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Speed of transfusion

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Dori:
Thank you for answering too. Maybe I will go back to more units at once to stop spending so much time in hospitals. In this scheme I step into a hospital every 10days (2times). It's not that you must feel sorry for me, it's just that I want a more normal life like my fellow students.

eesha:
Dori, do not have more than one bag at once, it is dangerous, a few hours extra is better than risking your life.

In my hospital the fastest they will give a unit is 1.30 hours but only if theres an urgency or something. THe general level is 2 hours per bag but only if you are young fit and healthy. Sometimes they give me over 3 hours.
I find that i react more when blood is given fast even two hours, i will get a temperature by the 2nd bag. TOoday i had tt over 3 hours and got no reaction at all-1st time in years. so the slower the better i say. Obviously the transfusion cant be longer than 4 hours, generally i would say 2-3 hours is the best.

Dori:
I do not know how many knows here that I deal often with lots of pain during and after my blood transfusion.
Well I had it last week too but I took secretly a panadol. I did not want to turn of their alarm bells off. I wanted to leave so soon as possible to reunited with family because my dear grandfather passed away the day before. It helped with the pain although it came a bit back in two hours but then it was gone again. That is also something I will ask, but I cannot really say with it is and it seems to worry some people lots. However, that is a concern now I want to go back to 2 bags every 4 weeks.  But if I go back to those two units I really must consider to upgrade the speed from 90ml/hr. Dilemma!

Laura:
Hello,

I don't use a pump.

I have two cases:

1. If I regulate myself it takes like 80-90 minutes.

2. If I fall asleep and the nurse regulates it, it takes like 120 minutes or a little bit less.

It is never more than 2 hours and never less than 1 hour per bag.

Kisses,

Laura.

maryo0m:
[ I take 3 bags of blood so it depends ever noticed? if the blood bag looked darker it takes more time to finish if its lighter it finishes faster? :)

It's optional to flush the tube line after you finish in Kuwait, and I dont take lasix I did only once but thats because My blood level was high and I took a bag coz i had to travel so yeah they gave my lasix to avoid heavy feeling on my chest!

and about how fast well it depends on how I adjust it I go at 9am and at 2 pm or 1:30 pm im done with all three bags :)/color]

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