Donating blood in about an hour

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  • DOSW
    DOSW Posts: 2,014
    in_hiding79 wrote:
    They told me because of the loss of blood....blood doesn't freak me out at all. I felt light headed and the guy caught me before I hit the floor. IT scared my sister to death! I really don't know why that happened....I got in trouble for giving because I'm having surgery on March 1st....You will be all right, there is a little prick and then it's all good!! First they will prick your finger...they check your iron that way..You have to weigh at least 110 or 115 pounds.

    Ahh, the finger prick. I remember that's how they tested my blood when I was a little kid. Bad memories of that, but that's when I was really little so it's probably not too bad.
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  • nfanel
    nfanel Posts: 2,558
    in_hiding79 wrote:
    First they will prick your finger...they check your iron that way..
    i don't know why, but i find the finger prick to be worse than the actual needle...
  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    nfanel wrote:
    i think they ask everyone to give platelets. :p they stalk me about that...haha.
    i give platelets, too...actually it's even better than giving blood because you can drink that same day since you get your blood back! :p:D

    Shhh, that was our secret about platelet donation. I gave platelets and hit the bar Saturday night. Good times. ;)

    You may be right about contacting everyone about platelets. But the lady who first convinced me on the phone definitely gave me the whole sales pitch of having a very high platelet count and the fact that I am CMV- (no chicken pox or other viruses in that family) which is rare for people nowadays.
    - Busted down the pretext
    - 8/28/98
    - 9/2/00
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  • DOSW
    DOSW Posts: 2,014
    nfanel wrote:
    i don't know why, but i find the finger prick to be worse than the actual needle...

    Damn it, I hate you people! :D

    God damn I'm a wuss. :D
    It's a town full of losers and I'm pulling out of here to win
  • in_hiding79
    in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    nfanel wrote:
    i don't know why, but i find the finger prick to be worse than the actual needle...


    me too....:p
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  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    I almost dropped

    I turned sheet white and felt faint but I didn't pass out

    Felt tired most of the day after that
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  • in_hiding79
    in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    DOSW wrote:
    Damn it, I hate you people! :D

    God damn I'm a wuss. :D

    You will be all right...I promise!!
    Let us know how you did...:)
    And so the lion fell in love with the lamb...,"
    "What a stupid lamb."
    "What a sick, masochistic lion."
  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    Solat13 wrote:
    Giving Blood is no big deal. All you feel is a pinch for about 2 seconds and then lie there for 20 minutes.

    Just don't watch them insert the needle and you'll be fine.

    I used to hate needles, but after donating a few times I don't even notice them. Then it turned out the fact I have a rare blood type and a high iron count and never had chicken pox that the Red Cross contacted me to be a platelet donor. It's the same as regular blood donation but it takes about an hour and a half. So now I donate platelets every 3-4 weeks.

    I just go in there, pick out a movie and watch it while hooked up to a machine once a month. I figure it's a good way to do something nice for other people and doesn't really take that much time.

    My man Joe, can always depend on you.

    I work for the Red Cross and I can tell you, the blood supply in this country gets dangerously low on a regular basis. That could mean the difference between life and death for someone.

    I too am PETRIFIED of needles. But, I’ve been a blood donor for over 20 years. I just don’t look. And SOLAT is right, the pinch lasts for 2 seconds maximum, you would be shocked at how easy it is to donate.

    Please, all of you out there, consider donating today. You will feel good that you have helped save the lives of up to 3 people in little than one hour of your time.

    Thanks to the OP for posting this.

    If you’re interested, call 1-800-givelife to find a donor center near you.
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  • nfanel
    nfanel Posts: 2,558
    Solat13 wrote:
    Shhh, that was our secret about platelet donation. I gave platelets and hit the bar Saturday night. Good times. ;)

    You may be right about contacting everyone about platelets. But the lady who first convinced me on the phone definitely gave me the whole sales pitch of having a very high platelet count and the fact that I am CMV- (no chicken pox or other viruses in that family) which is rare for people nowadays.
    oh, ok. cool. i got signed up outside of a regular blood drive. and as i said...they've been stalking me ever since!
    i've never had chicken pox either! (knock on wood...though i got the vaccine so i think i should be safe at this point!)
  • audiodave
    audiodave Posts: 1,623
    Blood freaks the hell out of me. No idea why...I had trouble reading this thread...

