Poll: Are you a blood donor?

[bleh002]

I only started donating blood last year when we had a drive at work and my friend was organizing it. Still, I feel it's important to do and I try to do it as often as I can. I'm coming up on my 6th donation of B negative. I really wish I could go as frequently as other people do, but I have issues with my iron and have to work a little harder to keep it high enough for me to be eligible.

 

[Cheery Lunatic]

I was born in London during the Mad Cow craze, so apparently I'll never be allowed to give blood.

So unless I find my birth certificate, or get in a car accident (or something to that degree), I'll never know for sure my blood type.

 

[bleh002]

I was born in London during the Mad Cow craze, so apparently I'll never be allowed to give blood.

So unless I find my birth certificate, or get in a car accident (or something to that degree), I'll never know for sure my blood type.

Can't you just go to get tested and find out? It doesn't take a lot of blood to know what your blood type is.

 

[Cheery Lunatic]

Can't you just go to get tested and find out? It doesn't take a lot of blood to know what your blood type is.

Yeah, I asked my doctor that. They're not equipped to do things like finding blood types, and I'm not about to go to a top-rate hospital and pay 150 dollars just to find out what blood type I am. D:

 

[Larmo]

Yes, I gave blood a few days ago actually.

As did I. Although, since I'm O+, I have to give a double-red cell thing and for some reason, it makes a 200lbs guy like me a little light-headed...

I did that once (double red) they didn't tell me it made you cold, don't get light headed tho so its a plus.

I didn't get too cold, but then again, that might have to do with the fact that the room was essentially broiling. I wasn't really paying too much attention to what the double red does, so if anyone here is an RD or MD or some other medical professional, I'm all ears

To my understanding its good for infants who need blood transfusions is what its primarily used for.

 

[Venatio]

I gave a double platelet pack which means I wasn't allowed to do it for four months, which really sucks because the ladies who suck out my blood are really nice and I generally enjoy it.

Plus, free soda!

I'm due in June on the 8th, cant wait!

 

[Hargrimm]

Too young, though not for long. 6 months to be precise.

I used to, but after tattoos, Iraq, Korea, and radiation poisoning, my bloods pretty much no good for the next few years.

How did that happen?

 

[TimeLord]

Yup. O+. Can be given to anyone with a rhesus-positive blood type, wahey!

Wahey! O+ here too!

*Blood Brothers high five*

 

[Anthropaphagi]

Yup, I've got AB-, so I try to look out for my fellow AB's.

 

[Bellvedere]

No, I'm anaemic. It also let's me get extensions for uni assignments. And makes me really sleepy and lethargic. Which is my favourite state.

 

[DefunctTheory]

Too young, though not for long. 6 months to be precise.

I used to, but after tattoos, Iraq, Korea, and radiation poisoning, my bloods pretty much no good for the next few years.

How did that happen?

A combination of microwave dishes, uranium exposure, and a wonderful thing called radio jammers.

 

[Valksy]

Tried to once.

I take a fair amount of prescription meds and rang the donation people to see if I could still be of use. They told me to come along to a donation session, that my blood could still be useful, that they could use the plasma if not the whole blood.

So like a good citizen I showed up, queued for something like two hours, got poked to make sure I wasn't anaemic, got taken aside for the interview that all first time donors give and then got tossed out because I took medication.

If they can't make their frakkin mind up about who can and who cannot give blood then I won't waste my time again.

 

[Hargrimm]

Too young, though not for long. 6 months to be precise.

I used to, but after tattoos, Iraq, Korea, and radiation poisoning, my bloods pretty much no good for the next few years.

How did that happen?

A combination of microwave dishes, uranium exposure, and a wonderful thing called radio jammers.

Whoa, gotta watch out for those microwave dishes man .

 

[catalyst8]

No. Tattoos make my blood high risk.

You can still donate a few months after your most recent tattoo. As far as I'm aware New Zealand relies on donors just as much as Great Britain to supply its health service with blood for transfusions & medical research.

Without people willing to donate blood anyone you know who's ever needed a blood transfusion (so anyone who's ever undergone serious surgery) would probably be dead.

 

[Jark212]

Yes I go in every three months, free juice and snacks what's not to love??? They really need me for donations due to my O+ blood type...

 

[Newkenyanguy]

I would love to give blood as im old enoguh and have a rare blood type (AB) but I cant due to my weight.

 

[Midnight Voyager]

I would love to, but they don't want my blood. I'm on a lot of medication... I don't know how that would affect things. But the big problem: They ask if I have recently had sinusitis. I have never got past that question, because the answer is always "probably yes."

 

[Stu1701]

I intended to once, but I had been awake for about three days and when I mentioned that they wouldn't let me. I intended to go again (having had more sleep) but I never seem to find the time.

 

[luke10123]

Yup! Donated yesterday but they seem more interested in converting me to a platelet doner.