Question 1

can they pay you for bone marrow donation?

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Possible: It depend to receiver condition ,so it is possible if you ask.

Question 2

can i donate plasma for money. i also saw a site for donating bone marrow and was wondering if they also pay you like they do for plasma?

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Not recommended: Red Cross and many facilities in US will not accept products from pay-for-donate locations. This is due to the concern that a potential donor might not be totally honest in the history questions if seeking $$ and this could contaminate the blood supply. Volunteer donors have no motivation to not provide direct answers.

Question 3

how is bone marrow donated?

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Under gen anesthesia: Donating bone marrow for transplantation entails a procedure called bone marrow harvesting. The donor is placed under general anesthesia and turned over to lie on his/her belly to expose the hip bones on the back. Multiple aspirations of bone marrow are collected (average about 1 liter) at adjacent sites on the hip bone on both sides until a particular number of cells are reached.

Question 4

how often can i donate bone marrow?

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No set time: Donating bone marrow is different from donating blood or plasma, it is a surgical procedure, and you need to be matched to the recipient.

Question 5

how much does a bone marrow donation hurt?

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A little.: The actually collection of blood stem cells uses a machine connected to the donor through a needle in a vein, and is much like donated blood and not painful.  To get the stem cells into the blood stream, donors are given neupogen, a drug to force stem cells into the blood.  That drug can cause bone aching for a few days.It feels much like body aching when you have the flu, if it occurs.

Question 6

how old should you be to donate bone marrow?

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Over 18 years: They prefer to take it from young adults up to the age of 45 years because the quality of stem cells is best in this age range. This can be extended up to 60 years among family members of the needy patient under special circumstances.

Question 7

is it illegal to donate bone marrow under 18?

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No: This would be the norm in a child with a brother or sister match. To be a volunteer donor you do need to be 18 years.

Question 8

could you still donate bone marrow if you smoke?

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Yes: You do not have to be a nonsmoker to be a bone marrow donor. I would recommend quitting for many other reasons, but certainly still consider donating bone marrow even if you are still smoking.

Question 9

how likely would i be matched to donate bone marrow?

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HLA typing: Your HLA type has 4 components and is unique to you, and possibly other family members, but since there are 7 billion other humans on earth, there is a good chance you can match an unrelated recipient by 3 or 4 HLA loci, making you a good to excellent donor. You can have your blood analyzed and checked against  a national or international data registry to see if there are matches available for you

Question 10

could you tell me what happens when you donate bone marrow?

Accepted Answer

Nothing bad: There is no harm in donating a bone marrow. You can save someone's life yet you do not have any harm from the procedure, other than some inconvenience as it does take time to get it done. Go help save someone's life!

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