblood.org/donating-blood/eli...). At one time, it was considered an ineligible conditions, but that was changed several years ago (and thus why it is still common to find information stating such).
Personally, I have donated a few times since my diagnosis. Each time, I made sure to ask to be sure the position had not changed, that the medication I was on was not a problem, and that my local facility also considered it okay to do so.
Well I'm on Gilenya also so I'm not going to waste my time going . Thank U for telling us.
Thanks, everyone. Neuro confirmed yesterday - NO donating blood or plasma while I'm on Gilenya.
I have been told I cannot donate blood because of the MS.
Just Curious - Does Blood Type Make Us More Susceptible To This Thing? I'm B+
Can We Donate Blood With Having MS?
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