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I gave my triple platelets yesterday, they've been low since christmas on those where I'm at. They said they haven't noticed a dip in donations when I talked to the phlebotomist, but I imagine that will change in the coming week. I'll have to see what things are like in 2 weeks when I can donate again. Assuming I'm not sick or something.
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It's a really silly question. They've been asking women now at my blood bank if they've ever had sex with a man who's had sex with another man. There's no science behind it, it's just homophobia and I ignore those questions. gently caress'em.
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Mar 24, 2020 13:52
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Depending on where you live, you can find actual charity hospitals you can donate directly to, rather than going through a blood bank.
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Mar 25, 2020 06:50
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Bleed you fucks. Bleed. Platelets for the platelet throne! Gonna try and donate every 2 till this is over or I get the rona. Platelets are super scarce and don't last long. They also work backwards, ab+ is the universal donor for them. So if you can spare the time consider a part donation, you get to watch your blood flow in and out of a cool machine!
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Apr 6, 2020 18:50
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MAKE AN APPOINTMENT A lot of blood banks are short of phlebotomists and heavy on walkins. I got to listen to them for 70 minutes deal with walk ins while being 3 workers down when I gave platelets. So if you are able to, schedule your donation in advance, it'll take some of the stress off the workers. edit: A and AN are two different things and I should learn to use them even when I'm typing bad on the internet. Also I think my gangtag is broke. Not that I don't love the random url, it's got style, but so would Gift of Life, RAIN OF BLOOD.
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Apr 9, 2020 05:28
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IMJack posted:The only Red Cross blood drives in Dallas are booked solid for weeks. So let this be a donation in good faith. Dallas has a local bloodbank too, same one I donated to in Fort Worth. Gangringo posted:I know they have relaxed restrictions for gay/bisexual men and people with tattoos, is there any word on if they will finally stop rejecting people who lived in Europe/UK in the 80s? I'm a healthy youngish person with O- blood and I've never been able to donate it because my mom had to marry a British alcoholic rear end in a top hat when I was a kid. I can't remember if that was part of it, but the FDA released new guidelines that touched on some of the travel and oversea blood transfusion stuff. Might be worth looking into.
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Apr 14, 2020 19:28
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Amos cookies all the way. I probably shouldn't eat after platelets anyways, since I guess the blood thinner they use gets metabolized? I mean, I should eat, but I shouldn't view it as a free snack. (That's how this works, right? Bleed a pint, eat a pint of ice cream?) Anyways, I rechecked and realize that I can give every week instead of every other week. There's a max of 24 a year, but I'll probably ask next time if they just want me back in ASAP and I can go lean the rest of the year when hopefully we aren't in a pandemic. Got myself scheduled again for monday though, so three more people can get my goony platelets. It's good to see everyone else bleeding, too. Keep it up!
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