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Re:My son died in 1994 but his heart only stopped beating th... by cowpewter on Friday May 05, 2017 @11:23AM (#14274098)
Do you know if they ever reject donors due to health issues? I've been rejected for blood donation before because some blood centers consider fibromyalgia an auto-immune condition. I couldn't find anything about it in the donor faq though.
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Re:My son died in 1994 but his heart only stopped beating th... by nom on Friday May 05, 2017 @01:16PM (#14275056)
They also won't accept you as a donor if you have any kind of auto-immune disease (because we still don't know how it works and if it can be transfered via blood cells or marrow), and generally, your body has to be in good shape.

I thought about donating but my doctor discouraged me and advised me to take it serious, e.g. don't lie while filling out the donation forms. Even though it probably would turn out fine someone could die because of you which is exactly the opposite of what you've signed up for.

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Re:My son died in 1994 but his heart only stopped beating th... by anamexis on Friday May 05, 2017 @12:08PM (#14274474)
They have a medical requirements page: https://bethematch.org/support-the-cause/donate-bone-marrow/...

It looks like fibromyalgia does make you ineligible.

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Re:My son died in 1994 but his heart only stopped beating th... by DougN7 on Friday May 05, 2017 @01:32PM (#14275202)
So you can donate bone marrow, even if you can't donate blood because of possibly being a mad cow carrier?
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