I would desperately love to donate blood, and with O+, I could do a lot of good.... but like bhamv, they think I has the mad cows...
The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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Did you explain to them it's not a disease, that's just how you are?
I am still pissed off about the Red Cross calling my cellphone nearly every other day that I won't ever give them blood again. I might donate to another agency, but they won't be getting my contact info.
I'm not able to donate either which is a shame as they're always looking for O -.
GasBandit
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GasBandit
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I have O+ blood, so roughly half of all blood types would love my blood (I don't actually know the ratio of positive to negative bloodtypes), but I also can't donate blood.
Not because they won't take it, but because I hate needles and I'm not altruistic. I need my blood, you guys... it carries oxygen to my organs.
Not because they won't take it, but because I hate needles and I'm not altruistic. I need my blood, you guys... it carries oxygen to my organs.
I'm too lazy to check at the moment, but I believe it's about a 3:1 ratio of +:- out there.
--Patrick
Zappit
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I can't donate due to my nephropathy.
Also, @AshburnerX apparently waters down his blood before donating it. You, sir, are the crooked bartender of the blood drive world, and the fact that your blood apparently gets thicker to the point the flow is significantly impacted requires me to recommend you get that shit checked out.
Also, @AshburnerX apparently waters down his blood before donating it. You, sir, are the crooked bartender of the blood drive world, and the fact that your blood apparently gets thicker to the point the flow is significantly impacted requires me to recommend you get that shit checked out.
It's actually not a real issue. I just tend to dehydrate myself because I tend to hyper focus on school work/gaming, so I have to consciously hyper hydrate in the days before I donate. Drinking lots of water just helps me get back to where I'm supposed to be.
I donated once (I'm o+ btw) it was horrible and I threw up.
I feel ya. I'd like to donate but when I donated it was so horrible that I never want to go through it again. After donating and sitting for 40 or so minutes I stood up to get a cup of water and made it about 5 steps before I collapsed. It felt like the blood just rushed straight down and I lost control of my body as it rushed down starting with my eyes going black so I couldn't see, my ears, my mouth, then my arms and finally my legs causing me to just fall. The entire day I couldn't eat and felt like I was going to throw up everytime I tried and my arm they took it from was near useless. I'm perfectly fine giving up the 3 vials for blood tests but I guess losing that much blood was just too much.
I've given multiple times, and each time when we are through they treat me like I'm going to fall and shatter on the floor at any moment. To date I have never felt different after giving blood than I did beforehand, I've never had that lightheaded gimme-a-cookie-right-now feeling that people talk about.
On the other hand, I've fallen through a glass window after getting up too fast in the morning, so I know it's not impossible for it to happen to me, and so I let the attendants do their thing.
--Patrick
If you don't make it back, I'll make sure that whenever I watch porn, I'll think of you.
Wait damnit.
GasBandit
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It's the end of an era for anyone who ever flipped over to spanish TV to see "exactly what the heck goes on in there."
Sabado Gigante has been cancelled after 53 years.
Sabado Gigante has been cancelled after 53 years.
But, that's not possible...
Saw the article about it, didn't realize it had been going on THAT long. I almost think this is overall a bigger tragedy than losing Saturday morning cartoons. Whatever will we do without Don Francisco?
--Patrick
Aussie and I are still reeling from this news. A sad, sad world we live in.
GasBandit
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Bout to say, GET it? You practically star in it!