Re: I'd like

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Ann:

This is my thinking on it. I think I am right but I am not a surgeon.

Generally they don't want a lot of bleeding because they can't see

what they are doing and they don't want you to bleed to death. There

will always be some bleeding but it is not as much as you think if it

is addressed right after the opening. When they prepare the bones for

the new joints (hip/knees/shoulders) the bone needs to be cut to

receive the new member. The bone is full of cavities with blood

flowing thru it. Also in the center the marrow is were new blood

cells are being made. So this huge cut surface on the end of the bone

is bleeding continually for a while. The bone is hard so you can't

but a turniket(sp)on like soft tissue.

When I had my knee done last week they put a drain in it. I filled up

a 800ML thing with blood. They transfused that back into me and I

filled about 400ML before the drain stopped draining. I figure that

was mostly from the exposed bone ends.

Of course there could be other factors that I am not aware of and

anyone is welcome to pipe end.

Don 8^)

, " Ann " <katlady@...> wrote:

>

> to know why it is that there seems to be a lot of blood transfusions

after hip and knee surgery, but when my husband had a quad bi-pass

they didn't give him any - and that is 6 hours of surgery - doesn't

make much sense to me.

> ann

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>

> so how would they know if a person was bleeding to

death????????????????????????????? YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>

> Ann:

>

Ann:

I guess I should have said (tongue in cheek). Sorry you were

alarmed. I guess I was trying to say they watch how much blood is

being lost in a left handed way.

Don

PS Thanks Larry, looks like you said it better.