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Advantages of using a filter during transfusion
mrtariqkhan:
Hi!
I have recently started reading on the net for my daughter who is a thal major and found this forum pretty useful i have to say people like andy and sajid are doing an awesome job keep it up :hugfriend.
Can someone tell me the advantages of using a filter during transfusion and also one of the doctors said that it will lower the amount of iron that goes in due to transfusion (is it true) . In Pakistan it costs around $40, could someone please guide me that spending this amount is really necessary each time.
Zaini:
Hi Mr Tariq Khan,
:welcome to the forum,you'll find this highly useful,i am from karachi a mother of thal major daughter,about your question,as far as i remember doctor told us that filter stops white blood cells from entering the body,as what the body of a thal major requires is red blood cells,so keeping WBC count in control,please anyone correct me if i am wrong.But what amazes me isthe cost of filter,where are you going for your daughter's transfusion?i remember Sajid mentioning a center named "jamila sultana center",he said it has an awesome setup and staff, and reasonable prices ,perhaps you can check it out there.
I hope your daughter is doing well.
LOVE,
ZAINI.
§ãJ¡Ð ساجد:
Hello Mr. Tariq,
:welcome to the site.
Thanks for the compliments. :blush I'm no expert compared to Mr. Andy or anyone else on the site. I just call it a 25 years experience.
Anyway, the filters are good to filter out the impurities that are present in the blood if your child gets reactions from them. However, the Iron that comes from the blood is trapped inside the RBCs and is required for an essential function of RBCs. It cannot be removed by filters. The only way to remove the Iron that comes with the blood is via chelation therapy and that only happens when the transfused RBCs complete their life and break up to release the iron molecule.
Take care, Peace!
§ãJ¡Ð ساجد:
Hi,
Just wanted to add that JSF don't use filters but they have an extensive cross match protocols to minimise reactions unlike at Holy Family Hospital which issue the blood in few minutes.
Take care, Peace!
mrtariqkhan:
Hi again!!
Thanks Brother Sajid and Zaini for the warm welcome. tell you the truth i wasn't expecting a reply so soon. REally you guys are the best. :thumbsup
Br. Sajid you'r quite a modest person - I get a lot of hope reading about you and hope that one day my daughter will live up to be like you. ( Strong and Confident - Believing in religion, Everything the whole package that makes you) i will surely one day make my daughter read your posts... :yes
Zaini you deserve a round of applause :clap supporting your daughter i hope she does well through her life you are an inspiration to my wife.
I was taking my daughter to PIMS ( Pakistan instutite of medical sciences) till the last time then i read the post from Br.Sajid yesterday pointing to Jamila Sultana and immediately took off from work and went to register my daughter they were very nice, everybody was very supportive the best thing is that my wife didn't even knew that it was a thalassemia center as everyone was in casual clothes ( I told her that it was some marrige counselling place and she was like " we don't need marrige counselling" :rotfl ).
Anyways, jokes apart it was just like Br. sajid said very nice infact i didn't believe at first as we here in pakistan are not used to such nice treatment and that too for free - but these guys are simply awesome :yahoo. The biggest challenge according to sajid is getting blood and at this place they help out a lot usually everyone requires a blood donation ( it's not easy to get it every time so far me and my wife have been donating ours with 3 months gap) at Jamila sultana they try to minimize this.
So thanks a lot people for the insanely incredible advice and support. I being my greedy self would love to see more of it from your side :bighug thanks a zillion
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