Does Plasma Donation Helps for lowering Hematocrit and RBC down

[Smetry]

Hi All ,

Would like to Donate some blood since my HCT and RBC jumbed a lot ( HCT 52 and RBC is 5.9 N.range ( 4.1-5.6) was looking for donation centers but all seem to be plasma donation not just normal blood donation , Is that will help also .

Thanks

 

[johndoesmith]

Hi All ,

Would like to Donate some blood since my HCT and RBC jumbed a lot ( HCT 52 and RBC is 5.9 N.range ( 4.1-5.6) was looking for donation centers but all seem to be plasma donation not just normal blood donation , Is that will help also .

Thanks

Go to the red Cross.

RBCs aren't taken in plasma donations, that's for cash.

 

[Smetry]

Thx for reply
so how to make RBC down too ?

 

[Vince]

Thx for reply
so how to make RBC down too ?

Yes donating blood will lower both HCT and RBC.
I donate at BloodCenter of Wisconsin. You can google your blood center locations.

 

[Vince Carter]

DOnate whole blood is the first best course of action. Free advice: do not go in there and say anything about, TRT/HCT or anything of the sort or you could be blacklisted from donating. Answer their screening questions truthfully but don't go in there and get all chatty about why you're there.

 

[Smetry]

yes I Will thanks

 

[Vince]

Good advice by Vince Carter, I never tell the BloodCenter that I'm on TRT.

 

[Helboi]

DOnate whole blood is the first best course of action. Free advice: do not go in there and say anything about, TRT/HCT or anything of the sort or you could be blacklisted from donating. Answer their screening questions truthfully but don't go in there and get all chatty about why you're there.

Yep, I made that mistake and got sent a letter telling me because of some antibody that others MAY react to, I cannot donate. I hate to be all cynical, but I wondered if my talk about TRT got me blacklisted (which would be crazy, since I am the universal donor type.