Giving Blood.

[Sophie123]

Does anyone on here give blood??

I went today for the second time, i failed though.
They got the test bag out of me, but then when it came to filling the main bag, i just wouldnt bleed, even though they had a huge needle in my vein.

A second nurse came over to try and encourage it to bleed, she was wrigling the needle round like mad, i could feel my vein moving it was odd.

Now i have a huge bruise and i look like a junkie =[
and i didnt even get the natural high you get when youve donated.

[MrHouston]

I'd faint if I gave blood tbh

[Barry123]

my sister and mother do it. I went and before they'd even got my near the bad I fainted.


discovered I go gay around blood. not cool.

[Predator_R32]

no but i really should tbh

i dont like tea, but the lye down sounds good to me :p

[Sammy-Boy]

I did faint when I gave blood! Felt like I was giving a good service though

[Sophie123]

Its not that bad tbh, im the biggest puff out.
Its uncomfortable, but they keep the bag of blood out of your sight.

My only mistake really was looking at the needle once it was in, i swear it was the size of a straw!!

[Sophie123]

no but i really should tbh

i dont like tea, but the lye down sounds good to me :p

They advise cold drinks are better than tea, because they hydrate you quicker.

I decided to go because id expect there to be blood availible should i ever need it, so i should give it for other people =]

[Sammy-Boy]

I hate needles anyway. Can remeber havin my TB jab done in school makes me cringe just thinking about it

[Sophie123]

I hate needles anyway. Can remeber havin my TB jab done in school makes me cringe just thinking about it

haha, i remember mine, i felt the needle scrape on my bone :n: lol

[OLLYVTS]

No i never had.

I should really.

[Jacko]

My aids prevents me making a living this way....

[Kitson]

I would give blood if i could :(.
Tablets dont go down well with blood donation haha.

[Sophie123]

some of the questions they ask you are quite funny.

- Have you ever accepted drugs or money as payment for sex?
- Have you ever slept with anyone who has?
- Have you been in sexual contact with a man that has had anal or oral sex with another man?

Some examples for you.

[Sammy-Boy]

God that will get some people started :D

[Mattt-VTR]

I am on the organ donor register thingy, i am donating my kidneys when i go to heaven!

[dinga]

not allowed a hot drink the first time.can make you flush givin you a light head.prone to fainting.2nd time tea or coffee and biscuits.some people are naturally bad/slow bleeders.
needles arnt really that big and doctors have done it a million times rarely have to hunt for a vein.compared to your nurse at the std clinic that can leave you like a pin cushion !
ive been givin 17 years now,they allways found vein first time and never been left with a bruise.worst part is ripping the plaster off afterwards !
ive just put myself on the bone marrow register too the test can be done same time as givin your donation.
only 7% of the population donate providing for 100% of the population.
a bit selfish not to i think,for those that can but choose not to donate.
blood only lasts 5 days.maybe you should take a moment to think about if/when you or your family or loved ones may be in need of some.
that has to be my longest post to date.rant over !

[Sophie123]

It was really strange, the first time i gave was in May, and the blood came out fine.
Today, my body just wasnt letting it out! They were twisting the needle around which is why i bruised so badly. I didnt bruise last time at all.

I was actually really disappointed that they had to give up, because they said the needle was in properly and it was a good vein, they just couldnt understand it.
Its annoyig because i still have to wait 16 weeks until i can give again, even though i didnt give the full amount!

Ive wanted to give since i was 18, but i only ever found ut about when the sessions were in the area after they had been.

Ill try again though when i can =]

Im still undecided about weather or not to get on the organ donor list and bone marrow.
I know i should, because id expect it to be there should i, or anyone i know, need it =]

[Viper]

im not allowed to do it.

which in a way for me is lucky, because i fecking hate needles :(

[evans1089]

my grandad got his crystal bowl few months ago for 75 pints over so many years bless him!
I'm starting to when its next in my area! :y:

[djrem]

My friends a weirdo vampire person thing

That puts her on my list ofpeople that cant find out im a donor, she'll take it as a free lunch.

Much respect to all blood donors though.
Without you, i'd be dead tbh.

[CazLad]

iv given blood, keep meaning to go for the second time but never get round to it.
hope I dont get the same thing as you Sophie,
you still going to keep trying?

[kenny]

if i didnt hate needles as much as i do i would deffo be giving blood. respect to the people that do give blood :y:

[Kte]

I keep on meaning to go when they do it at work but I always forget, no doubt there will be another one coming up soon so i'll make an extra effort.

