Can I sell my bone marrow
Selling any part of your body to science or other individuals requires you to go through rigorous testing to make sure you are a perfect match for the intended recipient. Selling bone marrow can generate extra cash, but there are things you should know before you decide to go through with the procedure.
First, your HLA tissue type must be determined. This is guarantee whether or not your bone marrow would be beneficial to someone with an illness, and whether or not your bone marrow could be transplanted into that individual. This testing does cost money, but the end result is that you’re helping to save lives. Bone marrow and peripheral blood cells are in high demand for people with leukemia and other blood related diseases. If you are found to be a perfect match for someone in need, the process of removing some of your bone marrow is very minor.
A small needle is inserted into the back of your pelvic bone and only requires general anesthesia. There is no surgery and no stitches involved and you will only feel slight discomfort as the bone marrow is removed. Your age, weight, and other health factors will help determine how much bone marrow you can sell or donate. During this process, peripheral blood cells are also removed through a process called apheresis. This simply means that your blood is removed and passed through an apheresis machine to separate the blood-forming cells, with your remaining blood being returned to your body afterward.
Before you can begin this type of donation, you’ll likely be asked to take a certain injection each day, four or five days prior to your donation so that your blood-forming cell count will be higher, yielding a better collection from your body than if you did not take the drug.
So who’s eligible for this kind of donation? Law requires bodily donors to be between the ages of 18 and 60, and willing to donate to any patient which requires assistance from the blood cells collected from your body. The process is an in and hour procedure and does not last more than a few hours. Payment varies on several aspects, including whether or not your bone marrow will be used for a patient or science, as well as how healthy you currently are.
Selling bone marrow is not for everyone, and if you have a history of certain diseases such as diabetes or heart disease, you’ll likely find yourself ineligible to perform this kind of donation.
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