[tri-med] Blood Donation

Well, here we go. Brianna had her pre-op yesterday for her BIG surgery. She 
will have 2 rods fused into her spine on April 23rd. After speaking with the 
anesthesiologist, he strongly recommends Brianna NOT donating her own blood. He 
says that would deplete her iron too drastically and she'd need to come in for 
shots 3X a week before surgery to try to bring it back up. He said that there 
is no reason not to use donor blood these days. I still feel like if Bri does 
not bank her own blood that my husband or myself should donate it? 
.......anyone else dealt with this issue? Thanks..
Laurie
Mom to Bri w/trisomy 9p

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