I was a regular blood donor up to my diagnosis when interventions and pending urgent surgery for a radical prostratectomy prevented me from donations. The surgery last June was successful and afterwards my PSA score was untraceable and has remained so thankfully! Once I had that first full result I booked a blood donation. My stats were good but when the nurse talked to me and heard about the prostratectomy she told me that I was no longer eligible to give blood and I was sent away.
Has anyone had a similar experience and is there any explanation of the reasoning behind the Blood Donation service's reason for this exclusion?
Hello Sardonnick,
This link on the official UK blood donation makes it clear that PC rules out future donations.
Derek.
https://my.blood.co.uk/eligibility/health/article/?id=092&title=Prostate+Cancer
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