Donating Blood

[morocco4ever 63]

I have no veins. They told me so. <hehe>

Seriously they are tiny and roll. I had a nurse almost pass out trying. Just as well since I am always anemic...blah

[Amby 490]

never gave blood. never really considered it either. maybe one day.

[Marilyn. 340]

when our first baby was born, they asked us if we could ask our family to donate some blood to keep handy in case our baby needed it.. I couldn't because I had just given birth and hubby didn't match.... but I was surprised that most of his family agreed to get tested to see if they matched.. even his brother who is afraid of needles..

[Amby 490]

I should expand on this a little bit. The reason I've never even considered donating blood is because I bruise really easily. I don't mind needles or blood at all. When I was 16 I had the glucose tolerance test and my arm was so bruised from the needles that I could barely move it for almost a week.

[Ban Hammer 12,837]

I should expand on this a little bit. The reason I've never even considered donating blood is because I bruise really easily. I don't mind needles or blood at all. When I was 16 I had the glucose tolerance test and my arm was so bruised from the needles that I could barely move it for almost a week.

so what about

[Amby 490]

never had a bruised...yeah nevermind

Edited July 24, 2008 by Amby

[mendeleev 67]

never gave blood. never really considered it either. maybe one day.

Me neither, until years ago when my daughter needed open heart surgery.

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

B- like my Dad. I used to donate blood until a TB test came up positive and now I can't. It seems like the Red Cross wagon is at my University every week getting student to donate blood.

[Muh and me 18]

i take too many meds

[Teacher Mark 53]

I can't.

Apparently if you're British you can't donate in this country due to FDA rules about possible vCJD contamination.

They barred me too since I helped occupy Germany in the 80's. Same reason.

Edited July 25, 2008 by WideAwakeInTheUSA

[Fandango 1,439]

I hate needles so I never did, but then a combo of a bleeding ulcer + blood thinners after surgery on my beloved grandmother required her to have 13 pints in a row. It was awful...her bp was something ridiculous like 40/15 and the color of her skin was transparent.

Without those blood donors, she'd have died that night. So then I basically would power thru my fear & I started giving all the time.

After my surgery, it was such a nightmare...my veins were collapsing all over the place and it was a horrible ordeal...I had to have IVs moved all over...my hands, my neck, my feet even...I got really sick with MRSA and needed IVs for months, also had arterial blood gasses drawn all the time (which are just hell on earth). I really was absolutely terrified of needles after that. But about 10 mos after everything, I was somewhere and they were having a blood drive and they asked me, so I fig'd it was for the 'greater good'. I go in the bus, the lady's readin thru the bog standard questionaire, and we're just goin thru the motions when she asks 'have you had a membrane transplant within the past x years?' and I'm like 'holy #######, yeah I have'

They turned me away, and I felt so fkin tainted, lolz.

I've gone many times since, sometimes it takes, other times, my anemia's too bad that there's not enough iron so they say no.

Edited July 25, 2008 by Happy Bunny

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

O+

That's my mom's type....I think she is a "universal donor"

O- is universal

[almaty 19]

I hate needles so I never did, but then a combo of a bleeding ulcer + blood thinners after surgery on my beloved grandmother required her to have 13 pints in a row. It was awful...her bp was something ridiculous like 40/15 and the color of her skin was transparent.

Without those blood donors, she'd have died that night. So then I basically would power thru my fear & I started giving all the time.

After my surgery, it was such a nightmare...my veins were collapsing all over the place and it was a horrible ordeal...I had to have IVs moved all over...my hands, my neck, my feet even...I got really sick with MRSA and needed IVs for months, also had arterial blood gasses drawn all the time (which are just hell on earth). I really was absolutely terrified of needles after that. But about 10 mos after everything, I was somewhere and they were having a blood drive and they asked me, so I fig'd it was for the 'greater good'. I go in the bus, the lady's readin thru the bog standard questionaire, and we're just goin thru the motions when she asks 'have you had a membrane transplant within the past x years?' and I'm like 'holy #######, yeah I have'

They turned me away, and I felt so fkin tainted, lolz.

I've gone many times since, sometimes it takes, other times, my anemia's too bad that there's not enough iron so they say no.

aw sister lisa, it sounds horrendous (ther after surgery part).....here is a cyber rose..

[MissStacey 1]

I admit I have never given blood- mostly due to the fact I usually had a fresh tattoo done.

I have no idea what my blood type even is.

[MissStacey 1]

I did pass out once in the hall of the Doctor's office after getting a blood test done. I had gotten a lot of sun the day before and I think it was more heatstroke that did it to me.