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2Summer is here with the traditional lull in blood donors being available. Many places across the United States are having critical blood shortages at the moment. If you haven’t given recently, now is your time to go. If you have never given, now’s the time to start.
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I used to be a regular donor but I haven’t in the last year because new meds have caused my hemoglobin to be under the range. I’ll bulk up on iron supplements and try again.
@ironcheftoni
I’ve donated a few times, and when I had my thing, the phlebotomist would show up every morning at 4:30 for a blood test. I’d say, ‘if there is any left, take what you need’
My wife is O+ but she lived in the UK for several years so she’s not allowed to donate. I pretty much now just donate my hair when it gets long enough. I’m not sure if they’d let me donate blood these days after all of my… things.
@capnjb
They have changed the eligibility requirements a good bit. Cancer would be the most likely to rule you out. And if I remember correctly that wasn’t the issue…
@chienfou Thankfully not. Just a big pile of everything else
Yep, this Sunday they the vampires at the Blood Bank are getting a fresh pint from moi.
@Schmive
Thanks. As a semi-retired ER nurse, I’m painfully aware of blood shortages. I just saw the FDA had approved a shelf-stable freeze-dried plasma…
Side note. Those of you that do this semi regularly will recognize that that’s not standard blood tubing. I was donating platelets.
And this was my 80th donation with LifeSouth. That represents over 10 gallons! Not counting what I gave to Red Cross before I moved to this area…