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Reply to "Can this surgery be done without giving blood transfusions?"

I think you are unlikely to be able to find a surgical team that will operate on an elective basis if you won't give consent to receive blood. I hate to be harsh but I have "friends in the biz" and they all agree.

If you were to end up needing emergency surgery, in the absence of an advance directive, you would be given a blood transfusion if medically necessary.

Although having UC and possibly needing surgery certainly increases the likelihood of requiring transfusion, the truth is that you could be hit by a car walking down the street tomorrow and end up in the hospital receiving an emergency transfusion. If you truly would rather die than receive blood (and I'm not making a value judgment -- I'm just laying it all out here) then you should have an advance directive (similar to a "do not resuscitate order") stating that you do not wish to receive blood transfusion under any circumstances.
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