had gotten that surgery in toronto I would have had HIV
that is not a true statement. That is only speculation. And a scare tatic to think getting blood transfusions are bad.
When you had your surgery done in 1988 the blood was tested. Also it was tested in 1994, but obviously some people are not honest about their history, especially medical history, and people still get transmittable diseases from blood transfusions. Should that mean we should avoid blood transfusions, even when life threatening, because we may get a disease from blood? Should we pull all our teeth because we may get dental carries?
The symbol for life is NOT more important than life itself.
Joy