Blood donors - show of hands? If not, why not?

[thecharmed01]

If we combined the blood of these two people the blood pressure would be... juuuuuuussssssst right.

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Wish you could, low blood pressure SUCKS and apparently there is nothing I can do about it. Least if it was high they can medicate for that!

[willytheekid]

I used to donate when I was young (at least once a year)
...and I was a heavy user in my youth

But due to having a bit of an arguement (year+) with cancer of the spine, & having most of my white blood cells & immune system destroyed due to the form of heavy treatment I went through....I am no longer allowed to donate blood etc

But a huge thank you to all of you that do donate....your generosity has saved my life more than once and more importantly...countless others!

[slofox]

I haven't given blood for quite a while. Wouldn't like someone receiving it going off their trolley now would I?

[neels]

I've been giving blood when I get a chance for about 25 years.

Have no idea how many donations, I lost the little book they used to sign when you donated, then didn't keep count when I gave blood through air force medical, so started from scratch again a few years ago.

They come to near where I work and ring to let me know, so makes it easy to just drop in on the way past.

Would prefer the bottle of stout the air force hospital gave you afterwards to the tea and bikkies from the blood service though..

[quickbuck]

I'm O- so they always smile when I come in.
My first donation was a few years ago when we did a ride with Slighty, and then ended up at the blood clinic.

It was an awesome day.
Ironically Aaron left his licence in the car, so couldn't donate

Somebody should organise another one of those.....

The blood clinic pops along to base every 3 months, and that works very well.

I personally went through a few body's worth some time back, and am now almost in credit.... There is a chance I will need it again one day, if not somebody needs it NOW! So as said earlier... Pay it Forward.

[baptist]

Not allowed due to being English and obviously having mad cow disease. FFS.

I do think being an organ donor should be opt out though rather than opt in.

Same, I used to give in the UK, now I have been told I'm mad or something because I ate some silly cow?... so my red stuff is of no value to anyone but me...

Still state I am a donor on my licence, not sure if they would accept bits of me when I'm dead either.

Wonder how great the risk of having and sharing CJD is? They must lose a lot of potential donors because of it.

[Akzle]

i'm not a donor... apparently i'm a mad cow since i was in yurp when them cows was mad, too...
and i'm probably something stupid like AB- anyway...

i think there's a diffrence between crux jacobs and mad cow... one affects cows the other humans and one can be transmitted by both but the other not...

something.

[caspernz]

Good to see the spirit of paying it forward is alive and kicking in a good number of youz!

And I like the fact some recipients have popped in to say cheers... I hope I never need it myself, but you never know huh? Touch wood...

[caseye]

Yep been a regular for years, lost me little green bo0ok ages ago and they lost all my records so instead of heading for the hundred I'm officially somewhere near the thirties. Still our first born twins were 10 weeks early and they got plenty of OP's blood for sometime, granted they didn't need much but hey thank God for those who did this then.
Hit a snag recently, OK the ground and broke me left paddle, now the drugs I've been on prohibit me for at least the next three months. I'll be back though.
I'd be on for a good ol Fashioned KB Blood Run, pretty sure they do still come up from time to time.
Good post Cas.

[Rosie]

I'm O- (which gets used in road accidents apparently) so I make an effort to donate regularly.

I'm a bit of a sook with needles, but you (wo)man up and do what you have to do.

Especially when there are free bikkies and lollies
And they gave me an awesome coffee cup last week

[fishb8nz]

I started giving blood as an 18 y/o and gave 3 to 4 times a year before emigrating to NZ as a 34 y/o so 50 + donations there. Continued donating in NZ until they found out I'd got involved with some mad cows and banned me. That was another 60 + donations.
Funny but I thought I'd given my last donation but got rang up on the evening of the last day before the CJD ban was imposed and told that I was ok to give another donation so headed off and gave blood at 8 pm - the cut off was at midnight. So my blood was ok to use then but not in 5 hours???
Fortunately, never a recipient of any blood, but who knows? Keep giving, people!!

[george formby]

I've offered but was turned down. I ate beef in the UK during & prior to the CJD scare. I'm a mad cow & contagious.


Explains a lot about my behaviour now that I think about it.

[joan of arc]

Me too. Was a regular donor for years, starting while I was school as it was a legimate reason to get an afternoon off. Then travelled to the UK and on to the USA where I gave blood regularly. What amused me about donating blood in California was that instead of cuppa tea and a chocolate wheaten you got a cold Pepsi or Coke and a huge slab of chocolate sponge filled with cream and covered in icing.

Now my blood is not wanted in case I am a mad cow carrier. I have often wondered when or if the ban will be lifted as there must be plenty of ready donors whose blood will not be accepted. Surely, there is a time limit

[Ocean1]

The blood clinic pops along to base every 3 months, and that works very well.

They still do that eh?

When I were a nipper they used to turn up in a bus every six months or so. There was always a young nurse taking details as you walked in. When you went through the curtain there was an old battleaxe with a blunt 4" nail and a sump pump.

[chasio]

I was a maximum frequency donor in the UK but am another who is not allowed to give blood here. FFS, when are they going to review that position? I would be maximum frequency here as well if only they would accept my B+.

And it was always awesome swapping pints as it made for a cheap night out.

So I presume they would be flushing all the blood from my organs before inserting them in someone else..?