Giving blood
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Giving blood
Postby lobstermash » Sun Jan 05, 2014 10:04 pm
I pretty much don't want to stop riding to work (36km round trip), as it's the fastest and cheapest way to get there. I'm planning on just taking it easy for a few days, but I guess I'm hoping to get some indication of how long I should take it easy...
PS I'm 29 (for a couple more months, anyway), male, fit and eat a healthy, well balanced diet.
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Re: Giving blood
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Re: Giving blood
Postby sogood » Sun Jan 05, 2014 10:29 pm
Yes, I'm a blood donor.
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Re: Giving blood
Postby Mulger bill » Sun Jan 05, 2014 11:00 pm
Drink lots in the hours leading up to it, take it easy for a couple of hours afterwards. No tea or coffee in the recovery area, just juice. Eat a little bit. Shiny.
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Re: Giving blood
Postby jcjordan » Sun Jan 05, 2014 11:04 pm
When I went back they wanted me to get a doctors clearance for every donation due to my low resting heart rate. Became such a hassle I gave up.
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Re: Giving blood
Postby nezumi » Sun Jan 05, 2014 11:10 pm
I donate semi-regularly. They will ask about your pulse, since it will likely be low - mine was 49 last week, after commuting by bike for ~4 months.
Other than that, do it. For whole blood it's only 4 times a year, and you get cookies.
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Re: Giving blood
Postby rolandp » Mon Jan 06, 2014 1:58 am
They indicate not to do heavy exercise after a donation, so I always take it slow.
If in doubt, don't ride home. But if you can donate, do, as the numbers who do are small.
I also have a 'special' blood that can be given to new born when they have a particular medical condition. I've only had 1 call in 18 months, but when you get it, I personally arrange my schedule to donate.
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Re: Giving blood
Postby CXCommuter » Mon Jan 06, 2014 9:19 am
BTW low iron stores and anaemia are insidious as the symptoms creep up on you and you don't realise until looking back how carp you feel.
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Re: Giving blood
Postby lobstermash » Mon Jan 06, 2014 9:49 am
You're probably right (though don't try and tell my wife that...). I'll take it easy for a couple of days anyway just in case.sogood wrote: I think you experienced a coincidental event.
I used to not think my blood donations were anything special, as I've got boring old A+. However over the last 18 months, my son has been having immunoglobulin as part of his monthly treatment for a rare disease. Each treatment is concentrated blood product from about 120 donors.
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Re: Giving blood
Postby cp123 » Mon Jan 06, 2014 11:19 am
Do it!
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Re: Giving blood
Postby sogood » Mon Jan 06, 2014 1:28 pm
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
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Re: Giving blood
Postby 17sjs » Mon Jan 06, 2014 2:15 pm
Hopefully when I kick the bucket they'll accept my organs at least.
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Re: Giving blood
Postby Sweeper59 » Mon Jan 06, 2014 3:13 pm
My Dad donated blood over 170 times in his life, and he encouraged me to do the same. I got to 45 donations, before being diagnosed with leukemia recently. I have now got both of my sons donating regularly to carry on the family tradition. My father even had dogs that donated blood! (I bet no-one ever considered where blood for vetinary operations came from )
The Blood Bank is a lot more flexible these days than they used to be. I used to make appointments for around 6pm, which meant I could go to the gym after work before giving blood, or I could ride the next morning without any problems. I once made the mistake of giving blood then going straight out to play 6-a-side soccer - not something I would recommend.
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Re: Giving blood
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Re: Giving blood
Postby Mulger bill » Mon Jan 06, 2014 10:55 pm
Would you go into a 12 hour on an hour a week training and carbo loading the night before on a box of TimTams and a slab?trailgumby wrote:I did it once a long time ago. I felt lethargic and hung over for almost a full week afterwards. I have to confess this was a major turnoff and I've not been back.
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Re: Giving blood
Postby lobstermash » Tue Jan 07, 2014 11:24 am
I was surprised last time around, which was my first donation for a couple of years, when I was initially told they were appointment only. They did have a spare station and took my blood anyway, but they turned away a number of other people while I was there. But I guess appointment only doesn't work everywhere... In Canberra, I think most public service departments encourage employees to donate and allow them to do it during office hours.DavidS wrote:I seem to have dropped off giving blood, my problem was waiting in the queue rather than the time to give blood. Must get back to it, not enough of us give blood. Need to make the time. I probably gave blood 30 times before I dropped off but will do it again.
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Re: Giving blood
Postby lobstermash » Tue Jan 07, 2014 2:08 pm
Now apparently there is a big shortage of plasma donors in Australia, to the point where around 30% of plasma of the plasma used for medications in Australia is imported. No wonder that component of my son's treatment is only approved by the Red Cross on a six month cycle...
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Re: Giving blood
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Tue Jan 07, 2014 4:10 pm
In my experience they give advice to me not to do anything strenuous in the context that I do not normally do anything strenuous which, for most if my life, is clearly not the case. They are probably not allowed to deviate form the script at all.
In all my years and my hundrend and something donations, prolly thirty full blood, I have simply carried on after in, more or less, the same way that I would have anyway. I just don't make my self work harder. The only incident I have EVER had is once when the vein in the arm popped the bandaid dressing while I was picking up my free piece of fruit cake and I spurted a good few mls of blood over their floor. A nurse reapplied bandaid with a dressing and carried on with my life. (Now days they put an overdressing on anyway.)
Follow their advice on eating and drinking beforehand. And have that bit of cake and a decent drink of water afterwards. Otherwise just be moderate - where moderate is something like your normal rate of exercise and activity and not that of your neighbours lazy kids or of dear old aunty in the retirement home. I suspect that you will have the same outcomes as I.
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