Weight is a good guideline for blood volume in people of average build. This is why we set a minimum weight limit of 7st 12lbs (50 kg) because if more than 13% of blood volume is taken there is more risk of the donor feeling faint after donating.
Not surprisingly, the one factlet most often offered up as revealed truth is wholly false: Your hair and nails do not continue to grow after you die; it's all optical illusion. The sorry fact of the matter is that we dehydrate after dying. Our flesh dries and, in so doing, pulls away from nails and hair.
Some chemo drugs can damage the cells that cause hair to grow. This can lead to hair loss, called alopecia. You may also lose your eyebrows, eyelashes, and other hair on your body.Or you may see your hair get thinner instead of losing it completely.Hair loss typically begins 2 or 3 weeks after the first chemotherapy treatment. The good news is that hair loss is almost always temporary. Hair usually grows back about 2 to 3 months after chemo has been completed.air loss typically begins 2 or 3 weeks after the first chemotherapy treatment. The good news is that hair loss is almost always temporary. Hair usually grows back about 2 to 3 months after chemo has been completed.