Thread: Therapeutic Blood Draw

So after climbing the corp ladder, I got a supervisor at Vitalant who accepted my Dr's prescription and authorized a one time draw. Vitalant has taken over most of my region for donations. Red Cross referrers you to Vitalant for special donations. You just cant walk in anywhere and donate. Doesn't work like that here. Vitalants current rule in PA is if your to high or to low, they wont take you without a prescription. Also, if your BP or pulse is to high they wont take you. That being said, I was told that in May, Vitalant in PA will be moving to a completely new platform, and they will take you without a prescription, even if your hemoglobin / hematocrit levels are high. The way I understand it, ever state has its own set of rules...go figure

Originally Posted by Darkside

So after climbing the corp ladder, I got a supervisor at Vitalant who accepted my Dr's prescription and authorized a one time draw. Vitalant has taken over most of my region for donations. Red Cross referrers you to Vitalant for special donations. You just cant walk in anywhere and donate. Doesn't work like that here. Vitalants current rule in PA is if your to high or to low, they wont take you without a prescription. Also, if your BP or pulse is to high they wont take you. That being said, I was told that in May, Vitalant in PA will be moving to a completely new platform, and they will take you without a prescription, even if your hemoglobin / hematocrit levels are high. The way I understand it, ever state has its own set of rules...go figure

Glad you got your phlebotomy taken care of. Honestly it does suck that they throw the blood away.

With regular donations 4 times a year, or every 56 days (earliest you can), you can usually avoid your levels being too high if that's a common problem.

My doc tried to give me a order for therapeutic phlebotomy with a hemoglobin at 17.5 , went to Red Cross with 18.7, just said it was elevated, took it no problem. They break down the whole blood typically anyway.

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