Just gave blood again, do you?

elmarko said:
The logic is applied unilaterally across the board.

I behave in such a way I want others to - it's that simple.

Most donations (such as the blood cancer ones & sometimes I believe blood stocks) are trading around the world - I'm signed up-to the Anthony Nolan register & if I get called to donate it could got to anybody around the world.

The entire concept of nationality is a fiction, one I don't personally ascribe to (except when forced by society).

We are ethically, but we don't because the governments don't care about that part of the world at the moment.

That's just a complex rationalisation.

The fact is, if everybody was like you, then you had an accident & needed blood - you would die.

You want blood in the event of needing it, but make no effort to ensure it remains - you can rationalise it as much as you like - but those are the facts.

If everybody in the world shared the same view as the donors in this thread, blood stocks would be brimming to the gills for all groups (including the ability to donate larger portions or blood to research/nations with lower O- stores etc) & the blood cancer registers would be saving a significantly larger amount of people annually.
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I wonder what would happen if all the money spent on staff and hiring venues and all the advertising and award stuff was spent on creating synthetic blood.

Personally I'd be annoyed. I'm on 20 donations and want to get to 25 so I get a new card and a cool badge. Literally the only reason I do it. I pop in the donation center, squeeze the blood out as quickly as possible (my record is 4 minutes 48 seconds) have a cup of orange juice and a pack of fruit shortbread then leave. You have to eat biscuits or they think you'll faint for whatever reason. Then I have another notch on my belt. The only reason I don't donate platelets is because I read it takes over an hour and quite frankly I have better things to do with my time. I am slightly worried my blood has had its DNA recorded by MI5/regular police though.
 
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Meridian said:
I just went back through this thread, and it looks like I never posted this:

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the 500 is a typo right? It should say 50? (congratulations for either)

Are you the world's oldest person otherwise?

I've been motivated to start again - I'm going to be on my 16th time.
 
Was just about to book my second time giving and have come down with a nasty cold/cough so am going to delay it, what I pain! :(
 
I just donated for my second time. The first time didn't go very well last year and I ended up collapsing in the tea and biscuits area after, this really put me off. However I went again on Friday when the mobile donation van was at work, it went so much better this time and now I'm really looking forward to their next visit.
 
RedMogg said:
Just a quick nod and thank you to those that make the effort to donate. I have severe von Willebrand's Disease (a type of Haemophilia), as do my 11 year old daughter (mild) and 17 month old son (very severe). Without blood donations, we would not have the plasma derived factor treatment that keeps us alive during trauma/operations/bleeds.
To date, I've had the equivalent of 1500 transfusions, so I have enormous respect to those that inconvenience themselves to give a little now and then...

Who knows, some of you may be in my system right now... (sorry!) :p
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my sister has this and my dad is a carrier. turns out his grandmother had it.

she seems to have been much luckier than you however.

No I don't give blood as I don't have time (pfft you say no seroiusly) no idea where the nearest donation point is when it is or anything. No effort seems to be made to notify people in this neck of the woods.

Might have a look now my lifestyle is a bit healthier :o
 
I would love to do this but one I don't like needles but my big problem is Blood ! :( I had op when I was 20 and when I was sleeping some how a drip needle come out my vain and it sprayed all over the room - lets just say after that I've had nightmares and now when ever I have blood tests or anything to do with blood it makes me feel weird.
 
Up to 14 donations now. Loving the new donor chairs, much more comfortable and saves me that awkward part where you used to have to sit up and swing your legs over whilst applying pressure to your arm. I partly donate as I use a heap at work and feel I should stick some in the pot, the recent record was over 200 units for a single patient (within a 24hr period!), that's RBC, FFP, platelets, cryo etc. but mostly donate to get to a new card, come on 25 :)
 
...and platelets again
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Will be a week later donating next time round. We're rolling out our new patient management system next time I was due to donate and I doubt i'll be allowed to get away early even if it is to donate platelets!
 
Went on Wednesday night for the first time ever at age 27. Arrived at the NIBTS HQ at Belfast City Hospital at 6pm as it's only a 20min walk from my workplace.

Arrived at 6pm but was only tested for my haemoglobin levels at 7.15pm.

Nurse who finally took my blood around 8pm was in moan mode and wouldn't stop asking why I hadn't donated sooner at locations closer to home/work when the blood vans come near.

Way to get repeat business.

Turns out I'm O -ve and it's valuable... so every 12 weeks for me if I can remember!
 
Did it for the first time about 5 or 6 years ago. Went in expecting a pretty straightforward process after everyone said it was a walk in the park.

It was awful. Hurt like crazy when the needle was in-situ, and wound up with a bruise from the middle of my upper arm down past the middle of my forearm.

Apparently, it can hurt more depending on the nurse involved, but I've been a bit too scared to try again.

I would like to, as I really feel it's something I should do, but I just no longer have the bottle.
 
No my blood is precious to me, every drop is needed for nefarious plans,

on the other hand I probably wouldn't be able to give a decent sample considering the medication I have from dr's running around my system
 
cheesyboy said:
Did it for the first time about 5 or 6 years ago. Went in expecting a pretty straightforward process after everyone said it was a walk in the park.

It was awful. Hurt like crazy when the needle was in-situ, and wound up with a bruise from the middle of my upper arm down past the middle of my forearm.

Apparently, it can hurt more depending on the nurse involved, but I've been a bit too scared to try again.

I would like to, as I really feel it's something I should do, but I just no longer have the bottle.
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Seriously, that's very rare. But yes, a bad needle placement is usually the cause. Unless you bent your elbow at some point after the needle went in. I fainted and got a huge bruise like that about the fifth time i gave whole blood. The doctor (it was a doctor putting in needles back in 1992) was a rank incompetent. I'd suggest another try, but it's obviously up to you.
 
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