Blood Run

**dawnrazor** · 5th October 2005, 14:57

Originally Posted by CaN

You may have noticed the Blood Run listed on the events calendar.

Come on people please support the Blood Bank and get a free chocolate biscuit.

Sorry buggy, can't give blood with STD's

Chocolate biscuit; bloody hell thats a bit off, in Ireland your given a lovely big bottle of guinness (something about replacing your iron levels, of which guinness is high in), only one mind you otherwise your likely to fall over very easily, ah happy days.

So no booze no blood, and something to do with the fact that I've lived in a country that has had outbreaks of mad cow,and my blood not being good enough for ya, I ask ya - I'm fine really.

**bugjuice** · 5th October 2005, 14:57

Originally Posted by WRT

Cant be that good for broken bones, never seen anyone take as long to heal a break as young Postie!

sorry, I forgot the tag - [/sarcasm]
it's poo, and is nothing but trouble. But used right, we can heal a bit quicker than normal. Just a pain to live with if you're injured. Postie had other issues too, but this didn't help him much

**Sniper** · 5th October 2005, 14:59

I just love it though that when I cut myself (it happens often) I take 20 seconds or so to clot up and Im away

**WRT** · 5th October 2005, 15:02

Originally Posted by bugjuice

Postie had other issues too, but this didn't help him much

Err, are you still talking about his leg??

Yeah, that poor bugger really did a number on his shin, eh? Nasty stuff . . .

**The Stranger:Me** · 5th October 2005, 15:05

Originally Posted by bugjuice

I have other things to donate tho, so I can make up for it..

Thanks for that, when we are not looking for support for the sperm bank I'll let you know.

**bugjuice** · 5th October 2005, 15:08

Originally Posted by CaN

Thanks for that, when we are not looking for support for the sperm bank I'll let you know.

see, now you're just jumping to conclusions..

**Gremlin** · 5th October 2005, 16:12

Well, to bring a very good thread back to a reasonable point.

Donating blood is a very good thing (please note use of highly technical language). Apparently about 3-5% of people donate blood, and about 70-80% of all people will need blood at some point in their lives.

The requirements they check might seem a little stiff, but NZ has one of the highest blood qualities in the world. Partly because they don't pay for donations and hence end up with drug users. New piercings are another factor to check.

As for waiting periods, depends on donation type. Whole blood (easy, and they can use it for multiple things) and you wait for about 3 months (80 something days). They take 470ml, and you need to be at least (I think) 16, and weigh more than 55kg. Platelets and plasma are something like 1-2 weeks. Never done them.

Riding afterwards: Make sure you have a good brekky, drink lots of fluids to replace lost fluids. After my first donations a couple of years ago, I used to ride a bicycle afterwards, and nothing happened, and I wasn't one who poodled either.

CaN: must check my last donation, but I think I'm due again on 14, so 18 should be OK. Apparently I'm currently restricted to which parts they can use because of a trip to Fiji... but I'm still in.

yep... you might say from the above facts I might donate quite regularly.

**The Stranger:Me** · 17th October 2005, 09:30

I still haven't had excuses from everyone yet. So expect to hundreds of fit healthy bikers there tomorrow night!

**SARGE** · 17th October 2005, 09:32

i pity the poor bastard who gets my blood....i dont have a blood type .. at last reading .. it was 40 proof though

**Back Fire** · 17th October 2005, 09:37

I would love to give blood, but I'm not allowed to

I'm british and they wont let people from there give blood because of the mad cow thing from a while ago...

**bugjuice** · 17th October 2005, 09:42

Originally Posted by CaN

I still haven't had excuses from everyone yet. So expect to hundreds of fit healthy bikers there tomorrow night!

i'm a winging pom.

**crashe** · 17th October 2005, 09:42

Originally Posted by CaN

I still haven't had excuses from everyone yet. So expect to hundreds of fit healthy bikers there tomorrow night!

My excuse is:
I ain't fit.
I ain't healthy at the moment - still getting over the flu.
I hate needles.
They wont except my blood for a certain reason.

So is that enough reasons/excuses from me to get out of giving blood.