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stem cell/bone marrow donation process is in most cases similar to donatingblood.
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I was just looking at the CBS website...
http://www.blood.ca/CentreApps/Inter...o?OpenDocument
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How do I donate bone marrow?
Bone marrow stem cell donation is a surgical procedure performed under anaesthesia. The collection physician will use special, hollow needles to withdraw liquid marrow from the back of your pelvic bones. Normally about a litre of fluid is taken. The procedure usually lasts from 45-90 minutes. The collection includes blood along with the stem cells from your bone marrow. Total volume ranges from under 0.5 litres to as much as 1.5 litres, depending on your size and the size of the recipient. Both blood and stem cells from your bone marrow are replenished within six weeks.
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How is this anything like donating blood? Or am I reading the wrong information?
Also I'm in Edmonton, are they going to do any swabbing there?