Blood donation

Are there any blood donators on this forum?

I just yesterday donated blood for the first time. I had been thinking for a long about going to donate blood, but never actually made the final decision. Sometimes when I had a possibility to donate I had a cold or something else that prevented me for donating, and sometimes I was just too lazy.

Then yesterday morning I promised to myself that I would go to donate blood that day, if I would pass my dogmatic history exam. I knew we would get the results of that exam during the day, and I was quite sure I wouldn't pass it. Well, I ended up getting fairly good marks on it after all, so I had no other option than going to blood donation clinic straight from university.

Will definately go to donate again when I'll be allowed after few months.


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Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 03/27/2009 07:02PM by villej.

I went to do it the other day. However my parents told me I had a blood transfusion when I was a little baby! So that rules me out I think! A shame because it is something ive wanted to do.

Also, apparently you can do it, go have a few pints and its a much cheaper night out :p

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL

i got given £50 for donating blood.

I tried giving blood, but they need to contact my GP as I had a heart operation about 20 months ago.

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Im @#$%& scared of needles so @#$%& that

My missus does it regularly though

Sim

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A few years ago I was told I was too skinny to do it lol !! Should be allright now, but bloody final year of uni is unletting in its persistence to rob me of any semblance of free time ( yes it's a bit hypocritical typing this in a forum during my spare time!!!)

I found it quite confusing that it's completely voluntary here, in most other countries you get given a bit of dosh. Not that it discourages me but it's just odd..

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I donated blood in August 2007. After that I was given 9 bars of chocolate ,a Snickers and a day-off at the workplace.
It was my first and last time I doanted blood. I found out that hypertension (which I have developed) prevents me from doing it in the future. After the process I felt as if I was stoned. It was as if somebody hit me in the chest with a hammer then I felt dizzy and started to see black spots. It was anamazing feeling, anyway. I would have done it again hadn't it been for my illness.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/28/2009 05:06PM by abdelkader.

It's completely voluntary in here too.
They say if they gave money for donators, that would make people to give away blood only because they get money for it, and that would make quality of the donated blood worse. Then people would give false answers to pre donation test questions, to be able to donate even though they actually wouldn't be eligible.
It's actually a law here that it's not allowed to give money for blood donators.

We can eat some snack and drink special coffees for free at the donation pace though.


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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/28/2009 05:15PM by villej.

I drank about 1 litre of orange juice before the donation, and about that much again after it. I had a bit of an uncomfortable feeling after the donation, but some of that was definetely because I had drank so much.


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Chet, that makes no difference, it's only if you've had a blood transfusion in the last couple of years.

the official leaflet i have HERE says that you shouldn't give blood if "you have received blood since 1980". But I don't think a blood transfusion when you were a baby counts because if there was anything wrong with it then it would likely have killed you. I would ring up and ask (helpline - 0845 7 711 711).

I do it. You get biscuits at the end. Win.

ive also wanted to do it, but when i was 2 years old i too had a major operation. i had 75% of one of my kidneys removed, but i don't know much else.

i guess i should phone and ask. always wanted to do that, someone may just have saved my life once upon a time.


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loque Wrote:
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> Chet, that makes no difference, it's only if
> you've had a blood transfusion in the last couple
> of years.
>
> the official leaflet i have HERE says that you
> shouldn't give blood if "you have received blood
> since 1980". But I don't think a blood
> transfusion when you were a baby counts because if
> there was anything wrong with it then it would
> likely have killed you. I would ring up and ask
> (helpline - 0845 7 711 711).
>
> I do it. You get biscuits at the end. Win.

I got me cup of tea and a biscuit even though I didn't give any!

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sasjag schreef:
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> Im @#$%& scared of needles so @#$%& that
>
> My missus does it regularly though


same here, they will only get my blood when im dead!

After getting a massive electric shock the other day, and being thrown across the room by it, I was pissing blood. Okay now though.

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loque Wrote:
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> Chet, that makes no difference, it's only if
> you've had a blood transfusion in the last couple
> of years.
>
> the official leaflet i have HERE says that you
> shouldn't give blood if "you have received blood
> since 1980". But I don't think a blood
> transfusion when you were a baby counts because if
> there was anything wrong with it then it would
> likely have killed you. I would ring up and ask
> (helpline - 0845 7 711 711).
>
> I do it. You get biscuits at the end. Win.


Might give it ago, got it in 88, been scanned 3 times for various things so I reckon could be safe to do it then !

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL

NickKK Wrote:
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> I found it quite confusing that it's completely
> voluntary here, in most other countries you get
> given a bit of dosh. Not that it discourages me
> but it's just odd..

There are roughly 200 countries in the world right now. If your starement was true in way over 50% of them blood donating was compulsory. How do you know it? In my country it isn't ...

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Iceman-Kimi Wrote:
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> sasjag schreef:
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> > Im @#$%& scared of needles so @#$%& that
> >
> > My missus does it regularly though
>
>
> same here, they will only get my blood when im
> dead!


They can have whatever they want when I'm dead - I'm a registered organ donor and carry a donor card.

havent bought a motorcycle to show I'm srs about it though

Sim

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Id like to give blood, my little sister wouldnt be here if it wasnt for blood doners. My dad does it alot, and hes always nagging me to try it, but im just that @#$%& scared of it. Weird, I can go have injections, no worries, but giving blood just really put the chills on me :S

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I've thought about donating my blood before but i've discovered sperm is more enjoyable.

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Vader Wrote:
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> NickKK Wrote:
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> > I found it quite confusing that it's completely
> > voluntary here, in most other countries you get
> > given a bit of dosh. Not that it discourages me
> > but it's just odd..
>
> There are roughly 200 countries in the world right
> now. If your starement was true in way over 50% of
> them blood donating was compulsory. How do you
> know it? In my country it isn't ...


Meh... /shrug

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