Are you a blood donor?

[Dreadhead]

cant donate blood for a year after being tattooed. so thats kept me back for a few years. and i think iv donated plenty to my surgeon over the last 4 operations that said would like to do it in future

 

[Hammock Hamster]

Well thanks to Stringmaker and this inspired thread i have just registered and am awaiting contact from blood donation people.

Glad it was brought up as otherwise i would not have found out about the changes to the time required between having a tattoo and being able to give blood again.

Hamster

 

[Stringmaker]

Well thanks to Stringmaker and this inspired thread i have just registered and am awaiting contact from blood donation people.

Glad it was brought up as otherwise i would not have found out about the changes to the time required between having a tattoo and being able to give blood again.

Hamster

Excellent; well done!

 

[Paul_B]

Well I started giving blood 6 or so years ago. Regular too until appointments came in. forgot to book one so got turned away after half hour of the session opening. Then with irregular hours I missed a few. Then I started back only to keep getting sessions on boxing day or bank holiday when I'm away. There's always something. It's because it's a small town surrounded with donor centres with more donors so we get awkward session dates I think.
Still, I'm on abt 25 donations. First have on my birthday after a couple of lasses invited me. Was definitely more abt trying to get into their... Well I'm,still giving but never got anywhere with them. I'm O+ which I got a letter from NBS T hat said it cld be used by 83% of UK population!!! Think it's worth keeping it up. BTW it is the common types they run out of most.

 

[chris_irwin]

I give blood but haven't for a while.

I'm in the Rhesus bloodgroup, or RhD+, which is Rhesus "D" positive.

The army bollocked me (typical) because D wasn't on their database, even though it's on my donor card.

It might be unusual, not really sure.

Liam

p.s. googling now...

p.p.s. none the wiser really...

I don't think that's your blood type, that's just the sub-group. For example, mines AB RH positive. Yours may be A RHD positive, or O RHD positive or whatever. But you must have a blood group using the letters O, A, B or AB. That's the way I understood it anyway...

 

[ol smokey]

Started at 18 and stopped not long after my silver badge , whatever that donates, but sadly no longer wanted as i am now retired and a gentleman of leisure,

 

[Lister]

I want to give blood as i'm O- however I have an extremely violent needle phobia, I have to be strapped down even just to be canulated so they can administer drugs/take blood. I've had a ton of CBT to no avail, same with hypnosis, it's just too deeply ingrained and is annoying as hell, that said i am registered as an organ donor so that's something.

 

[Urban X]

I used to years ago and then I'm not sure what happened really, moved about so much I guess I didn't keep it up or stay anywhere long enough to.

I have AB RH Neg which is quite rare I think but not in as much demand as say O or A, I've only ever met 3 people with my blood group but have never had a problem during operations afaik, probably stuck O in me I don't remember.

Not sure if the Meds I take now would disqualify me, I'll have to look it up now I've stuck some roots down.


Si

 

[Sideburnt]

I'd love to more, as I have AB-, which makes me a rare type that is a universal plasma donor. However they won't take it, as I have T1 diabetes. Even though insulin keeps my blood glucose in normal range.

Crazy NHS.

 

[Paul_B]

Giving this afternoon. Wonder how the hot weather affects rate of donation. I plan to drink a lot the hour before. It makes for a faster donation.

 

[MartinK9]

Giving this afternoon. Wonder how the hot weather affects rate of donation. I plan to drink a lot the hour before. It makes for a faster donation.

No affect at all for me.

At my donor session you have to drink a pint of water beforehand anyway.

On Monday it was 6 mins from getting onto the chair to getting off.

 

[Hammock_man]

Thanks for reminding me, got a session this evening. Since my daughter went to uni I have missed 2 sessions so must go tonight.

 

[Wayne]

I used to be a very regular blood donor for many years. Had to stop after contracting Lyme Disease must check if I can revisit the blood suckers.

 

[ged]

I'd love to more, as I have AB-, which makes me a rare type that is a universal plasma donor. However they won't take it, as I have T1 diabetes. Even though insulin keeps my blood glucose in normal range.

Crazy NHS.

As I understand it, being diabetic does not prevent you from giving blood, at least in the UK and Europe. Other things might of course:

http://www.blood.co.uk/can-i-give-blood/who-cant-give-blood/

Nip along to the nearest donor session:

http://www.blood.co.uk/SessionSearcher/search.aspx

 

[MartiniDave]

Yes, for about the last 8 years. I'm very lucky now that the Blood - Mobile comes to my workplace, so I even get paid while I'm doing it.

Dave

 

[Shambling Shaman]

I try to do the 3 times a year.

B+

 

[Sideburnt]

As I understand it, being diabetic does not prevent you from giving blood, at least in the UK and Europe. Other things might of course:

http://www.blood.co.uk/can-i-give-blood/who-cant-give-blood/

Nip along to the nearest donor session:

http://www.blood.co.uk/SessionSearcher/search.aspx

Thanks for the heads up. I always thought this was strange. I still get the letters, but the last 3 times I tried to donate they rejected me. Iron levels normal, no other complications or abnormal levels.

 

[santaman2000]

Thanks for the heads up. I always thought this was strange. I still get the letters, but the last 3 times I tried to donate they rejected me. Iron levels normal, no other complications or abnormal levels.

Might the reason have been your meds rather than the condition itself?

 

[Paul_B]

Don't forget it's 4 times a year for men now.

 

[salan]

I am one of those who can't due to meds. One of which I am on is roacutane.
plus others that they say any one of will reject me for.