blood donors
 

My wife talked me into going with her today to donate blood. She does it quite often but I never have. Don't like needles....never have, never will. She called me a wuss so I agreed to go. They love her O-Negative blood but they wouldn't take mine. Said it was OU-Positive. :eek:

I did it last week......1 drink is all it took that night!

i do it because it literally can save someone's life. Also, I do it because if EVER I'M IN NEED, I get priority.

I donate 1 time a month sometimes 2....I figure however I can help....I'd hope if I was ever laying there in a hospital "in need" I'd be able to get what I needed so y not make it happen for a couple others too.

Sadly too say I saw 1st hand how blood donors can help others in need....my hats off to all that donate.

My wife says that it's actually healthy to donate blood. Apparently, it allows your body to make a new batch. They denied me 'cause they said I'm "slightly" anemic. :confused:

and you get free snacks and JUICE!! hell yeah lol:p:grinpimp:

had one of the girls on the blood bus bust a vein once and my arm turned black and blue and hurt like hell

Samething happened to me.

i've taken phlebotomy classes and can tell you that THEY ARE MORE SCARED THAN YOU ARE!!!.In that class I was new, so considered a "freshman" and the "seniors" practiced drawing blood from the"freshmans" I've had more times than not, where the person drawing my blood is shaking more than I am. lol Thats why i can damn near draw my own blood now, you go through that S****S and you'll have tough skin FOSHO

I've had bloodwork done and just about pass out or get nauseated. Can't even look at the needle. :shaking: And that only lasts a minute or so.:eek:

1 thing me and you have in common.. I hate needles..

One other thing............I hate Texas. :rolleyes:

Fixed that.. ;):)

I always turn my head when they stick the needle in and I don't look at it either, especially if they're taking a vile of blood. I gave a few times in college for extra credit and once for a friend who got in a bad car accident.

I have seen blood shoot out of a vain after the needle came out! ALL I COULD SAY WAS DANG!

If that was me...I'd just hope it happened in a hospital.

Salty.... do you remember back when you would get paid when you gave blood?

You could get some spending money back when I was in College.

I used to give regularly at the FD, then I had a positive PPD. Can't give anymore.

Got lots of shouts when I was a kid, so I overcame the needle phobia thing

You do the "only platelets" donation?

I usually do the "double red blood cell" donation which takes a little longer and I have to wait almost 4 months before I can give again but they say they're able to get more out of it.