Guest guest Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Hi, it seems that the auto-antibodies that many of us have don`t count.! but if they are in our blood they in theory could be passed to some one else except when only the plasma is used,or other factors which are taken from it.! just a thought. Angel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 Don't know if this helps but I was told I couldn't be a bone marrow donor as I have autoimmune hypothyroidism. Nolan Foundation had contacted me as a possible donor match and I'd just been diagnosed with hypothyroidism. They told me that being hypo in itself wouldn't stop me being a donor but that I needed to be tested for the cause (which the GP was in the process of doing). I rang them back with the results (I'd got auto antibodies) and they said that precluded me being a donor. The reason given was that as people receiving marrow donation have had their own immune system destroyed and although no research has been done which proves an auto immune condition can be 'given' to people awaiting transplants they were not prepared to take the risk. They went as far as taking me off the donor register. Kind regards > > Hi, it seems that the auto-antibodies that many of us have don`t count.! but if they are in our blood they in theory could be passed to some one else except when only the plasma is used, > or other factors which are taken from it.! just a thought. Angel. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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