Today's morning transfusion is of red blood. My count had at last dropped below 7, triggering an official judgment of "too anemic" and the decision to give me red blood.
The blood is "irradiated" (to kill any germs or live alien cells) and it has been "leukoreduced" (had the donor's immune cells removed as much as possible).
This fits with the medical alert bracelet that I ordered (cheap-and-slow delivery for Feb 6th when I am discharged)
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Transfuse Leukoreduced,
Irradiated Blood
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If you ever wondered what kind of messages get written on medical alert bracelets, it turns out to be boring stuff like mine.
And interestingly, I will be getting more platelets later today. Based on yesterday's allergic reaction they are medicating me in advance with Tylenol, Benadryl, Pepcid, Allegra and Claritin.
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