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Donating Blood with Fatty Liver / NASH42 White Male, 510, 181 PoundsMedications: Wellbutrin, Pepcid, Prilosec, AdderallI currently have Fatty Liver / NASH with F2 Fibrosis. I keep seeing things asking for blood donors due to a current shortage, but my local blood bank lists "Liver Disease" as a disqualifying condition.Over the past 7 months, I've lost 50 pounds due to diet and daily exercise. At my last hematology visit, all of my liver blood tests were in the "normal" range. So is there really a reason that I shouldn't give blood? Or do they really mean that cirrhosis is the disqualifier for blood donation?
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Fatty liver is not an exclusion to blood donation. When they list "liver disease", they mean problems that can be transmitted via the donated blood products. That means viruses, like hepatitis B or C. Cirrhosis does not exclude anyone from donating blood, but the person may be taking medications or have abnormal blood counts or have abnormal vital signs that would prevent the donation.
Ah, okay, was oddly explained to me in the beginning.But, I have gone to my primary care and they basically said that they can't prescribe the medication or treat the leukemia and that I need to try to work with the cancer center to find a new oncologist office. I've reached out to a few and had my referrals sent over but the days are just passing and no calls though a few have confirmed receiving the referrals.
This is odd. I fail to see why a MD/DO would not prescribe at least 30 days of this medication. It isn't really a chemo drug and most physicians learn about it in medical school.