Lynne, I think I replied to another post about Bone Marrow Donation. I didnt' know there was an age restriction and I'm not sure if I was put back on the registry after donating.

Becka, you asked about the pain, procedure etc? I dontated over 10 years ago to a baby in Perth who unfortunately died. The procedure was done at the Alfred Melbourne and you get an excellent health check up. They take some blood for tests and I had an ECG as there was a slight rhythem problem with my heart which I didn't kwow about, but it was fine. I was in for a couple of days and they took the marrow from my hip, about 375mls for a baby. It hurt but I was walking around in no time. The pain wasn't too bad really and I would do it again in a heartbeat.

Thanks Lynne for raising the awareness on BB.