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At The Back => The Dressing Room => Topic started by: Philly Q on September 29, 2008, 11:07:34 PM
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It's the Dressing Room, so here's a random off-topic "off-topic" topic:
I went to give blood today, and just wondering - anyone else a regular blood donor?
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i havnt for a while because of the regular tattoo work going on at the moment
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not a major fan of needles... i would be if it weren't for that.
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You don't even have to see the needles! :)
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I did it once, got a fair amount of internal bleeding and a very large painful bruise for several months and the nice plump vein they used seems to have disappeared forever. Sadly that put me off doing it again. :(
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It's a proud and noble thing to do - however, I'm such a wuss when it comes to anything medical...
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I did it once, got a fair amount of internal bleeding and a very large painful bruise for several months and the nice plump vein they used seems to have disappeared forever. Sadly that put me off doing it again. :(
that happened to my girlfriend the time before last.. however, she still went back and they did a much better job this time - no bruise at all
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Yeah I go regularly-over 30 donations to date.The only time I have stopped is when I have had health issues or, for a while when the who;e process took two hours because of their awful organisation (put me off a little) but seems to be 0K now. I would encourage anyone to go-doesn't hurt and you don't have to look and you get tea and biscuits after-what more could a person ask for?
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Yup, I'm a "20 something" donation guy. I hate needles being stuck in me, but I just don't look.
Makes me feel good that I'm doing something completely for someone else and not myself.
As the needle is about to go in and that little bit a "sharpness" (which is over very quickly) is about to come, I just think "this is for you" (thinking of whoever will benefit from my blood), and that keeps me calm about things.
My thinking is that if I can put up with a 1/4 second of mild discomfort, then that can literally help save a life then I'm happy that I have the opportunity to do that.
I have worked a lot in operating theatres in the past, and can visualise exactly how vital it can be, which helps too.
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I did it once, got a fair amount of internal bleeding and a very large painful bruise for several months and the nice plump vein they used seems to have disappeared forever. Sadly that put me off doing it again. :(
that happened to my girlfriend the time before last.. however, she still went back and they did a much better job this time - no bruise at all
Yeah, my brother once got a strange reaction where his legs swelled up! But no long-term complications. Touch wood, 21 times now and I've had no problems at all other than the occasional bruise.
As Hamfist says, it feels good to know you're doing something useful for someone else (a very rare feeling for me).
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I've only been once, think I will go again as its not that bad. I hate needles but as you dont have to see it, its fine :P My brother got a huge bruise on the side of his arm but mine was fine, though they had to do it on the left arm as they couldnt find the vein in the right arm at all :?
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Unfortunately I keep having to have hepatitis vaccine, and I keep travelling to malaria zones, and I was once stabbed by a junkie with a needle (I love my job), so they don't really want mine :(
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I went for the first time last Friday :D Been meaning to get around to it for about 10 years now.
Now I'm on the Bone Marrow Register and if I'm the right group, I'll be doing platlet donations instead of blood donations.
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It's something I keep on trying to do but failing
The last time was the most annoying reason though, I was booked to donate for the 1st time and 30 minutes before I was sent to another site to bring some failed kit back up (and the boss refused to wait)
Oreviously I have either been ill, or on meds at the time (though I also missed due to having had piercings (& tattoos) done in the couple of months prior)
I'm actually dissapointed in myself
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Oreviously I have either been ill, or on meds at the time (though I also missed due to having had piercings (& tattoos) done in the couple of months prior)
I never imagined you as a piercings and tattoos man, Rob, for some reason.
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I never imagined you as a piercings and tattoos man, Rob, for some reason.
Ha
Only 1 tattoo, but a reasionable number of subtle piercings (I decided to confront a few fears a while back and both needles & pain where a the list, it worked too)
Hence I'm happy enough about blood donation these days (if I can actually manage to make it happen)
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I don't think I'm heavy enough, :lol:
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You don't even have to see the needles! :)
yeah, but i can feel them... all the complications which have been mentioned thus far in the thread arn't exactly encouraging me either... o_O :o
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In the US you can't give blood if you lived anywhere in Europe in the 1980's and 1990's! That's stopped me doing it.
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yeah, but i can feel them... all the complications which have been mentioned thus far in the thread arn't exactly encouraging me either... o_O :o
To be honest its not even that bad, its just a little pinch on the inside of your elbow and it aches a bit afterwards for about an hour.
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As regularly as I can make it - we have a mobile unit that comes to our office every 4 months or so.
If it does someone somewhere some good then I feel that it is worth it.
I've never had any adverse reactions or bruises but maybe I am lucky there.
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I'd like to, but i have a fairly substantial fear of both needles and large amounts of blood.
