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Blood Test Discussion
Double Red Cell Donation
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<blockquote data-quote="MarkM" data-source="post: 209150"><p>Over the years I've given "double red" a few times. It removes twice the red blood cells that a normal whole blood donation does. The "double red" will lower your HCT more so than that normal donation. So yes, it will definitely reduce your HCT from its current levels. However, it will also pull more iron from your blood and reduce both your iron and ferritin levels. So keep your eyes on that. I've read that the older we get the more iron we tend to build up in our bodies and some get iron overload. So, it you have high iron levels it won't hurt for the iron levels to dip a little bit. When my iron is high my HCT is typically high too. So, you might want to watch your iron levels. </p><p></p><p>For years, maybe 20 years or more, my HCT was well over 50. My doctors never seemed to concerned about my HCT and never said anything about it until it was over 56 and then it was just a casual mention of it. I've had numerous doctors over the years because I was constantly relocating and most thought it was more related to erythrocytosis verse polycythemia. I'm not saying that a higher HCT is not something to watch, it is, but I'm not going to get excited personally unless mine hits the 58 range or higher on a consistent basis. That's just me.</p><p></p><p>I read somewhere that they were considering raising the top of the range to 54 but I can not locate where I read that. Last time I gave blood at I asked them what the cut off was on HCT for donation purposes and they said that as long as it is below 54 they would take it.</p><p></p><p>I always ask the technician what my HCT is when they check it before the donation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MarkM, post: 209150"] Over the years I've given "double red" a few times. It removes twice the red blood cells that a normal whole blood donation does. The "double red" will lower your HCT more so than that normal donation. So yes, it will definitely reduce your HCT from its current levels. However, it will also pull more iron from your blood and reduce both your iron and ferritin levels. So keep your eyes on that. I've read that the older we get the more iron we tend to build up in our bodies and some get iron overload. So, it you have high iron levels it won't hurt for the iron levels to dip a little bit. When my iron is high my HCT is typically high too. So, you might want to watch your iron levels. For years, maybe 20 years or more, my HCT was well over 50. My doctors never seemed to concerned about my HCT and never said anything about it until it was over 56 and then it was just a casual mention of it. I've had numerous doctors over the years because I was constantly relocating and most thought it was more related to erythrocytosis verse polycythemia. I'm not saying that a higher HCT is not something to watch, it is, but I'm not going to get excited personally unless mine hits the 58 range or higher on a consistent basis. That's just me. I read somewhere that they were considering raising the top of the range to 54 but I can not locate where I read that. Last time I gave blood at I asked them what the cut off was on HCT for donation purposes and they said that as long as it is below 54 they would take it. I always ask the technician what my HCT is when they check it before the donation. [/QUOTE]
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