It does exist. I worked in the medical department onboard an aircraft carrier while I was Active Duty Navy some time ago. We had a guy check onboard midway through a deployment with chronic erythrocytosis (increased red blood cells) and needed to have his blood taken every 3 months.
This Sailor had checked onboard swollen and red because he had not had his blood “donated” for quite some time. I still have no idea how or why this guy was 1. still in the military and 2. managed to get cleared by his doctor to deploy on a warship with a limited medical suite.
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Reply to Does a condition in which the human body produces too much/more blood exist? by LastGoldenFlower
It does exist. I worked in the medical department onboard an aircraft carrier while I was Active Duty Navy some time ago. We had a guy check onboard midway through a deployment with chronic erythrocytosis (increased red blood cells) and needed to have his blood taken every 3 months.
This Sailor had checked onboard swollen and red because he had not had his blood “donated” for quite some time. I still have no idea how or why this guy was 1. still in the military and 2. managed to get cleared by his doctor to deploy on a warship with a limited medical suite.