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I'm not a donor :(
Sometimes i feel like I'm Tony Hanc--k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjKO3wp5VyY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjKO3wp5VyY)
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Why do people think it's entirely original to quote that sketch evry time they have blood sampled? I swear some days I hear it 5 times :x
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Why do people think it's entirely original to quote that sketch evry time they have blood sampled? I swear some days I hear it 5 times :x
I don't know if they think it's original, it's just "part of the language" now. :lol:
For those who say they don't like needles or the sight of blood, or are worried about side effects, I'd say give it a go, just once - you don't ever have to go again if it's as bad as you expected.
(Strange to be writing that - I'm normally the person who has to be pushed into doing the tiniest thing which involves any degree of self-confidence :oops: )
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not doing it. sorry. i know it would be that bad, i'm scared of blood too.
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I gained a dislike of needles mainly due to the nurse using a blunt needle when I got my BCG in school (it didn't help that she walked off and had a conversation while it was still sticking out of my arm).
It also didn't help that my dentist managed to stick a needle through the roof of my mouth (wasn't sore but made the most horrible popping noise)
Thankfully I have managed to lose most of the discomfort I felt around the bloody things, now all I have to do is try and stay healthy for the next session I sign up for.
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yeah - I'm very phobic about needles as well - other than ones full of glue that I use for doing repair work
I could never imagine being a junkie
Sorry about quoting the Hanc*ck (funny how they censor even that name) - guess it's just a frame of reference for people over a certain age in this country. Think people who quote it in surgeries are trying to deal with their own discomfort/fear in that situation.
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actually i don't think it's the needles i'm scared of, as we used to use them all the time in chemistry for transferring solvents and i didn't have a problem. it's more the blood thing, i think... i'm not too keen on injections, but i can take it without too much bother... it's giving blood which is the problem... :(
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You don't see the blood(unless you want to). You lie on a gurney and the bag is below eye level. I know a few people who have the needles fear but still go and some are not keen on blood. I think the staff are sensitive to this ( at least where I go).
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Once upon I time I did my part as being a donor and all, but about six years ago my thyroid went whack and I don't think I can anymore. I have to have my blood tested two - three times a year to regulate the medication I now need to take on a daily basis: The joys of getting old.
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All you guys who've done it are awesome :D
I need to, what a great thing to be proud of and I think I've got a rare blood type.
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You don't see the blood(unless you want to). You lie on a gurney and the bag is below eye level. I know a few people who have the needles fear but still go and some are not keen on blood. I think the staff are sensitive to this ( at least where I go).
yeah, i'm sure they are. just it's not gonna happen. i'm sure not too many people with arachnophobia would volunteer to be put in a tank with spiders, for example.
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yeah, i'm sure they are. just it's not gonna happen. i'm sure not too many people with arachnophobia would volunteer to be put in a tank with spiders, for example.
A tank of spiders isnt going to save anyones life though is it :P
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A tank of spiders isnt going to save anyones life though is it :P
actually, it would. venom-milking to produce antivenin. :P
(previous paragraph deleted as it's now redundant because i remembered about antivenin :lol: )
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I give as much as i can, being O neg my blood is pretty important for emergencies and such. I don't LIKE it, but once it's in i don't mind at all.
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I don't LIKE it, but once it's in i don't mind at all.
That's what she said
:lol:
:oops:
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I don't LIKE it, but once it's in i don't mind at all.
That's what she said
:lol:
:oops:
But it's a blessed relief once it's out.
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I'm too busy reading fascinating publications from Watch Tower to find the time :?
I would love to on a serious note but never seem to think of actually doing anything about it.
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I don't LIKE it, but once it's in i don't mind at all.
That's what she said
:lol:
:oops:
But it's a blessed relief once it's out.
As long as i fill the bag up and get a cuppa afterwards it's worth it. I sometimes even get a sticker!
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gotta love how every thread, sooner or later, degenerates into innuendo... :lol:
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Well I cant give blood at the mo but I do spend my days managing a lab for the National Blood Service so if you have given blood in Southen England then it would have been processed in my lab.
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I keep on meaning to do it.........not that that counts for shite!
I have an organ donor card though.
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Got a letter from them today and they want me to donate platlets. I'm A+ bloody and apparently they need platlet donations of this type. Means spending a couple of hours in hospital every month, but sod it, got free tea.
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I'm A+ too, but they haven't written to me - maybe I'm too old for them to want my platelets.
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I keep having hepatitis injections and going to malaria places so no blood from me, if it wasn't for that i might persuade myself to go....possibly but just the thought of them taking blood makes me go light headed because when i had a blood test once she did it all wrong and sat there stabbing me trying to find the right place, i really don't student nurses doing stuff like that to me. I don't mind needles cos going on holiday to where i go means a hell of alot of needles, 13 last year.
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oo turns out I'm B Rh Positive which according to Wikipedia only 8% of people in the UK have.. I guess I'd better keep up the donations :P
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oo turns out I'm B Rh Positive which according to Wikipedia only 8% of people in the UK have.. I guess I'd better keep up the donations :P
I'd charge them a grand a pint if mine was that exclusive!
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It seems a my X wants me to be. She's looking for every last drop. :lol: :lol: