- Myth: I can’t donate if I’ve just been to the dentist
- Myth: Blood can be manufactured.
- Myth: Blood donation is painful.
- Myth: Blood is only needed in times of emergency.
- Myth: Donating blood causes my body to start over producing blood cells.
- Myth: Donating blood makes you gain weight.
- Myth: Donating blood takes a long time.
- Myth: Donating blood will impact my ability to do my daily activities.
- Myth: Giving blood will harm me by taking away red cells or platelets that my body needs to function.
- Myth: I can catch an infectious disease by donating blood.
- Myth: I have a common blood type, so you don’t need my blood.
- Myth: Donating blood can harm my immune system.
- Myth: Other people are already giving enough blood.
- Myth: Vegetarians or vegans cannot donate blood.
- Who can give blood?
- Which patients use what blood components?
- What types of photo ID are accepted?
- What tests are performed on blood?
- What is vCJD?
- What happens when somebody tests positive for an infectious disease marker?
- What can I eat to raise my hemoglobin levels?
- Is it safe to receive blood transfusions?
- I don’t have sickle cell anemia, but I carry the trait. Can I still give blood?
- How will I feel after I give blood?
- How often can I give blood?
- How much blood is taken?
- How long does it take?
- Can I give blood for myself?
- When was Carter BloodCare founded?
- Can people with high blood pressure donate blood?
- Can people who have tested positive for HIV or AIDs donate blood?
- Can gay or bi-sexual men donate blood?
Therapeutic Phlebotomy
What is therapeutic phlebotomy?
Some individuals require withdrawal of blood for treatment of a medical condition. Some conditions require a doctor’s prescription for therapeutic phlebotomy. Other conditions may require enrollment into a special program with or without a doctor’s prescription.
What diseases are treated with therapeutic phlebotomy?
Hereditary Hemochromatosis, polycythemia vera, secondary polycythemia, testosterone-induced erythrocytosis, porphyria cutanea tarda. Other diseases which may benefit from therapeutic phlebotomy can be ordered per individual doctor discretion. A discussion with a Carter BloodCare medical director may be needed in special circumstances.
How often can therapeutic phlebotomy be performed?
Depending on your condition, therapeutic phlebotomy may be performed a few times a year or every two to eight weeks.
How do I make an appointment for a therapeutic phlebotomy?
Therapeutic phlebotomy appointments are currently offered at all Carter BloodCare donor centers. For details on which program you are eligible to enroll in, please call 817-412-5603.