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giving blood
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Stormkeeper said on February 23, 2003 21:54:
Are you guys doing this? I gave blood second time in my life on Friday. I almost feel like good Samaritan.
roxlad said on February 23, 2003 22:24:
I’m not sure if I can.... my mum had TB when she was little...
LittleSpooky said on February 24, 2003 00:21:
Laddie: Go to your local clinic and get tested. I think you should still be able to. Or, if not, you are TB positive and only a carrier.
pardek said on February 24, 2003 12:26:
i go regularly; this is really a good thing and it’s soo easy & u get free food too ;-)
roxlad said on February 24, 2003 14:55:
@LS I was tested long time ago and I’m negative, no problems at all but you know they are a bit selective when it comes to blood.
big-little-girl said on February 24, 2003 18:53:
Yes I’m doin’ this for 9 years since I turned 18!
Hopefully I infected other people with the “R-Virus” (Roxette-Addiction!!)! ;o)
I think it’s important, so if you physically able to do so, please do it! Maybe someday you’ll come into the situation when you need blood yourself, then you’ll be happy to get it! And if nobody does it, than it’s gonna be pretty hard...!
By the way: Where else can you lose 0,5 kg in only 5 minutes? ;o)
LittleSpooky said on February 24, 2003 23:04:
Then there’s no problem for you to give blood at the local clininc :o)
Mfan28179-Jason said on February 26, 2003 06:26:
I used to a few years back. I gave it like 4 times, but that was when I was in school/college. I guess I’ve been too lazy. Maybe if I can get someone to go with me I will start going again. :)
ally77 said on February 26, 2003 20:27:
This is spooky....... only a few days ago I was on the website about UK donations to find out where my nearest doner centre. My mum had to have 3 units of blood in November last years when she was sick, so I thought I would make a donation. I am going next week... wish me luck!!... I tell you how it goes!
sweet_stalker57 said on February 28, 2003 01:58:
with all the crack hos I have banged???
not a chance!
Aaso said on March 2, 2003 21:17:
2 Little Spooky... Would you plz tell me about your job??
I give blood once in every 2 or 3 days. Cause my Blood group is O positive and it can be used for a kind of test in LAB. ( ASO test) and I am the only one in lab who got O positive and it’s my job when there is no blood to do the test!!!
harriej said on March 2, 2003 21:32:
No, I even doný know what blood-type I have.
I only know that it is red.
Santi said on March 3, 2003 18:22:
It’s very important to know your own group!!!! :O:O:O
Btw, I’m also 0+ :P ;) (1 of the most useful, the worse accepting from others :D)
Santi said on March 3, 2003 18:25:
LittleSpooky is a Public Transportation Service Provider in Salt Lake City :p
ally77 said on March 3, 2003 18:31:
OK I did it, today I gave blood it was fine no problem, took about an hour as lots of questions to ask, but the pint I gave only took 20 minutes. Cool I going have chocolate now for being good!!
LittleSpooky said on March 4, 2003 03:10:
Santi: Thanks *lol*
I have a bit of background in medical as my grandmother was a Pediatrics Registered Nurse, my mom was an Emergency Medical Technician, and an aunt was a Trauma Room nurse
ally77 said on December 14, 2003 13:01:
Come on guys... really important to do this... this time of the year blood stocks usually hit an all time low... there nothing to it, takes less than 30 mins and makes you know your doing something positive... ;)
Jud (moderator) said on December 14, 2003 17:31:
i don’t know what my group is either.. and I never gave blood, just thinking of it makes me feel dizzy and like fainting :S
I have just had 3 blood tests in my life and because i *had* to... and that was already too much, I just freaked out, dunno, I am just so affraid or sensible or aprensive whatever you wanna call it when it comes to blood... even when cutting my finger with a paper I have to sit down and close my eyes not to faint!!! I don’t think I would survive sitting there for 30 mins surrounded by other ppl plugged to the niddle ...
