Organ donation and giving blood

Am I right in thinking that I won't be able to give blood or donate organs because I have APS and possible lupus SLE?

[MaryF Administrator]

Here is what I have found for you:

lupus.org.uk/online-help/un...

lupus.org.uk/online-help/un...

MaryF

[Hidden in reply to MaryF]

Thankyou xx

[Hidden in reply to MaryF]

They were so helpful, Thankyou

[Hughes-Comrade]

I have APS. I'm really wondering if I now have Lupus. I know that is rare to have it secondary, but I have many symptoms.

I asked my Hema/Onc about donating blood and not a good idea. I asked about my kidneys and he said yes they wash out pretty good.

[Ray46 in reply to Hughes-Comrade]

Hmmm, with you on not donating blood (after all we have a disease of the blood with aetiology still not completely known), not sure about donating kidneys though - when you read up on APS Nephropathy and the type of damage coupled with the difficulty identifying it (without a biopsy which is very dangerous if it's there) I am not sure it's a good idea. Same goes for any organ - again, we have a disease of the blood, which may affect any organ, and which is still not completely known.

[Hidden in reply to Ray46]

Good point

[Hughes-Comrade in reply to Ray46]

I understood that if your kidneys are in good shape then they can be cleansed out. That was the simple explanation. I'm sure the qualification is much more detailed.