a vo2 max question

ednino
ednino Posts: 684
edited July 2013 in Road general
I've got an illness that's left me with a very low red blood cell count. I've got a blood transfusion soon that will fix this temporarily.

Is Vo2 max impacted by red blood cell count? So will new blood make my Vo2 max go up?

Im considering doing a fitness test at BW cycles Bristol before & after the procedure to see what impact it has on things like vo2 max, max heart rate etc...

thoughts?