Can I give blood if I’ve had mono?
Aug 07, 2010 in
Mesothelioma FAQs
Someone told me that mono stays in your system forever. I want to give blood to my grandfather who has mesothelioma (lung cancer) but I’ve had mono. Can I still give blood?
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4 comments
Karen R on August 7, 2010 at 4:25 am
no, not until the mono it out of your system
Brandi M on August 7, 2010 at 4:25 am
According to the Health Library of CNN you have to wait 6 months, but after that, you can!
Cha-Cha on August 7, 2010 at 4:25 am
http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=Can+I+donate+blood+if+I+had+mono
Sam on August 7, 2010 at 4:25 am
You would have to make sure that you were not in the active phase anymore. So you would need to take a blood test for EBV IgM and IgG to make sure that you no longer had any IgM (an indicator of activity). Someone else said 6 months, but it is possible you could still be in the active phase for more than 6 months so a blood test would need to be done to confirm you’re in the convalescent phase. As long as you have no IgM you should be fine to give blood.
Good luck!