Blood donation

[biggs682]

HG was 137 tonight so that was ok , but only managed to donate half the required amount tonight for what ever reason , they re set the needle 3 times and wouldn't try any more .

But next appointment booked for earliest i could get in December

 

[wiggydiggy]

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.

I will. Couple nice touches after donation was I got a text telling me where my blood went, and then today a letter thanking me.

 

[T4tomo]

dropped off a pint last night. Slight odd coincidence I donate near to home rather than usual near to work place, as they had early evening slot and I was was bang on the 12 weeks from previous donation. poor chap was trying to do sums in his head and thinking I hadn't had the correct gap. he then went to double check and sheepishly came back and said it was fine. I had pointed out that their own website had suggested that date so it must be fine

 

[Tashman]

number 49 done on Wednesday, number 1 for my 18 year old who made excuses to have all the nurses running around after him Hasn't put him off though.

 

[T4tomo]

I listened to an interesting podcast on this chap the other day

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Harrison_(blood_donor)

 

[stephec]

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? 🤣

My sister in law was ill when first born and needed quite a few transfusions, whenever the witnesses used to knock on the door my father in law always used to explain to them in a forthright way when he had no interest in listening to them, that and he was a catholic as well. 😂

 

[Homers Double]

I'm AB- so quite rare, I'm currently up to my 25th donation and do so when I can but listening to those in the +100s it seems my little contribution is insignificant!

 

[Fergs]

I'm AB- so quite rare, I'm currently up to my 25th donation and do so when I can but listening to those in the +100s it seems my little contribution is insignificant!

I’m pretty sure that your contribution didn’t seem insignificant to the patients that received it 👍

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I'm AB- so quite rare, I'm currently up to my 25th donation and do so when I can but listening to those in the +100s it seems my little contribution is insignificant!

I'm AB+ - not as rare but rare enough

which is why I spent several years trying to donate and never found anywhere local that would take me

then when I did they said there wasn;t enough blood in it and that started the whole round of testing and stuff for several years

and now I don;t think I am allowed to anyway

I did for many years when I worked in Liverpool - at least I did that bit