    I figured giving blood would help me get over it. It didn't really, but I still do it because it's a good thing to do. It doesn't hurt at all, and people are really nice about it, so just got for it. :)
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  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    DOSW wrote:
    Damn it, I hate you people! :D

    God damn I'm a wuss. :D
    Just look away...and think about The Terminator or something very masculine. That always do the trick. :D
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  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    nfanel wrote:
    i don't know why, but i find the finger prick to be worse than the actual needle...

    another one I've come to depend on. :) You rock!

    and me too, the finger prick is worse than the needle :)
    Don't come closer or I'll have to go
  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    nfanel wrote:
    i don't know why, but i find the finger prick to be worse than the actual needle...

    Same here. I know it's coming and fully know what to expect, yet it still is worse than the actual needle.
    - Busted down the pretext
    - 8/28/98
    - 9/2/00
    - 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
    - 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
    - 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
    - 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
    - 8/2/07, 8/5/07
    - 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
    - 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    - 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
    - 9/11/11, 9/12/11
    - 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
  • audiodave
    audiodave Posts: 1,623
    PureandEasy wrote:
    another one I've come to depend on. :) You rock!

    and me too, the finger prick is worse than the needle :)
    Oh i'm the same. Hate the finger prick much more than the needle...
    ~AKA Dave-of-the-dead~

    I don't wanna think, I wanna feel

    Dublin 23/08/06 Lisbon I 04/09/06 Lisbon II 05/09/06 Paris 11/09/06 Verona 16/09/06

    London 18/06/07 Dusseldorf 21/06/07 Copenhagen 26/06/07 Nijmegen 28/06/07
  • DOSW
    DOSW Posts: 2,014
    PureandEasy wrote:
    another one I've come to depend on. :) You rock!

    Yep, Solat13 and nfanel are pretty awesome people. (I met you guys in line at the Cornell show at the TLA, if you remember.)

    Okay, so now I gotta prepare myself for the fingerprick, and it'll be smooth sailing after that it seems. Gulp...
    It's a town full of losers and I'm pulling out of here to win
  • in_hiding79
    in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    DOSW wrote:
    Yep, Solat13 and nfanel are pretty awesome people. (I met you guys in line at the Cornell show at the TLA, if you remember.)

    Okay, so now I gotta prepare myself for the fingerprick, and it'll be smooth sailing after that it seems. Gulp...

    You will do just fine....:)
    And so the lion fell in love with the lamb...,"
    "What a stupid lamb."
    "What a sick, masochistic lion."
  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    DOSW wrote:
    Yep, Solat13 and nfanel are pretty awesome people. (I met you guys in line at the Cornell show at the TLA, if you remember.)

    Okay, so now I gotta prepare myself for the fingerprick, and it'll be smooth sailing after that it seems. Gulp...

    Yep, I remember and you'll be fine. It will go by so fast you won't even realize. Just bring your ipod and you'll be good to go.
    - Busted down the pretext
    - 8/28/98
    - 9/2/00
    - 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
    - 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
    - 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
    - 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
    - 8/2/07, 8/5/07
    - 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
    - 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    - 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
    - 9/11/11, 9/12/11
    - 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
  • Bathgate66
    Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    " Cause you don't give blood... to take it back again "



    fill up on the juice and cookies they give you afterwards before you drive out.
    nice gesture btw.
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  • nfanel
    nfanel Posts: 2,558
    DOSW wrote:
    Yep, Solat13 and nfanel are pretty awesome people. (I met you guys in line at the Cornell show at the TLA, if you remember.)

    Okay, so now I gotta prepare myself for the fingerprick, and it'll be smooth sailing after that it seems. Gulp...
    of course i remember! :)
    and you will be fine. thinking about it is much scarier than actually doing it. then before you know it, it will be over, you'll feel good about yourself, and you'll be feasting on the free cookies and applejuice. :D
  • DOSW
    DOSW Posts: 2,014
    Okay.... I'm off! See you on the other side. :D
    It's a town full of losers and I'm pulling out of here to win

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