Blood Donation!!! *Edit*

[Yopaz]

I already donated blood last month. I'm sorry, I'd give more but I just don't want to again at least not for another couple months.

According to a friend of mine, an average sized adult male can give two pints every month.
I didn't ask how he knew that.
Nor did I ask why.

OT: I don't donate blood (too young) but I will when I can. No idea what my blood type is, so I don't know if I should do it ASAP or if there's no rush...

Regulations vary according to where you live. Here at least we are only allowed to give every third month, though I was called in before my time because there was an immediate need for my blood type. I also think that 2 pints sounds a bit too much though. Usually we give 1, but that might be a variable too.

 

[marcooos]

Right it's that point in the year again where after donating blood, I try an coerce some of you people in to donating.

So guys I'm gonna put it on the level if you have no fear of needles, ring up an make an appointment to give blood it's only an hour of your time and by doing it you will save someones life.

Thank you, its people like you that have honestly saved myself and my dads life. If i could give blood i would but currently can't for another 2 years .

But seriously thank you for making this thread and please do keep giving.

Honestly for those worried about needles, you are a hero when you give blood, being a video game site you must like heroes in one way or another. By giving blood you are hero i am not even shitting you and i cannot thank those that give enough.

Shit man hearing stuff like that definitely makes it seem worthwhile. I post this thread every 3 months so eventually you'll hopefully be able to tell me you did it as well

 

[The Funslinger]

I have been given blood, so I can't give blood. Thanks to whoever donated and saved my life though.

Call me uneducated, but why does that mean you can't give blood? Unless you have a condition, or it was a recent thing...

 

[somonels]

//I gave two liters last year, no it wasn't my blood.

//I was on my way to give blood but I had a sudden urge for homemade black pudding.

//

I'd gladly give blood extremely regularly if I was allowed. Being gay and sexually active apparently means I can't in a lot of //countries

You might contaminate someone with... something.

I can't give blood for the same reason the military hasn't taken me under their sweaty overdeveloped wing.

 

[rosac]

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I have been given blood, so I can't give blood. Thanks to whoever donated and saved my life though.

Call me uneducated, but why does that mean you can't give blood? Unless you have a condition, or it was a recent thing...

Having looked it up, I can give blood, its just heavily advised against. I don't really know why.

 

[samaugsch]

Right it's that point in the year again where after donating blood, I try an coerce some of you people in to donating.

So guys I'm gonna put it on the level if you have no fear of needles, ring up an make an appointment to give blood it's only an hour of your time and by doing it you will save someones life.

Call me cynical, but I don't see the need to worry about saving lives, considering how there's more than 6 billion people on this planet. I would consider selling blood though. ;D

 

[mrdude2010]

I would give blood more often, but I sell plasma for beer money so that cuts into my ability to donate.

 

[marcooos]

Right it's that point in the year again where after donating blood, I try an coerce some of you people in to donating.

So guys I'm gonna put it on the level if you have no fear of needles, ring up an make an appointment to give blood it's only an hour of your time and by doing it you will save someones life.

Call me cynical, but I don't see the need to worry about saving lives, considering how there's more than 6 billion people on this planet. I would consider selling blood though. ;D

I don't have time for cynics as a rule so I'll just say this, could you ever watch someone your extremely close too die from something preventable? Something you could prevent with a little charity? Someones Father, wife, brother or child? Thats why I care about saving peoples lives so NO ONE ever has to go through that experience.

 

[Dags90]

The lifelong ban is ludicrous but restrictions have to be made. According to CDC statistics something along the lines of 2% of US citizens are sexually active gay males, while 48% of AIDs sufferers are sexually active gay males. There is an increased risk of HIV and they can't risk spreading it just to spare some people's feelings. I used to think it was just a homophobic thing until I actually looked up the statistics.

The lifetime ban for MSM is infinitely longer than the one year deferral period for someone known to have had unprotected sex with someone who was HIV positive. Think about that for a minute. Most groups are calling for the lifetime ban to be replaced with a similar deferral period.

So we've got:
Having unprotected sex with a woman you know to be HIV+ = 1 year deferral.
Having safe sex with a man, even once, since 1977 = lifetime ban.

