Give Blood

**Craterus** · 08-15-2008, 20:45

Originally Posted by discovery1

ME TOO! I always give plasma though, not the stuff that clots. Seems anyone can have our plasma.

ME THREE! We are so cool, we should have a club or something.

But I thought being AB was pretty useless as we can only donate to other AB recipients?

**Gregoshi** · 08-15-2008, 21:10

Originally Posted by Craterus

But I thought being AB was pretty useless as we can only donate to other AB recipients?

Well, that makes our club that much more exclusive, don't it?

**Craterus** · 08-15-2008, 21:18

Apart from our plasma which is good for everybody.*

*info from discovery1

**edyzmedieval** · 08-15-2008, 21:19

Ironically, I didnt donate blood today for somebody else, I donated blood to be analysed to check if im healthy or not...

I usually go a bit bad after somebody takes my blood so I wont be donating blood any time soon im afraid. Plus im not a big fan of needles.

Anyways, excellent post Andres, and for those who can do it, please do. You will do a great deed without even knowing it. Great deeds are best unknown.

**Sarathos** · 08-16-2008, 06:00

I didn't expect any less of you Andres, I regularly donate blood thought needles aren't my friend either, I would rather take the needle than let someone else suffer.

**Motep** · 08-16-2008, 06:29

I had to have a blood test few months back...made me pass out after only 1 and a half vials. I jerked and everything...really nasty bruise...sharp pain for about a week and a half.

...Anybody know why?

**Uesugi Kenshin** · 08-16-2008, 16:14

Originally Posted by Motep

I had to have a blood test few months back...made me pass out after only 1 and a half vials. I jerked and everything...really nasty bruise...sharp pain for about a week and a half.

...Anybody know why?

Your body probably started to go into shock or something like that. Apparently if your body thinks it's losing a lot of blood it does that. I passed out once right after giving blood, they had just removed the needle and I was holding the gauze on the needle site, but I came back within a couple of seconds, didn't thrash about and was not at all the worse for wear.

Lying down when you donate with your feet up a bit may help, I've become light headed a couple of times, but that fixes it right up and I've never had trouble while doing it that way.

**Motep** · 08-16-2008, 18:15

Originally Posted by Uesugi Kenshin

Your body probably started to go into shock or something like that. Apparently if your body thinks it's losing a lot of blood it does that. I passed out once right after giving blood, they had just removed the needle and I was holding the gauze on the needle site, but I came back within a couple of seconds, didn't thrash about and was not at all the worse for wear.

Lying down when you donate with your feet up a bit may help, I've become light headed a couple of times, but that fixes it right up and I've never had trouble while doing it that way.

Ah. That makes sense. Thank you