Blood donation

[Drago]

Here's the CCTV footage of a recipient receiving my donated blood.


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F020aNi0wS0&pp=ygUXQmVjb21lcyBjYXB0YWluIGFtZXJpY2E%3D

 

[Toshiba Boy]

Off to give blood in an hour, so no cycling today.

O- which can be used for any patient, so I am continually sent chasers and reminders (do go every 3 months).

 

[Tashman]

Up to 48 from me now and just encouraged my 18 year old to sign up too.

Also made a stem cell donation 3 years back which for me amounted to just a very long donor day and a couple of nights expenses paid up in London town. I like to think it's all helped and do like to get my notification of where the blood has been used.

 

[PeteXXX]

Well.. A year ago I was told it wasn't safe for me to donate my A+ blood as my Hg levels were too low (123 as opposed to the lower limit allowed if 135)
Yesterday, after the time away from donating, I had an appointment to see if my levels were acceptable & safe for me to lose ⅛ of my blood..
Happily, with an outstanding Hg level of 157, I was able to make my 73rd donation

From now on I'm hoping to donate every 5 or 6 months as opposed to 3 monthly.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Gave blood today, apparently blood was slow and they adjusted needle to push it in further mid donation. There was a fainter at our session today, but I was fine. Busy and didn’t get started till 45 mins later than appointment,

 

[wiggydiggy]

I've got my first appointment in well over 10 years tomorrow, I originally stopped as they stopped sending the mobile van out to near work. This time I had to match it with a rare visit to the office so I can go to the one in town.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Gave blood today, apparently blood was slow and they adjusted needle to push it in further mid donation. There was a fainter at our session today, but I was fine. Busy and didn’t get started till 45 mins later than appointment,

I fainted at it once - I put it down to it being morning and I didn;t used to eat much for breakfast in those days

It was a group from work and you were put on a trolley next to someone else - top and tail arrangement

The rest of our group reckoned it was due to the socks of the bloke next to me!!


not allowed to anymore

 

[T4tomo]

Well.. A year ago I was told it wasn't safe for me to donate my A+ blood as my Hg levels were too low (123 as opposed to the lower limit allowed if 135)
Yesterday, after the time away from donating, I had an appointment to see if my levels were acceptable & safe for me to lose ⅛ of my blood..
Happily, with an outstanding Hg level of 157, I was able to make my 73rd donation

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From now on I'm hoping to donate every 5 or 6 months as opposed to 3 monthly.

Shocking bike parking 🤣

 

[PeteXXX]

Shocking bike parking 🤣

It's a dead end.. I think I got away with it 😉

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I fainted at it once - I put it down to it being morning and I didn;t used to eat much for breakfast in those days

It was a group from work and you were put on a trolley next to someone else - top and tail arrangement

The rest of our group reckoned it was due to the socks of the bloke next to me!!


not allowed to anymore

According to the nurses, it's usually the big guys who faint.

 

[wiggydiggy]

As a new donor the questions and registration took over an hour, the actual donation itself about 10 mins. Was very busy which was good.

Can next go in Oct this year so I'll be making this regular from now on.

No tea at end, just a lemon drink, but I took 2 biscuits lol.

 

[bikingdad90]

Keep it up @wiggydiggy, I have just clocked up donation 25 after about 6 years and 4 times per year. My actual completed donations are about 22 as I got turned away due to low iron twice and once because I was in contact with an infectious child (hand foot and mouth). Couldn’t avoid the latter as it was my own child 🤣 who got it from nursery.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I am actually sat opposite a Jehovah's Witness from Sweden in my local restaurant as I type this.
Seemingly there is some big Convention in Glasgow or something.

I think I'll refrain from showing him this thread or that I have had blood in the past...

... But, should I go over and ask if I can talk to him about Cyclechat? 🤣

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I am actually sat opposite a Jehovah's Witness from Sweden in my local restaurant as I type this.
Seemingly there is some big Convention in Glasgow or something.

I think I'll refrain from showing him this thread or that I have had blood in the past...

... But, should I go over and ask if I can talk to him about Cyclechat? 🤣

They only really deal with religious matters

so maybe ask his what lube he uses on his chain??

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Can next go in Oct this year

Takes roughly 100 days for your body to make up the blood you gave away. Hence why roughly every 3 months max.