*Because of how invasive this surgery is, it is expected that there will be a lot of blood loss. I was asked to donate 2 units (2 pints) of my own blood to be given back to me after the surgery.
Preparations for Surgery- Blood Donation
My appointment to donate 1 unit of blood out of the American Red Cross is set. The other unit will be donated on the day of my pre-op appointment at the Children's Hospital of Boston. I have only donated blood once before at a blood drive on my college campus. This time the donation is for myself.
*Because of how invasive this surgery is, it is expected that there will be a lot of blood loss. I was asked to donate 2 units (2 pints) of my own blood to be given back to me after the surgery.
*Because of how invasive this surgery is, it is expected that there will be a lot of blood loss. I was asked to donate 2 units (2 pints) of my own blood to be given back to me after the surgery.
My name is Jill and I am 29 years old. I am a former competitive gymnast and I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS), Chiari Malformation- Type 1 (8.5mm herniation), craniocervical instability, Neurocardiogenic Syncope and POTS (forms of Dysautonomia and secondary conditions to EDS), slight/minor Mitral Valve Prolapse, bilateral acetabular hip dysplasia (corrected in a procedure called Periacetabular Osteotomy--PAO), gastroparesis and delayed intestinal motility, Hashimoto's, Graves', Autoimmune Neutropenia, and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).
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