Does Plasma Donation Helps for lowering Hematocrit and RBC down

Smetry · Feb 7, 2017

Hi All ,

Would like to Donate some blood since my HCT and RBC jumbed a lot ( HCT 52 and RBC is 5.9 N.range ( 4.1-5.6) was looking for donation centers but all seem to be plasma donation not just normal blood donation , Is that will help also .

Thanks

johndoesmith · Feb 7, 2017

Smetry said:
Hi All ,

Would like to Donate some blood since my HCT and RBC jumbed a lot ( HCT 52 and RBC is 5.9 N.range ( 4.1-5.6) was looking for donation centers but all seem to be plasma donation not just normal blood donation , Is that will help also .

Thanks

Go to the red Cross.

RBCs aren't taken in plasma donations, that's for cash.

Smetry · Feb 7, 2017

Thx for reply
so how to make RBC down too ?

Vince · Feb 8, 2017

Smetry said:
Thx for reply
so how to make RBC down too ?

Yes donating blood will lower both HCT and RBC.
I donate at BloodCenter of Wisconsin. You can google your blood center locations.

Vince Carter · Feb 8, 2017

DOnate whole blood is the first best course of action. Free advice: do not go in there and say anything about, TRT/HCT or anything of the sort or you could be blacklisted from donating. Answer their screening questions truthfully but don't go in there and get all chatty about why you're there.

Smetry · Feb 8, 2017

yes I Will thanks

Vince · Feb 8, 2017

Good advice by Vince Carter, I never tell the BloodCenter that I'm on TRT.

Helboi · Feb 9, 2017

Vince Carter said:
DOnate whole blood is the first best course of action. Free advice: do not go in there and say anything about, TRT/HCT or anything of the sort or you could be blacklisted from donating. Answer their screening questions truthfully but don't go in there and get all chatty about why you're there.

Yep, I made that mistake and got sent a letter telling me because of some antibody that others MAY react to, I cannot donate. I hate to be all cynical, but I wondered if my talk about TRT got me blacklisted (which would be crazy, since I am the universal donor type.

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