Is donating bone marrow harmful to the body?

Bone marrow is one of the most important parts of the human body, but everyone knows that the only way for people with leukemia to be cured is to replace the bone marrow. However, not all bone marrow can be donated. First, we need to understand the patient's needs, and secondly, the patient must accept bone marrow matching. Only if the matching is successful can surgical treatment be performed. Usually the chance of successful matching is relatively small, but is donating bone marrow harmful to the body?

Leukemia is caused by damage to the function of bone marrow hematopoietic cells, which leads to the body's inability to produce blood or the destruction of the hematopoietic mechanism. These are all closely related to the health of the bone marrow. Therefore, the ideal means of treating leukemia is bone marrow transplantation. Transplanting a healthy bone marrow to a patient with leukemia will extend the life of the patient as long as the rejection reaction can be overcome. However, bone marrow donors are usually relatives, so that the matching is more likely to be successful, because not everyone's bone marrow can be transplanted at will. If there is no match, it will not only fail to save lives, but will also damage the name. However, there are also many unrelated people who have successfully become donors through bone marrow matching, thus saving many lives.

Therefore, the country has been advocating stem cell donation, hoping to save more lives by donating bone marrow just like donating blood. This is an act full of love, and many people are responding and becoming volunteers. However, some people still worry that donating bone marrow will have adverse effects on their health. Moreover, the operation process is similar to blood donation. As long as the donation is carried out carefully, it will not harm the health of the donor. So let's take a look at the procedures for bone marrow transplantation?

Donate bone marrow to save strangers with leukemia. What are the procedures for donating bone marrow? What are the procedures for donating bone marrow?

1. First, you have to register at the national stem cell bank and become a donor. Then take a blood test and put it into the national stem cell bank and wait for matching. If the matching is successful, you can become a donor.

2. If the match is successful, the staff of the bone marrow bank will notify you and ask you to undergo a full-body physical examination. Only if you pass the physical examination, you are eligible to donate bone marrow.

3. After everything is passed, donation will begin. During the entire operation, you need to stay awake at all times. A total of about 50 ml of peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cells will be collected through your arm. Today's technology is very advanced, and the entire collection process can be easily completed through the operation of the machine, and the donor will not feel any pain.