Donate Blood!!

Posted by: giznjack

26th Dec 2011 04:02pm

Everyone should donate blood, if they are able, obviously ther are a few people who are not able to donate, so the rest of us should step up for them.! About 5 years ago, I needed an operation which then required me to receive four units of blood. Only 3 were available in the entire hospital, which meant I took a lot longer to recover. This is the easiest thing to donate, and costs you nothing, just an hour of your time, every three months. Can you think of a reason why you should not donate??

jjdrer

15th Mar 2014 08:23pm

Hi Deb,
I just thought I would let you know that I am still doing OK.
Many years ago my Dad gave blood on a couple of occasions. He had such a bad reaction that they had to transfuse it back into him.
My Mum used to have have blood taken because her liver made too much iron. It was an hereditary condition. It is more common in men and my Uncle had it too. Mum thought it could be donated even though it was not contaminated in any way.The specialist told her that it was unfortunate that it couldn't be donated. Obviously they couldn't filter the iron out. I subsequently asked why. Apparently we have more than one type of iron. I can't remember the details now. (It was about 20 years ago). My brother is a bleeder to the extent that if he scratches or cuts himself it can bleed quite badly. On one occasion prior to dental surgery the family Dr. gave him a course of Vit. K injections which made very little difference. He once had very minor day surgery on his knee. Knowing his history he had to lie on the table for an additional hour. When he was allowed to stand up to get dressed to come home it started bleeding. Back on the table he went for another hour or so. Many years later when he had major surgery he had to donate blood over a period of about a month which they transfused into him during and after surgery.

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