Operated on abroad... cant donate blood now?

DeVore

Hiya, I had a major accident in Canada 7 years ago. I have a titanium nail and pin in my leg. It entailed being cut open and having my hip dislocated....

I *presume* during all of that I would have been transfused (I was out cold or high on morpheine)...


So, I'm barred for life from donating blood as a result? Is that correct?

DeV.

Dr Galen

If you have had a blood transfusion outside of Ireland then yes you are barred for life from donating afaik. I think if it was your own blood that was pre-donated and then given back to you it's ok, but don't quote me on that one.

You'll also be barred if you lived in the UK or the North (me) between certain dates.

imported_guy

Dr Galen wrote: »

If you have had a blood transfusion outside of Ireland then yes you are barred for life from donating afaik. I think if it was your own blood that was pre-donated and then given back to you it's ok, but don't quote me on that one.

You'll also be barred if you lived in the UK or the North (me) between certain dates.

where does the burden of proof lie, say if your a naturalized citizen or something? do you have to prove that you've never goten blood?

opinion guy

Op why don't you contact the hospital that operated on you - they woudl definitely have records of blood transfusions etc.

DeVore

Surely it wouldnt be possible to do such an operation without a transfusion?
I had presumed so...

DeV.

Rodin

Dr Galen wrote: »

If you have had a blood transfusion outside of Ireland then yes you are barred for life from donating afaik. I think if it was your own blood that was pre-donated and then given back to you it's ok, but don't quote me on that one.

You'll also be barred if you lived in the UK or the North (me) between certain dates.

Because as we all know, CJD respects international boundaries
Newry, no way
Omeath? Grand

Rodin

DeVore wrote: »

Hiya, I had a major accident in Canada 7 years ago. I have a titanium nail and pin in my leg. It entailed being cut open and having my hip dislocated....

I *presume* during all of that I would have been transfused (I was out cold or high on morpheine)...


So, I'm barred for life from donating blood as a result? Is that correct?

DeV.

Wouldnt necessarily have need a transfusion at all
Its possible, but by no means a certainty

Dr Galen

It really depends on the procedure itself but if it was a relatively standard pinning of the bone then no, a transfusion would not be always necessary. Without knowing more detail it's hard to say one way or another. Even then you couldn't be definitive, as there could other factors involved.

I've seen some pretty brutal ortho surgeries before and not a sight of a transfusion.

opinion guy

Rodin wrote: »

Because as we all know, CJD respects international boundaries
Newry, no way
Omeath? Grand

Biology is amazing isn't it ?
Its also amazing that a cheap, thin plastic apron covering only your torso can stop even the most virulent of superbugs...from MRSA to c diff!

aquarian_fire

Try and have a look at your medical record (or get your Doc to do it for you). They could tell you if you were transfused during the operation. If you weren't then there's no reason why you can't give blood.