My 80+ year old grandma is on a ventillator in the Grand Rapids/Cadillac Michigan area. They're trying to find her antibodies to start treatment but none of the hospitals they've called have antibodies that come from rare RH- plasma. If anyone with RH- plasma has donated their antibodies recently or will be to any hospital in Michigan, specifically Northern Michigan, I'd appreciate letting me know so that we can try to start antibody treatment on my grandma since she has not been doing very well and we're afraid she will continue declining without antibody treatment.
Thank you in advance!!
What test would I have had before to let me know what kind of plasma I have? I've given blood and know I'm O-
It's just a simple blood test. They do it on women in the first trimester of pregnancy because being RH- while pregnant can cause complications, not in the first pregnancy but in later pregnancies.
I keep getting messages from the Red Cross about giving a free antibody test if you donate blood, so you can find out that way if you have them.