All my body-parts will go to sb else when I die, though.
MiracleMan said on December 14, 2003 17:37:
I got earned my 2 gallon pin this year, in June I think. I give regularly, and it’s one of THE most important things you can do.
LittleSpooky said on December 14, 2003 19:49:
My blood type is A-
My grandfather’s was A-
One of my nieces (I think) is A-
ally77 said on December 14, 2003 20:14:
@ MM, Cool.. I look forward to getting my crystal vase I think when I have reached 30 pints.. or something like that! :) awwww I am only on my 3rd!!
@ Judith, good for you, being an organ doner is just as important, you can save many lifes and of course you won’t feel a thing!! ;)
Jud (moderator) said on December 14, 2003 22:22:
yeah .. at least something I can do.
I know I am chicken, that I don’t dare to go, but I think the blood would even come out bad if I would go that nervous (shacking, pale, bout to faint etc)
but hej, I have convinced some ppl from my old job and friends to become donors and also to give blood, so well, at least I am spreading the word..
DaminehGessle said on December 15, 2003 00:19:
Aaso: Every 2/3 days? Isn’t that too much??
I am a B+. My parents are both B+ and my brother is also B+. So i guess we can all help out if one needs :D.
I have never given blood. I have been on different medications for a few years now and apparently you should be very healthy in order to donate blood. I dunno... I don’t think I can handle it very well.
Aaso: You know how in Iran we all know our blood type? Here, 1 in every 20 knows their blood type! Isn’t that weird? My roommate is doing nursing and she even didn’t know hers!
felicity-brown said on December 15, 2003 03:08:
I have been giving for years and always get a reminder for my next visit ...they want my blood as is 0 Rh-negative.
C’mon peeps, tis just a lil prick! ;)
LittleSpooky said on December 15, 2003 05:44:
D: Yes, donating that much blood in that short amount of time can be hazardous to yourself. ANY medical professional who took the Hippocratic Oath SHOULD know this.
MiracleMan said on December 15, 2003 19:16:
There are safeguards set in place to screen people out, and if you’re truthful with your answers, you shouldn’t have any worries about your own assessment as to whether your blood is good for the giving.
I don’t know how other countries do it, but in the US there’s a questionaire that you fill out about family, travel, sexual, and medical history before you go in. From there they take your blood pressure, temperature, and prick of you finger to test the iron content of your blood. Then they ask you another set of questions relating to medical, family, travel, and sexual history. They also ask what medications were taken in the last 30 days. Anything uncertain gets checked and you can be denied or approved depending on the drug. At the end, they give you a small sheet with a bar code on it, a sticker for safe and unsafe, and they leave the room and tell you to stick whichever one you think your blood is (safe/unsafe) in the indicated spot on your form. You then throw away the rest of the sticker-thing and they come back in and escort you to the drawing room (no pun intended).
From there you go into the actual giving part. It takes me about an hour to get through the process from start to finish, depending on the crowd. (There’s a bit of waiting for a bed, the prep of the vein, the actual filling part takes me about 6 minutes, then comes the finish & clean up, and then you get cookies and juice while you wait 10 minutes before leaving.
Simple and easy and well worth your while.
ally77 said on December 16, 2003 07:52:
Yeah MM, very simalar in the UK.. first time I went you go t a private room, lots of questions etc.. but worth it as you come out feeling positive!
MiracleMan said on January 23, 2004 22:43:
I’m off to the blood drive today. It’s so worth your time and is one of the best gifts you can ever give. Do it!
LittleSpooky said on January 26, 2004 06:05:
I tried this past Monday, but the American Red Cross has a rule that states that if you were in certain areas in Europe totalling 3 - 6 months (depending on where), as well as any of the former Soviet States and some African countries, you could not give blood.
So, back in 6 months I go to see if I can donate.
Santi said on February 23, 2003 22:09:
I don’t do it because I had an illness and if I give blood they would have to put it back in me... or I would be 1 month in coma. :s