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Hi ,

I am in the prcoess of scheduling blood donation and after I saw your

post I called my insurance (BC/BS HMO) and nope they do not cover

blood donation for your self. The hospital will let someone donate for

you for free but they can only donate once in a 8 week period for free

with out a DR approval. If I donate for myself I was told it is $280

per pint. I thought that was odd that it is the same amount of time

and energy to track my blood as it is my husbands, but I get charged.

Also finding time to donate with the ridiculous schedule is just

getting annoying. I have to come on a weekday the first time but he

would have to come on a weekday the second time. He could come on a

saturday the first time but I could only come on a saturday the second

time. I am about to just give up on the whole donating to myself thing

because it is getting rather hard to keep track of all this red tape.

My husband was donating because I needed 4 pints and it was getting

hectic with me trying to donate them all myself with the amount needed

and not being able to donate 10-14 days prior to having the surgery.

It lasts for 45 days and you can only give one pint a week.

Next thing I will have to wear pink on thursday and stand on one foot

the first of every month.

Jolynn

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> The doctor requested, I give 2 units of my own blood. (doesn't sound

> nearly enough). Anyway, I did

> this through Red Cross. I found out through HMO Blue Cross that they

> will not cover the blood donation

> because if I needed blood during surgery it just would have come out

> of the hospital blood bank. If you give your

> own blood, through Red Cross or the hospital then it needs to be

> tracked specifically for you so therefore you

> are charged for it. Has anyone heard of such a thing?

>

> Thanks,

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