tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032031.post7727087445730819232..comments2024-03-29T12:35:09.642+09:00Comments on CLF's Journey from KL to Tokyo: End of the Year....CLFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05243243274172247798noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032031.post-86703580497431567942007-12-29T02:38:00.000+09:002007-12-29T02:38:00.000+09:00clf,You got to get some clarifications from PDN on...clf,<BR/><BR/>You got to get some clarifications from PDN on this.<BR/><BR/>I took the info from donorweb.org dated 16th Feb 2006: http://enews.donorweb.org/2006/02/16/donors-voices/<BR/><BR/>Home page: http://enews.donorweb.org/<BR/><BR/>It is done in Singapore & is recommended by the Singapore Red Cross Society.<BR/><BR/>However, in Malaysia - I'm not reading sure.... going by these two blog entries...... then again, we can't be THAT backwards.... if S'pore Kiasu, then Malaysia surely Boleh! mah....<BR/><BR/>Blog Entry: 15th Oct 2007<BR/>http://arihtimid.blogspot.com/2007/10/unexpected.html<BR/><BR/>Blog Entry: 24th Dec 2007<BR/>http://cherylmeryl.blogspot.com/2007/12/no-more-blood-donation-forever.html<BR/><BR/>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR/><BR/>BTW, reading through the PDN panduan, downloaded from our Pusat Darah Negara website - I'm unable to find any restrictions on donations by G6PD deficiency people, though I ain't no doctor, but I do know that Apheresis extraction can only be done at the Blood Transfusion Centre (BTC) at Jalan Tun Razak....<BR/><BR/>"Penderma Aferesis (apheresis technique) hanya perlu menderma sebahagian komponen darah mereka iaitu plasma dan platelet tanpa membabitkan sel darah merah dengan menggunakan mesin khas yang dipanggil Mesin Aferesis."<BR/><BR/>http://www.pdn.gov.my/contact.html<BR/>Pusat Darah Negara<BR/>Jalan Tun Razak,<BR/>50400 Kuala Lumpur.<BR/>Telefon :03-2693 3888Pure Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11691088596939825424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032031.post-8658605180971120942007-12-28T21:56:00.000+09:002007-12-28T21:56:00.000+09:00Hey PF!Thanks for sharing this info, I didnt know ...Hey PF!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing this info, I didnt know this earlier on lol.CLFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05243243274172247798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032031.post-30178830975914509982007-12-28T21:09:00.000+09:002007-12-28T21:09:00.000+09:00I believe that you can still donate, if you want t...I believe that you can still donate, if you want to, though you will have to go to GH Blood Bank....<BR/><BR/>Q. When I was informed that I have G6PD deficiency, I was told that I couldn’t donate blood. Is it true?<BR/><BR/>A. G6PD deficiency is a genetic blood disorder. It is an inherited condition that affects the body’s red blood cells.<BR/><BR/>The great majority of people with G6PD deficiency are healthy and do not experience any symptoms clinically. As such, they are still allowed to make blood donations. However we usually would advise donors with G6PD deficiency to donate plasma or platelets via apheresis technique instead of whole blood. RBC donations are not recommended as their bone marrow is already working hard to compensate for their condition and we do not want to further exhaust their marrow. The red blood cells of those with G6PD deficiency are also more fragile. These red blood cells have a shorter lifespan and hence would not be suitable for transfusion to anaemic patients.<BR/><BR/>Apheresis is a specialized form of blood donation in which only plasma or platelets are extracted from the donor. The donor’s RBCs are filtered off simultaneously and returned to the donor’s circulation. The donor’s weight must be 51 kg or more to qualify for apheresis donation. The cubital veins must also be sufficiently large to allow adequate venous access. In addition, donors must have a minimum hemoglobin level of 13 g/dl before they can give blood and a minimum hemoglobin level of 12.5 g/dl before they can make an apheresis donation. This will be tested prior to any donation.Pure Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11691088596939825424noreply@blogger.com