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

[sil3nt]

Apparently illicit drug insufflation renders someone unworthy of donating blood. That rules me out then.

Thats just their way of saying they don't want any fuckwit blood spread through the nation

[Little Miss Trouble]

I used to, not allowed at present as I'm on daily pain meds, as soon as the docs sort out what's going on I'll be back

[caspernz]

Apparently illicit drug insufflation renders someone unworthy of donating blood. That rules me out then.

Oh well, at least you weren't ruled out 'cause of prostitution eh?

[EJK]

Question, what's the difference between blood donation and plasma donation?

[caspernz]

Question, what's the difference between blood donation and plasma donation?

Well, there's whole blood, where they just drain a pint of the red stuff. Takes 45 mins from walking in to walking out.

Plasma, they take blood, centrifuge out the plasma (looks like urine) and keep that, rest gets trickled back into the body. Takes 75 mins in to out.

Platelets is about the same as plasma, just slower. Not sure how long this takes, have heard 2 hours mentioned??

[GingerMidget]

The migraines are compunded by the numerous mountain bike crashes. The drinking is because I deal with people all day.

Unrelated drinking rocks

[rustic101]

If I kick the bucket my bits are going to help everyone else,
The anti-psychotics I'm taking taint the blood so I'm not allowed to give
Work is great for allowing/encouraging/supporting those who want to give

[SMOKEU]

seeing as you're from the home of aids you might not be able to donate

Apparenly the scientists in my homeland are trying to make synthetic blood. It will be pretty damn awesome when that does become a reality because then there will be enough clean blood for everyone who needs it. It's only a matter of time before it's a reality.

[EJK]

Well, there's whole blood, where they just drain a pint of the red stuff. Takes 45 mins from walking in to walking out.

Plasma, they take blood, centrifuge out the plasma (looks like urine) and keep that, rest gets trickled back into the body. Takes 75 mins in to out.

Platelets is about the same as plasma, just slower. Not sure how long this takes, have heard 2 hours mentioned??

They take the shit they took out back into my body? How? Do I have to drink it?

[MyGSXF:Me]

Yep

My youngest son (now 9.5 yrs) had a blood transfusion at 2 days old.. a very sick prem bubby

[caspernz]

The migraines are compunded by the numerous mountain bike crashes. The drinking is because I deal with people all day.

Unrelated drinking rocks

You have my sympathy for working with people all day. I just drive amongst them on the roads most days, and resist the temptation to post the onboard camera footage to some clowns' facebook page...

The best drink is the one I have at 7am at the end of my last night shift, cleaning the BBQ as I watch my neighbour go to work. He must hate me

[caspernz]

They take the shit they took out back into my body? How? Do I have to drink it?

No you just gotta keep still as the nurse fondles you...read it again you dodgy specimen

The red stuff, minus the plasma, is trickled back up the same line where they took out the whole blood to start with...

[Spazman727]

I give every now and then, not super regularly though cos I just don't get around to it. Last one was a couple of days ago.
Some of you guys must be tiny if they won't let you give. I'm 6ft and about 65kg an they've never mentioned my weight. My girlfriend is just under 6ft and about 55kg and they don't mention it to her either, but then she did almost faint the last time she went.

I like the little things they give you, like a wee keyring man filled with red liquid and you'r blood type on him, had mine on my bike key for a while until the 'blood' leaked out and turned my pocket red.

I think the main problem is that they aren't open on weekends, just during work hours, when people who are able to are... at work.

[Spazman727]

No you just gotta keep still as the nurse fondles you...read it again you dodgy specimen

The red stuff, minus the plasma, is trickled back up the same line where they took out the whole blood to start with...

Do you know how many time you have to give blood before your'e allowed to give plasma, or can you just ask to do it?

[caspernz]

Do you know how many time you have to give blood before your'e allowed to give plasma, or can you just ask to do it?

Just ask. Nothing to do with how many times you've given.

And I agree that the opening times can be a hassle for a normal working week person. I'm on shifts so I have the freedom, or should I say no excuse...