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Lima
Jun 17, 2012

I've donated plasma for the last few years. Donating is unpaid in my country so I have no experience with the sweet $dollars$ tho!

I assume you're getting hooked up to a machine that takes the blood out, seperates it and reinjects your red blood cells? My blood tends to flow rather slow too but squeezing a foam ball helps to speed it up. It usually takes about 40 mins for me to squirt out 500ml.

It seems like there's a bigger risk of the needle prick reopening after a plasma donation. I've seen three donors rushing back into the tap room with blood flowing down their arms :v: I assume this is due to the needle being stuck in the arm for longer than with a regular donation. Otherwise plasma donating is a lot easier on the body as you get the blood cells back.

Lima fucked around with this message at 20:08 on Jun 5, 2018

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