Poll: Blood Doning

[Klumpfot]

I would, but I'm a thrombocytopath so I'm not allowed to. My platelets don't stick to each other as well as they should, which in turn means that it doesn't coagulate properly. As such, it's more than likely that I will need some of YOUR blood some day, if I goof up at my job or something!

 

[Custard_Angel]

I have a phobia of syringe needles.

I passed out when I had to get my last set of immunisation boosters.

So no... Its certainly a worthy cause, whether blood is for transfusions or medical experiments or whatever, but I just can't manage it.

 

[Viral_Lola]

I wish I could but they refused for me to donate due to minor reasons. (Lived overseas and my weight.) I?m A- too. Not super rare but it would be nice to have around.

 

[SonicWaffle]

But there's one problem. Because of one tiny tiny thing they absolutely refuse to even draw and test my blood, no discussion or argument, just fuck right off and never come back. Because I am male attracted to other males.

Aren't there people working on changing this, though? I thought it was on its way out.

 

[5mj7R7yf4Dwr3gdZyyu9PeGNwYjlNrjzuh3iTXQG]

Being AB- they suck my plasma out like a vampire. Was on hiatus for most of this year, but will be resuming monthly donations in 2012.

As with Douglas Dover above, they only take my plasma, but it's really good plasma.

238U

 

[SonicWaffle]

I wish I could but they refused for me to donate due to minor reasons. (Lived overseas and my weight.) I?m A- too. Not super rare but it would be nice to have around.

Your weight? What effect does that have on the quality of your blood? I never paid much attention in science class so forgive me if it's totally obvious...

 

[KingsGambit_v1legacy]

So any chance I can convince anyone on here to go blood doning soon?

You mean "donating" surely? I avoid correcting people's grammar/spelling because it happens, it's the internet and it's not terribly polite. I hope you'll forgive me, but you've completely mangled the word there.

 

[Viral_Lola]

I wish I could but they refused for me to donate due to minor reasons. (Lived overseas and my weight.) I?m A- too. Not super rare but it would be nice to have around.

Your weight? What effect does that have on the quality of your blood? I never paid much attention in science class so forgive me if it's totally obvious...

Yeah, Red Cross told me I had to weight over a certain amount. (According to them 110.) Like I said, it?s a shame. The last time I tried to donate blood was when my friend had an accident. The doctors refused.

 

[Matt King]

i would love, to donate blood, i really would but i have chronic fatigue syndrome so i'm not allowed to donate

 

[thahat]

Already donating blood 4 times a year. That is the maximum for males in Sweden, for females it's only 3times a year.

Only takes 10mins to donate blood and it's often painfree as long as the needle is inserted right.. Had a nurse poking my arm with the needle a few times and that was somewhat painful and afterwards I looked like a heavy user with spasms..

There are not enough benefits for me to go do it in Sweden.

How about this for a benefit; how would you feel if you or a loved one got in a accident and needed blood to survive surgery and there was no blood to be used because people don't see the "benefits" of donating blood.

how abou tthey just pay you like 40 bucks and if you need the blood you pay the damn 40 bucks extra. students would all but que up for it cause hey, 40 bucks is nothing to sneeze at if your young-ish..

 

[SH4DOWSL4Y3R]

hmm, if i wasn't terrified of needles (i had a loooot of tests done on me at a young age), then i probably would. although i think i've been told something or other in the past about me not being able to give blood even if i wanted to, so it's an iffy subject even if i was miraculously exempt from having the usual panic attacks.

 

[Robert Sanders]

I thought you miss-typed blood "doping", which is simply blood donation of a different sort.

 

[Pain Is Inevitable]

I would if I could, but I can't. Damn shame.

 

[Fieldy409_v1legacy]

Jeez, theres a lot of needle phobic people here!

Yeah I do it, been doing it for years. Dont see any real reason not to. Its not like it costs you anything.

Plus, I read somewhere its good for men, men get a bad build up of iron over time and giving blood can combat that. Women dont usually have to worry about that though, for obvious reasons!

It seems like if all these needle phobes were treated and they allowed the homosexuals to do it, there wouldnt be a lack of blood. Or at least they would have a lot more.

They should make it a compulsory tax! The blood tithe

 

[ikrit]

Can't anymore. Too Gay.

 

[SonicWaffle]

Yeah, Red Cross told me I had to weight over a certain amount. (According to them 110.) Like I said, it?s a shame. The last time I tried to donate blood was when my friend had an accident. The doctors refused.

Did you try leaving, hitting KFC for a Family Bucket, and going back again shouting "weigh me now bitches, I dare you!"?

 

[SonicWaffle]

Can't anymore. Too Gay.

You know, for second there I read that as hipster

"Blood donation? Nah. I used to do it before it was cool, but now everyone knows about it it's totally gay"

 

[SwimmingRock]

No you cannot. There are not enough benefits for me to go do it in Sweden. All I get is like... 40 sek and a coupon for a free sandwich

You get a free sandwich? Lucky! All we get is a handshake and a warning to not do anything strenuous. That last bit is why I don't give blood currently, btw. I work hard, manual labour 6 days a week (occasionally a seventh day as well, if there's a lot to do), so I can't really afford to be low on blood. Collapsing on the job is not a good idea.