Is your blood type rhesus negative or... - Hughes Syndrome A...
Please select one:
I am suprised that a person who has Hughes syndrome dont know what their blood group is. I think its better to be safe than sorry. I don't know much the blood tests cost.? we should know, incase of accident and ? the need for blood transfusion.
Karen xx
That is a good point will see if we can dig something out
According to Wikipedia only 15% of the world's population are rh negative. In some areas of the world its less than 1% and up to 36% in Basque people. I find this very interesting, if you remove the 'i don't know' votes, so far 40% of the APS community are negative. Looks like you are on to something.
40% for Neg?? I thought it was showing 31%. Those "Don't knows" could all end up as positives and then it would swing the pendulum in the opposite direction. Until those "Don't Knows" are ascertained this Poll is uncertain.
I agree they could all be positive but I was eliminating them from the equation because they leave more questions than answers. I'll reword it though. 40% of the APS community that knows their blood type have rh negative blood.
It's likely the 22% unknown would be similar to the known, but at minimum we have 31% rh negative blood. Even at 30% it's still twice the world's average! Thats significant.
can you be neither???
I asked my doctors practice what blood group I was and they did not know. They said I could be tested for it, but it would cost me as it is not a routine blood test that they carry out.
So the next time I was at St. Thomas' hospital I asked one of my specialists and he told me as they had it on record. I now carry that and all my other vital details (Meds and Ailments) on a special SOS necklace which I put on when I go out.
Maybe that is an idea for you all, just in case.
Do a poll on blood type...I've read that A blood is thickest and type O is thinnest...I always wondered if more people with APS were type A. My son is.
I have type O and is Rh negative. Have had 2 girls before i knew I had APS. I think perhaps It started around 1990.
If you have ever had hospital treatment where blood tests were involved it will be on record. My records have a very large yellow warning sticker on the front saying Rhesus negative
A rhesus neg
I am 0 rh neg I have been diagnosed with aps recently but suffered with thrombocytopenia from age 15.
Hi,
I have answered twice to Rhesus neg. I see I have answered as Lure one year ago. Above! Sorry.
Kerstin in Stockholm
