Hi Ann,
I think you may have to ask your provider to be sure. When you remove blood volume it has to be replaced and may be with saline or albumin (maybe from eggs) or as one research study says:

"Therapeutic plasma exchange is an extracorporeal blood purification technique in which the plasma is separated from the blood, discarded in total, and replaced with a substitution fluid such as an albumin or with plasma collected from healthy donors."
That study said " Anticoagulation with citrate (ACD) was systematically used. Replacement of plasma removed during the session was done with isotonic sterile saline, to makeup one-half of the volume and with 4% purified human albumin and fresh frozen plasma to complete it."
I am guessing that might be a normal mix.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4296418/

Are you worried about human material?

Good Luck
Russ

Yes
I am getting my ducks in a row. Planning ahead and gaining knowledge.

Hi Ann

wount be able to give a better explanation that what Russ as provided.
i have had it in the past and did what it suppose to do clean your blood
,no side effects ever, nothing to worry about, with what is going on today, principaly with this virus.
just make sure you take the proper precautions.

best of luck

Andre

Hi Ann. At the outpatient apheresis unit where I have it done, they told me that the replacement fluid is human albumin. I have had 61 treatments and although my antecubital veins have become a bit balky, I still don't need a port yet.
- Nan

When I went for my First Pheresis I had lost so much weight due to not being able to swallow - I got pretty skinny. This was right before the roids bloated me to the opposite side of the scale - literally. they had to tap my leg as my arm artery was too skinny. Nothing to worry about. I have had plenty.
bring a book or charge your phone = its a couple hours...
davy