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A 18-year-old male asked:

what should i doing, to prepare my body for an apheresis donation on monday ?

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Dr. Victor Bonuel answered

Internal Medicine 38 years experience

Kindly check out: This link. God bless you for your noble deed! http://m.Redcrossblood.Org/donating-blood/types-donations/platelet-donation.

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A 34-year-old member asked:

What does apheresis mean?

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A member asked:

Stem cell apheresis for bone marrow transplant? How does this work and is it safe? I thought bone marrow stem cells were inside your bones, so how can you collect them from your blood? Also, can your body make more bone marrow without the stem cells?

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A 40-year-old member asked:

How long am i suppose to wait to exercise after giving an apheresis blood donation?

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A 44-year-old member asked:

Apheresis plasma return failure and swelling during double red blood cell donation procedure, what does this mean?

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A 24-year-old female asked:

What is the chance of experiencing an air embolism during an apheresis donation?

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