Blood donation

Yes, and when the time comes that someone in my family needs my blood..I would gladly give it to them- that's what families are for too.

true! and it would be more easier to look for a donor inside the family circle. because more likely you are going to have someone who will match your blood type.

You might find it useful sometime, when someone of your blood type is in need, whether w/n your family or circle of friends. :)

We needed the plasma cells from the B+ve blood group. This is common blood group in my locality and we still found hard to get donors. Thanks for the BR

Oh i see, goodluck on your future endeavors and I hope that your group will be able to help more and more people in your country :)

Glad to hear that there are actually groups of people who is dedicated in donating blood. Your relative has a rare blood type I suppose? My father is AB+ and we really had a hard time looking for a donor when he was hospitalized, good thing we were able to grab some from one of these hospitals, but yes for a fee.

Good for you! You're helping other people and you are helping yourself too. They say that it is also beneficial to the donor too :)

truly, it's a win for the donor and the patient, I agree w/ what youve said. it's best that you know your body's condition before donating blood, this way you know that you are safe to donate. dont worry there are still ways to help :)

It's okay, you also need to think about your own welfare. I do not know about that, men are asked to donate more?

Poverty plays a big role in the society now and selling of blood is just one of them.

I guess they check you too if you are fit to donate right?

they want to make sure your blood is good and you won't get sick after donating either

yeah, w/c is a right thing to do. so that if the one to donate is sick or infected w/ disease the benefactor wont be infected too!

Sorry, can you elaborate "I have a veins that roll"?

When the needle gets close to a vein they roll away. It's kind of like trying to catch a piece of mercury. Only a very, very good phlebotomist (drawer of blood) can get my blood with 3 or less tries.

Yes and if they miss the vein it would really hurt like h*ll! I experienced it when they had to put a dextrose on me during labor.

lol, just help in any other way you can. :)

Sorry to hear that, you've done your part before and now there are still manageable ways for you/us to help so do not worry. I wish you well.

hi hwg! it's okay, at least you are honest enough to admit. it is very important that the person is fit before the extraction and donation of blood. there are cases of infected blood here in PH that is being transmitted to the patient. there's more ways to help :) yeah, no selling of blood should be implemented.

yeah, and as blood cannot be produced w/o a donor it is really important that there are people who are willing to donate them

I haven't really figured out whether I experienced moments of rejuvenation in my system after every occasion of blood donation. I simply take the belief it does, but no proof whatsoever. Since I am ignorant on the medical or physiological processes taking place after blood extraction, logic (rightly or wrongly)has become my guide. Logic tells me that regular blood extraction must have some positive effect to the body, health wise. When blood is extracted the blood cells will instinctively work to efficiently produce new and fresh blood(?)running through the veins. This may contribute proper circulation in the system. I likened this mechanism to a river or any body of water. When it is stagnant, the water is dirty and foul. When it is running, the water is always fresh and (sometimes)potable.

That's right, good example there. There are actually scientific explanations about this blood transfusion thing and about its benefits would have to research about it though.

I heard so too, do you actually feel rejuvinated after? I mean any changes in terms of breathing, like you don't get easily tired or the likes?

Were you able to feel significant changes in your body when you donate blood? But yes, I heard that it is a healthy thing to do. But would like to know if there are evident changes like enhanced breathing etc.

Yes, giving it to trusted organizations would be my choice too. As I cannot imagine those fat money making hospitals selling my blood to unfortunate patients.

It is actually not easy, so one has to think about it before doing it. I had several blood tests when I was pregnant and a syringe of blood made me uneasy too.

There's a lot of option to help, and in the best way you know you can. :)

You right! We can help in many ways and I hope more people have the opportunity to help each other not by selling their own bloods...

we can help in many other ways, but if we can donate blood then why not. this cannot be produced by science, one has to give it in order to produce them :)

I am also paranoid about needles! when I gave birth to my son, I really wished that blood transfusion wont be needed because I fear that the blood might not be tested for diseases etc. Given that, I prefer to donate rather than be donated.

But sadly there are those types of people. If not for the money, for food. I think there are some hospitals who give food to replace the blood donated.