[neilandhisvtr]

got my 3rd time coming up in a couple weeks.

piece of piss really, just make sure youve eaten properly before hand and you should be alright. first time i had and was fine afterwards, second time i hadnt and felt sick after.

i fill the bag really quick too, which is good apparently..?

[neilandhisvtr]

for those wanting more info - http://www.blood.co.uk/

[Sophie123]

iv given blood, keep meaning to go for the second time but never get round to it.
hope I dont get the same thing as you Sophie,
you still going to keep trying?

Yes ill be going back next time im due which isnt until January.
It wasnt overly painful at the time, my arm is still aching today though, and my vein is visable all the way up my arm which it wasnt before!

[pjm300]

think ive done about 8 so far

never had a problem

[scammell-29]

some of the questions they ask you are quite funny.

- Have you ever accepted drugs or money as payment for sex?
- Have you ever slept with anyone who has?
- Have you been in sexual contact with a man that has had anal or oral sex with another man?

Some examples for you.

My answer to the second one would be, if i knew they had i wouldnt have slept with them... lol

And as for the 3rd one, if your a woman, itd probably be the same answer i guess?

Wonder what donations are like in Brighton

[Yates]

never got a high from doing it, jus tenjoy a biscuit and glass of juice after...

done it loads bout 15 times, havent done it since i have been in navy, cant give it with some of the injections ive had, and ive been out country for longer than 6 months and visited africa and south america, so have to wait 6 months, which means i still cant do it

defo a worth while thing and hope that somewhere ive helped save someone

[Sophie123]

I had a milkyway and some lemon squash :y:
and i didnt get the natural high i felt last time because i didnt give the full amount, so i dunno what they will do with what i did give?

[Yates]

got my 3rd time coming up in a couple weeks.

piece of piss really, just make sure youve eaten properly before hand and you should be alright. first time i had and was fine afterwards, second time i hadnt and felt sick after.

i fill the bag really quick too, which is good apparently..?

i fill it really quick as well

do you do the hand movements to help it flow? i open and close my hands as if i had something inside of it, nurse lent over once and i wasnt looking squeezed her boob, she went red i just went 'perks of giving blood eh' she went redder than my blood...

[Sophie123]

Who neg repped me and called me a wimp for this thread??!
Could of left your name.

[Mitchell]

nice thing to do but im too scared of needlez

[Yates]

i slept with prostitutes in brazil, i wonder if i have to wait longer than 6 months

[bullit]

unfortunatley im a johovar

[Graham]

Giving bloods one of them things I wanna do in life before I turn 40 but I duno if I'll ever have the guts to do it!

[GirlRacerSian]

ive just put myself on the bone marrow register too the test can be done same time as givin your donation.
only 7% of the population donate providing for 100% of the population.
a bit selfish not to i think,for those that can but choose not to donate.
blood only lasts 5 days.

Blood can actually be used after 7 days,having a bone marrow done is so fooking painful and i'm not talking about the blood test one either.
I sadly can't give blood,as i've had too many blood,platelets and a stem cell transplant too.But ppl who give blood should be really proud of themselfs.
:clapping:

[pjm300]

Giving bloods one of them things I wanna do in life before I turn 40 but I duno if I'll ever have the guts to do it!

go do it, its really not that bad lol

[Sophia_Bush]

my blood is no good im no way near healthy enough

[pjm300]

my blood is no good im no way near healthy enough


weirdo :P

(money?)

[Sophia_Bush]

weirdo :P

(money?)

shall in in your gheypal on ze 12th

[pjm300]

garr thats ages ;)

[bullit]

Blood can actually be used after 7 days,having a bone marrow done is so fooking painful and i'm not talking about the blood test one either.
I sadly can't give blood,as i've had too many blood,platelets and a stem cell transplant too.But ppl who give blood should be really proud of themselfs.
:clapping:

"pats self on back"

[CoolC]

I was going to go with my sister, but you have kinda put me off with your first post :(

[Clouds_mate]

some of the questions they ask you are quite funny.

- Have you ever accepted drugs or money as payment for sex?
- Have you ever slept with anyone who has?
- Have you been in sexual contact with a man that has had anal or oral sex with another man?

Some examples for you.

Thats me out on all cases.

Mother leckie does it. I dont think i have good blood anyway.

[danzman1991]

I keep meaning to..

(Most over used phrase at the pearly gates)

[titchster]

I'd faint at the sight of the needle tbh. And that aint exaggerating.