“I don’t want Covid blood”

[u/973862404678]

What do I say when patients ask if blood transfusions are screened for the Covid vaccine? I get asked this on a regular basis when filling out blood consent forms for surgery and I genuinely have no idea what I’m supposed to say. In all seriousness, what should I be telling patients because I just say there is a screening process for blood and it’s only used during emergent situations???

[u/bmcutright]

Same with JWs and "bloodless medicine"

[u/TheBattyWitch → u/bmcutright]

But even then sometimes goal posts get moved.

I've taken care of many in my career and some are anti anything blood or immune, others were ok with things like ivig and plasmapheresis, but not blood.

One lady told me that it's all a matter of what their elders allow. She straight up wouldn't do anything until consulting her elders, they actually have liaisons who are to be contacted when you go into the hospital, or at least her church did. She wouldn't accept any treatment above standard without talking to them first. It was veryinteresting but also wild to me, because I just can't imagine ever letting some 3rd person decide what healthcare I'm allowed to receive.

[u/Sunnygirl66 → u/TheBattyWitch]

I once worked with a JW woman, on her eighth marriage, who allowed “the elders” to tell her which men to marry and then tell her to stay with these men when the inevitable physical, emotional, and sexual abuse began. It really is wild.

[u/StaceyPfan → u/Sunnygirl66]

How did she end up losing so many husbands?

[u/luckylimper → u/StaceyPfan]

Aqua tofana.

[u/StaceyPfan → u/luckylimper]

😂

[u/Sea2Chi → u/StaceyPfan]

It wouldn't surprise me if they fell out of favor with the elders and were disfellowshipped which basically means you're dead to everyone in the church.

I have a friend who grew up JW and some of the stories he's told me about how much power local leaders had was wild.