Re: Apheresis

David Harmon wrote:
> On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:49:41 GMT in rec.arts.sf.fandom, Jette
> <bosslady@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote,
>> There's a rare, but known, condition where the body produces too many 
>> red cells.  Sufferers are at high risk of problems such as heart 
>> attacks, so regular "bleeding" is good for them.
> 
> I used to know someone with hemochromocytosis who got that
> treatment.
> 

So do I - and in her case it was diagnosed kind of by accident when 
her colleague (a doctor) took blood samples from all the office staff 
to prove how rare the condition was .... and found out that his 
receptionist suffered from it (but didn't know it until then).

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Jette Goldie
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