I would like to find out if anyone else has any experience similar to my own. I am a former blood donor with a total of 6 gallons and two pints donated. The last time I attempted to donate blood I found out that I have some unknown type of blood disorder that gives a false positive reading on the HIV screening test used by the Red Cross on all of it's blood donations. The date of the last donation when I last donated acceptable blood was in June of 1990. In December of 1990 I was sent to Saudi Arabia with my military unit (Navy Seabee) as part of Desert Shield/Storm and returned in late May of 1991. In July of 1992 I was informed that my blood was for some reason unacceptable for donation. I later attempted to donate again in 1995 and received a letter from the regional Red Cross office saying that my blood gave a false positive test for HIV antibodies and would no longer be acceptable for donations. When I called their office requesting further information, they told me they really didn't have anything they could tell me but suggested I be tested for HIV.  I followed their advice and the result was negative for HIV antibodies.

I have also come across some recent information where there were claims that Squalene was used in vaccines administered to troops during Desert Shield/Storm and that it has caused one or more types of auto-immune disease.

So.... The question I have is would any Squalene or residual Squalene antibodies cause a false positive result on a screening test for HIV like those used by the Red Cross on all blood donations? What specifically can be done to identify what would cause such a blood test result? What might the cost of such testing be?

I have asked my local VA Health Care Provider for such tests, but was told they would not do it. So it seems any testing may have to come out of my own pocket if I want any answers.

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some input

Has your blood been checked for these?  *