As a hematologist, I highly recommend you keep as much of your blood in your body as possible* *with rare exceptions such as hemochromatosis or polycythemia - ThreadSky

shematologist.medsky.social • 39 days ago

As a hematologist, I highly recommend you keep as much of your blood in your body as possible*

*with rare exceptions such as hemochromatosis or polycythemia

Reposted from Ryan Marino, MD

Did Bryan Johnson write this article?

Please do not do “bloodletting” for “chemical detox,” and please do not pay someone £300K to drain your blood! This is not a legitimate treatment.

Comments

chrismo76.bsky.social•39 days ago

Is it true that donating blood is also potentially beneficial for the donor? Within safe recommended limits of course.

shematologist.medsky.social•39 days ago

No known health benefits that I’m aware of except feeling happy you saved a life

chrismo76.bsky.social•39 days ago

That’s why I do it. Especially when they can tell you how it helped.

racymind.bsky.social•39 days ago

As we call it in the biz, "therapeutic phlebotomy".

The PFAS accumulate in organ tissues, I don't think these bloodletting procedures will put much of a dent in that.

gilliangrafton.bsky.social•38 days ago

1/2 Some misunderstandings are apparent in the Guardian report.

The government of Jersey information is here:
https://www.gov.je/Environment/Water/pages/pfas.aspx

And the minutes of the meeting here:
https://www.gov.je/SiteCollectionDocuments/Health%20and%20wellbeing/PFAS%20Panel%20Minutes%207%20November%202024.pdf

gilliangrafton.bsky.social•38 days ago

2/2 an options analysis identified plasmapheresis as a potential therapy. The costs reported in the Guardian seem to relate to setting up a service from scratch.

I can’t see an actual recommendation for either phlebotomy or plasmapheresis in the minutes.

jbrage.bsky.social•38 days ago

So, in layperson terms, blood good?

i270exit1.bsky.social•39 days ago

I read that article and wondered why bloodletting costs so much when a blood bank will do it for free. Well, only if they can use your blood.

mccombgjm.bsky.social•39 days ago

We're at the point in the timeline when nothing "goes without saying" because people.

gemma-babbler.com•39 days ago

As someone struggling to keep the blood inside….YES

inqubate.bsky.social•39 days ago

Honestly. Just let them. If we are at a point where people are this dumb, don't stop the trash from taking itself out.

retiredrph.bsky.social•39 days ago

do they recommend a side of leeches?

nicolaisnotabot.bsky.social•39 days ago

Are we back in the middle ages???

miskaknapek.bsky.social•39 days ago

Maybe they were thinking of the machine blood cleaning method Apheresis, which is used for toxic exposures

(Price tag would be more like 20,000 pounds/euros for 10-15 sessions of 5 litre filtration sessions)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apheresis

rickkeller.bsky.social•38 days ago

Amen, Sister!

riscorpian.bsky.social•39 days ago

The leech farmer just standing in the background, stroking his pet leech. "Well well well, look who's come crawling back. You knew you needed me."

acampbelteacher.bsky.social•39 days ago

This is crazy. And it wouldn't be a single "withdrawal" either.

snoopster.bsky.social•39 days ago

But what if I have the vapours?
Surely a couple of leeches can't do any harm?

msugrad70.bsky.social•37 days ago

Man up!

rebeccalinnett.bsky.social•39 days ago

I honestly read that and was flabbergasted. It's reported so matter of factly that I was even starting to wonder if it was a legit treatment (but then why were they having to pay for it I suppose!)

endmetothemoon.bsky.social•39 days ago

Can PFAS be filtered out, dialysis-style?

shematologist.medsky.social•39 days ago

No idea

thomasjheaney.bsky.social•38 days ago

This reminds me it is time to donate blood again.
I am type O so they like me when I come visit, especially now I have 2 sons come with to donate at well.

shematologist.medsky.social•38 days ago

Thank you!!! So important 💜💜💜