Giving blood

[10sun]

is good for your community.

Do it.

-Adam

[Martrae]

/agreed

[Yamori]

In theory yes, but I hate needles and have the universal blood type.

Not good news for me. They'd just keep calling and calling.

[Darcler]

I have O. They call and call and call. But I give as often as I can. Though not lately

[Yamori]

Do they pay you to give blood? Or do you just get a dumb cookie.

[Darcler]

T-shirt

You get paid for plasma.

[Tuggan]

ive always been told, but never knew for sure. is it true they wont take your blood if you smoke weed?

[Darcler]

True.

Also if you have buttsex, are pregnant, have addictions, use any drug recreationaly...uh what else....there is a huge list you have to check yes or no to.

Then they take a small vial along with the bag and test the small vial. If you have diseases you were unaware of or something is wrong with it, they'll chunck it.

But you still get a tshirt and some OJ

[Tuggan]

True.

Also if you have buttsex, are pregnant, have addictions, use any drug recreationaly...uh what else....there is a huge list you have to check yes or no to.

Then they take a small vial along with the bag and test the small vial. If you have diseases you were unaware of or something is wrong with it, they'll chunck it.

But you still get a tshirt and some OJ

is tobacco or alcohol on the list of bad blood things?

edit: not trying to turn this into a LEGALIZE WEEDZ DUDE thread, just curious.

[Darcler]

no.

[10sun]

They don't care if you smoke pot, just so long as you don't do drugs requiring needles.

[Darcler]

If you have smoked pot in a certain time frame from then, you are not allowed, as the blood is tainted by pot or something. Goes for all drugs, which is why they ask if you do drugs recreationally, if you say yes, they ask when the last time was. If it was too soon, they deny you.

[Themosticles]

Traveling out of the country to places where Maleria(sp) is present will disqualify you for a calander year from the date you returned. Getting a tatoo or a piercing will disqualify you for a period of time as well.

[Martrae]

http://www.redcross.org/services/biomed ... 7_,00.html

Criteria to donate.

[10sun]

Traveling out of the country to places where Maleria(sp) is present will disqualify you for a calander year from the date you returned. Getting a tatoo or a piercing will disqualify you for a period of time as well.

Yeah, that sucked. I had to give exact locations and dates I was in each location in Central America over the past 3 years.

Took over an hour to compile the entire list and then they found out I had B+ instead of B- like I thought, so I couldn't do the double red cell machine and just gave regular blood.

I was also right on the border for staying in Great Britian for almost 3 months during the time frame the required. So I had to get my passport and verify =\

On the plus side, I got my motherfucking punch and cookies!

[Ciladan]

Good for you. Most people would have given up if they had to go through all that hassle. Your compassion is admirable.

[araby]

Yay! for giving blood! I've donated ten pints my whole life and I'm going to keep giving as long as my cells keep making it!!

[Ganzo]

I don't qualify...ever.
I got dormant Hep B in my blood that i was bor with, and while this harmless to me, aparently giving my blood to others might kill them.

[DESX]

"The national guidelines for blood donation are that a donor must be at least 17 years old, weigh over 110 pounds, and be in general good health. You should feel well on the day of your donation. If you feel symptoms of a cold or flu, contact your blood center and ask to reschedule your appointment for a few days later. There are many other factors that can make a person ineligible to donate blood, but these can vary by blood center. If you have questions, you should speak with a blood center representative prior to your appointment date. Some factors that make a person ineligible to donate include taking certain medications, some medical conditions, travel to particular countries, and tattoo and body piercing (for a limited amount of time). "

[Ironfang]

Last time I gave blood I told the nurse I go into mild shock when I give it.

She said it was all in my mind, I disagreed. When I gave blood, go figure, I went into mild shock as I usually do (minor chills mostly, nothing big).

Since then I have not been back as I don't particularly enjoy going into shock, and they make it so I have to book a damn appointment to give blood in Canada these days.

[Jennay]

Noone goes near me with a needle until I HAVE to when I'm pregnant or giving birth.

[Harrison]

Good for you. Most people would have given up if they had to go through all that hassle. Your compassion is admirable.

When did you convert from faggot to normal human being?

[Maeya]

As part of the major I was planning on, I had to take a lot of hematology classes, and one of them focused intensely on blood banking.

Really facinating stuff.

And Darc, I'm not surprised they call you often if you have O blood, especially if it's O neg, because then you really *can* give to everyone (unless they have an incompatible sub type, like Duffy, or Kell, etc).

However, unfortunately for you, if you are O neg, you can *ONLY* receive from other O neg, which is why it's vital that they have some O neg in the bank.

I do know that they try to preserve O blood for O people, and use A or B whenever possible, but if you ever get the nerve, I highly encourage you to donate, since O blood seems to be in high demand.

One cool thing though, if you are going to be going in for a major surgery, and know about it in advance, you can donate your blood and have them freeze it to give to you for surgery, so you *know* it's compatable. =)

Sorry to side track the thread... just really enjoyed that class and it was nice sort of thinking about all the neat stuff about blood.

[Darcler]

When I was going into surgery, the pre-op nurse said "Now, I dont want to freak you out anymore than you are but..." and continued to explain about transfusions. Anyway, I asked if it was too late to donate my own for transfusion, she said yup and I made a sadface.

I do donate when I can, when there is a blood drive around, I'll go if I am able.

I have O+

[Martrae]

Me too!