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

**caspernz** · 30th May 2012, 19:08

Originally Posted by Ocean1

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.

On a good day it's the other way around...

**nerrrd** · 30th May 2012, 20:39

Ashamed to say I've never given blood. Congratulations and thanks (in advance?) to everyone on here who has

No excuses here, I'm a wimp. Must try to get over that.

**Spazman727** · 30th May 2012, 21:03

Originally Posted by nerrrd

Ashamed to say I've never given blood. Congratulations and thanks (in advance?) to everyone on here who has

No excuses here, I'm a wimp. Must try to get over that.

There isn't really anything scary about it. The most painful part is pulling the plaster off. Just make sure you wear warm gloves if your'e riding there 'cos having cold hands makes it difficult for them to get enough blood for a haemoglobin reading.

**BMWST?** · 30th May 2012, 21:04

B- here,apparently rare blood types donors are over represented in the donor ranks.I been giving for years and years,dont know how many i went off the system for a while and when i resumed all the records were computerized and all my old ones were lost.I give whole blood ,there is no way i am letting my blood go through some machine and come back to me

**quickbuck** · 30th May 2012, 22:47

Originally Posted by Ocean1

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.

LOL....
They do indeed. Not many (if any) of the samples get refused for illegal substances....

All the nurces are very nice. Including the one from the UK, who ironically can't donate herself!

**placidfemme** · 31st May 2012, 15:04

I would love to put my hand up... but they won't let me, some shit about being too skinny... minimum of 50kg I think. Tried to lie to them once... nurse said "Are you over 50kg?" and I said "Yes", and she said "Ok, lets weigh you then" and replied with "oh... ok no".

Good on all of you that do!!

**Maha** · 31st May 2012, 15:09

Originally Posted by placidfemme

I would love to put my hand up... but they won't let me, some shit about being too skinny... minimum of 50kg I think. Tried to lie to them once... nurse said "Are you over 50kg?" and I said "Yes", and she said "Ok, lets weigh you then" and replied with "oh... ok no".

Good on all of you that do!!

Fatty...........

I lost 10.8 Kgs somewhere in the last few months...

**placidfemme** · 31st May 2012, 15:23

Originally Posted by Maha

Fatty...........

I lost 10.8 Kgs somewhere in the last few months...

If I find the 10.8kg I'm not giving it back to you

I manged to get up to 54kg at one stage, then fell to 51kg and held that for about a year, then got sick and dropped to 46kg in a week and haven't put it back on

**Little Miss Trouble** · 31st May 2012, 17:46

Originally Posted by placidfemme

If I find the 10.8kg I'm not giving it back to you

I manged to get up to 54kg at one stage, then fell to 51kg and held that for about a year, then got sick and dropped to 46kg in a week and haven't put it back on

Full leathers and a massive lunch might get you over the mark?

**vifferman** · 31st May 2012, 18:42

Whelp, I started donating blood in around 1984, and have only missed giving blood a handful of times since then, due to meds I was on, and for a year(ish) because of heart surgery. They gave me two units back for that. Well, actually, I had to buy the units, and pay to have my blood tested for type, and pay for the taxi to take the samples away. (If they'd just revived me, I could have saved them some time and myself not an insignificant amount of coin - $80 for the taxi, and a hundy or thereabouts for the blood typing...)

**slider39** · 31st May 2012, 19:36

Yip Sure do. I'm A+. They're always asking for my blood...

**darkwolf** · 31st May 2012, 20:50

Want to. But they think I might be mad or a cow or possibly both.

Does anyone know when they'll stop caring about that?

**BurningPlastic** · 1st June 2012, 09:34

Would if I could, but noone will take my blood due to too many years in the UK (BSE) and Yellow Fever zones...

Same reason I don't check the organ donor box on my license form - they wouldn't take them even if I offered. The UK part stops most of the world, and the Yellow Fever stops the UK.

**roogazza** · 1st June 2012, 10:39

I miss donating as of 7 yrs ago because of the medication I use.
I'm 'O' neg which is on the rare side and also had no impurities, used for babies.Referred to as 'baby blood'.
I think I was in the 1% that do that. Always got special treatment, even beer in Aust !!!!!

Had a 100 donation badge at one stage, but I was way over that.
Miss it, good cause.