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	<title>My PICC Line &#187; blood transfusion</title>
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		<title>The blood test I didn&#8217;t need, then I did, but I didn&#8217;t</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Sheehan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, at the clinic it started with a question. Does a transfusion dependent person need a type-and cross every three days or four? A type and cross is a blood test to determine the best blood for a patient prior to transfusion. The doctor said four days. Settled. That test would not be necessary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four days of horse serum</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Sheehan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I started a new treatment on Tueday, July 14th at 2:30am,  the same treatment a reader addressed last week, below is a snippet of her comment. I have aplastic anemia, but am 4 yrs in “remission” after ATG &#38; Cyclosporin treatment. My sister is a bone marrow match, but the immunosuppressive therapy worked for me. Diagnosed at 16, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Platelets and the chances of my brother being a match</title>
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		<dc:creator>Matthew Sheehan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I ended up needing a blood transfusion today, just a single unit of platelets&#8211; those little, sticky blood cells that help stop bleeding. The lifespan of platelets range from six to ten days, the shortest second shortest of the the blood cell line (which also includes red and white blood cells, which have the shortest lifespan 1-2 days) so the transfusion&#8212;even [...]]]></description>
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