Donating blood.
@Scrapper88 (5957)
United States
June 13, 2023 3:38pm CST
I went to donate some of my blood yesterday. Since it has been awhile since I donated blood; I had to ask the nurses about the medicine I was taking and if I could still donate my blood because of the medicine. I guess it was alright because I donated my blood. It has been over twenty years since I donated my blood last time.
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@RebeccasFarm (86976)
• United States
16 Jun
That is good it was okay with the medicine Keith. Did it take very long to sit there?
It was good for you to do so.
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@RebeccasFarm (86976)
• United States
16 Jun
@Scrapper88 Oh wow Keith that is quite a few hours.
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@Scrapper88 (5957)
• United States
16 Jun
Since there was several people ahead of me; it took longer to wait for a table than it took me to donate blood. It took around two and a half hours to donate blood.
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@Scrapper88 (5957)
• United States
14 Jun
I have heard that each pint of blood donated will help three people out.
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@BabeSays (8576)
• Mauritius
14 Jun
@Scrapper88 Aww that's so nice of you. That's wonderful. Doesn't it feel good to be able to help not just one but three people out?
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@Scrapper88 (5957)
• United States
13 Jun
I thought it was time to start donating blood again.
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@AmbiePam (85998)
• United States
13 Jun
@Scrapper88 I know they must appreciate it.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
13 Jun
Most blood pressure meds won't hurt anyone if they get your blood. I tried to donate last month and was told that the allergy shots I get each month mean I can't donate anymore.
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@Scrapper88 (5957)
• United States
13 Jun
I showed the nurse the four medicines I was taking. The nurse did not say that these medicines prevented me from donating.
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@kobesbuddy (75121)
• East Tawas, Michigan
13 Jun
This is very admirable, my mother donated blood every chance that came along:)
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@kobesbuddy (75121)
• East Tawas, Michigan
13 Jun
@Scrapper88 Mom donated blood for many years, she received an award:)
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@Scrapper88 (5957)
• United States
13 Jun
I think I will start donating blood whenever I can.
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@RubyHawk (99421)
• Atlanta, Georgia
14 Jun
@Scrapper88 You have to weigh a certain amount to donate blood. That’s what they told me.
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@Scrapper88 (5957)
• United States
14 Jun
I have not heard about being too skinny as a reason for not taking somebodies blood.
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@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
13 Jun
Yay. I have never donated blood my entire life because I always fail the assessment stage. It's good that you did.
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@RasmaSandra (74146)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Jun
Good for you for donating blood. All my life I have had very low blood pressure so never donated,
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@wendyy (33)
• United States
14 Jun
Awesome! Man, the last time I donated blood I was a recent high school graduate I think. I started because they brought a blood drive to campus and it happened inside the large basketball gym. I remember donating and felt everything was fine. Once, I was at the table where we relax, I felt a bit dizzy and tried to hold myself up but it was obvious something was not okay. I notified someone and was helped back onto the donate table to lay down for a bit. It was definitely a different experience. I think it may have been due to not having ate well earlier in the day as I donated later in life and the same did not occur lol
