do you donate blood?

InternetLuddite said:
I donate whenever SANBS comes to visit in our office park. So a few times a year . How does one know how many pints they have donated. Never bothered to count.
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just ask them when they check your details , they have a record sometimes they put it on the sticker they put on that questionair you fill out
 
grim101 said:
No-because of needles.

Why don't Discovery that gives points and rewards for everything not make blood donation part of it. Can make a bug difference.
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I actually did ask that once. They can't, because it's not permitted to pay people to donate (in money or for-like things like Vitality points). I guess the biscuits, juice, and SANBS gifts are allowed though.
 
sandwitch said:
I'm a universal donor - Oneg - and I used to donate blood until I had a bad experience with a nurse who was angry with another nurse in the clinic and decided that was the perfect time to take my blood. She stabbed the needle in my arm and wiggled it around because she couldn't find the vein. If I could've unclenched my teeth and fingers from the pain I would've said/done something.
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I can only imagine, the last donation i did the nurse did something different to past donations and it was somewhat painful / rather uncomfortable to even move with the needle in, i mentioned it but said I would just grin and bare it. I wouldn't want to repeat that experience nevermind something worse!
 
I donated when I could when I was at school, since they'd visit there once every term, but I haven't since. I mostly did it 'cause you could skip most of the day's classes by donating (or saying that you're going to donate :p).
 
isie said:
like @Defib said Nonsense
look dude if you don't want to donate don't donate it doesn't make you a coward its a free choice i disagree but respect it., making up BS excuses that makes you a coward :cautious:
they ask what medication and if on the allowed list, they take your blood, if its like aspirin they take certain parts of the blood only if not on the allowed list they don't take.
I'm on BP meds and they take my blood i just advise them what Im on and if i recall the only thing is you must be on that medication for at least 4 week funnily enough the reason i picked up an issue with my Bp was cause of my blood donations.
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This is good to know. I am also on BP medicine and assumed I couldn't donate anymore. Thank you for this info.
 
No, but it's because I want to throw up every time I see a needle. Just the thought of a needle in my vain makes my stomach turn :sick: I've tried to donate once and it didn't end well...
 
TechGirl04 said:
No, but it's because I want to throw up every time I see a needle. Just the thought of a needle in my vain makes my stomach turn :sick: I've tried to donate once and it didn't end well...
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so don't look and think about pink unicorns.
But its cool, donating is not for everyone, I also fear needles, not sure why, 90% of the time you feel jack ****, must be some childhood trauma somewhere.
 
I do not,

I am diabetic.

They require a note from my doctor, which I am too lazy to get.
 
I just wish they can do it in Tygervalley over a weekend or after hours.

Instead they do it 2PM on a Friday. No one is going to leave work for blood.

Seems very stupid imo.

I mean I'm here ready to give blood and I'm rare, yet they don't do weekends.
 
They are based in N1 city where you can donate most of the time.

I used to go when they were in Stellenbosch and my wife went on the 24th of December when they were in the caravan park at Dwarskersbos.

Thankfully for me they come to work every 8 weeks as a lot of our employees and those from other businesses in the office park donate.
 
Yep, only have a few units behind my name, will do so every 56 days, fairly rare blood type so need to make the effort!
 
Thor said:
I just wish they can do it in Tygervalley over a weekend or after hours.

Instead they do it 2PM on a Friday. No one is going to leave work for blood.

Seems very stupid imo.

I mean I'm here ready to give blood and I'm rare, yet they don't do weekends.
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Same reason I haven't donated in quite a while. Always at a crap time and the last few months have been rough so everytime they come I can't.
 
I gave over 120 pints. Even did plasma donation back in the 90's. There you go every week, give 2 pints, they seperate it and put the red cells back.

I stopped giving a few years back because they stopped sms'ing when they were coming out into the sticks.
 
I think before I reach 44 year of age I should be able to have donated 100 pints. Not sure how many people can make use of A+ but I hope it ends up well.
 
I stopped at 28 on 55 donations, so no not in 10 years :(. They really hurt me and that just put me off
 
Yes, as much as I can. My blood group is unfortunately desired, and they want to empty me
 
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