I think it's plainly obvious that something doesn't quite sit right with those two standards.

 

[DirtyJunkieScum]

So we've got:
Having unprotected sex with a woman you know to be HIV+ = 1 year deferral.
Having safe sex with a man, even once, since 1977 = lifetime ban.

I think it's plainly obvious that something doesn't quite sit right with those two standards.

That's pretty shitty. Does that also hold if the sex is reversed i.e. a woman having unprotected sex with a man who is known to be HIV+?

 

[FolkLikePanda]

I would but I is too youngz bitchez!!! But yeah I probably would give some when I'm 18 which is only aboot 3 weeks away... woop!

 

[Dags90]

That's pretty shitty. Does that also hold if the sex is reversed i.e. a woman having unprotected sex with a man who is known to be HIV+?

Correct. It's the same rule for having sex with an IV drug user, a prostitute, or being raped. They're considered to be "high risk sexual partners".

Also, the use of the undefined term "sexual contact" is problematic. It creates an unnecessary ambiguity while not taking into account low-risk sexual activity.

Paying a hooker for a hummer is still a pretty low risk activity. Much more low risk than a woman having unprotected anal sex with a bunch of dudes she doesn't know. But the former gets you a one year deferral.

 

[DirtyJunkieScum]

Correct. It's the same rule for having sex with an IV drug user, a prostitute, or being raped. They're considered to be "high risk sexual partners".

Also, the use of the undefined term "sexual contact" is problematic. It creates an unnecessary ambiguity while not taking into account low-risk sexual activity.

Paying a hooker for a hummer is still a pretty low risk activity. Much more low risk than a woman having unprotected anal sex with a bunch of dudes she doesn't know. But the former gets you a one year deferral.

I just looked at the NHS blood donation specs and the UK actually has the year deferral for dude on dude sex, not a lifetime ban. Doesn't help me though, I was life-banned for something else. I didn't realise that that meant my (currently non-existent) girlfriend couldn't give blood, but under those conditions an ex girlfriend of mine did give blood a couple of times when she shouldn't have done...oh well, it probably won't kill anyone.

 

[game-lover]

I wonder...

I've never done so myself. First time I tried, I was apparently so nervous that my pulse was too high. They sent me away.

Maybe next time I'll be more calm.

 

[FrozenCones]

I can't give blood. Lived in UK for six months during the period of 1980-1996. Possible (unlikely) vCJD exposure. I could probably donate outside of Australia, but that's way too much effort.

I'm in pretty much the same boat except I grew up in England before I moved to Australia. Its a real shame that I cant donate because I have one of the more rare blood types.

Damn those farmers feeding cows other cows!

 

[LetalisK]

I won't be donating any time soon as I'm currently broken and I need to recover before even thinking about donating. Besides, I don't think the blood bank likes having residual traces of pain killers in the blood donated to them.

 

[CrimsonBlaze]

I'm all for giving blood but two things always prevent me from doing it ALONE:

1. I'm not certain what my blood type is (my mum never bothered to learn that crucial detail).

2. I...hate...needles. Not to the extent that Goku hates needles (because that guy REALLY hates needles), but I just don't like the idea getting pricked and have some fluids drained out of me.

I did when I was little, but I was a little hell spawn back then and those days are behind me.

 

[ParadiseOnceLost]

I donated once when the Red Cross brought a mobile unit to my college and set up a blood drive inside one of the halls. Haven't done it since though because I would have to drive to a donation center. I will gladly give blood if the Red Cross comes to me, but sadly they don't anymore since I graduated.

 

[Risingblade]

I'm not scared of needles I do however dislike people putting sharp pointy objects into my flesh

 

[CrimsonBlaze]

2. I...hate...needles. Not to the extent that Goku hates needles (because that guy REALLY hates needles), but I just don't like the idea getting pricked and have some fluids drained out of me.

That's the same reason I hate mosquitoes and ticks

Yes, I also hate those two kinds of insects. Not so much for the biting, though. More so because those blood suckers can infect you with some nasty illness/disease/virus.

Fun fact: Female mosquitoes are the only gender of mosquitoes that actually suck blood. AND they only do so in order to reproduce.