Poll: Do you give blood?

[xdom125x]

No I do not.
A) Because of my fear of needles; b) I am usually a little bit sick; and c) I have a mini freak-out when I see too much of my own blood.

 

[loc978]

I'm not allowed to for another seven years... spent a little time living overseas.

 

[Broady Brio]

Sadly not. Mainly because I don't know my blood type.

 

[LetalisK]

Yes, I have. And against my will(not shitting you).

 

[RamirezDoEverything]

I can't, I only weigh 120 pounds and I run cross country/track year round so I would pass out after running about 20 feet.

My speech coach isn't happy every year when the blood drive comes to town.

 

[Zykon TheLich]

I can

 

[Azaradel]

No, and before I grow out of being a massive vagina, it's just not going to happen.

So yeah... I'm in the "afraid of needles" category.

 

[Kenjitsuka]

I can't.
I laugh at needles, been stung by medical peeps many dozens of times.

But I cannot give blood, unless they want it full of medicine.
Could be a bonus; not only not bleed out, but also get free antidepressants and antipsychotics.
You'll feel double fine (Yay Psychonauts!)

 

[Flailing Escapist]

I give plasma. Kinda close.

 

[Kenjitsuka]

I want to, but I weigh too little. For my height, I would be overweight at 135 pounds, which is also the minimum weight for my giving blood. I find it silly that I can only give blood if I am at an "unhealthy" weight, but those are the rules.

Technically being underweight brings a big risk at also being anemic.
That's a stupid reason tho, they can split the blood into dozens of different "products", so they could always use it to make Freshly Packed Plasma or sth.

 

[Servallier]

I used to give blood regularly.

However, in the US, you can not give blood if you are a man who has ever had sex with another man, or if you are person regardless of gender who has ever had sex with a man who has had sex with another man.

So despite the fact that I am perfectly healthy and willing to donate blood, the fact that I have had sex with men who have had sex with other men disqualifies me from donating.

I'm in a similar position, here in the UK, if you're a guy who has done ANYTHING with another guy then you're disallowed. It wouldn't have bothered me so much were it not for the fact that not only did the nurse seem really snobbish about it, but actually encouraged me to lie about why i couldn't give blood to my friends. They all already know i'm bi, so the "Oh yeah, go lie." line from here nearly made me throw the pen i filled out the questionnaire with at her >.>

 

[RaNDM G]

My family freaks out every time I put the words "donate" and "blood" in the same sentence, so it's a no for me until I can move out of the house.

 

[thelonewolf266]

I do indeed.I'm O- so I think my blood can be given to everyone which is good though not for me because it means I can only receive O- blood.

 

[Eclectic Dreck]

I used to but thanks to time spent overseas on various all expense paid vacations to the cradle of civilization, no one wants my blood anymore.

 

[Malo_Tux]

Yeah, I have it done regularly. I think O- blood is good, I may be mistaken though

 

[KorLeonis]

I tried once, and they said they didn't want it (something about living in or near France at a specific time, wasn't really listening). So they don't want it, screw em, I'll just keep it then.

 

[WouldYouKindly]

All the time. A+. It only takes about 10 mins and it's a free bag of chips, some cookies, and an orange juice.

My family freaks out every time I put the words "donate" and "blood" in the same sentence, so it's a no for me until I can move out of the house.

Why's that? Jehovah Witnesses? I know they have some rule about not mixing blood.

 

[SuperSuperSuperGuy]

Nope. I can't, really. I'm terribly afraid of things that doctors stick under your skin (syringes, intravenous things, etc). It's so bad that I feel sharp pains in my arm whenever I think of one, and being near one makes me panic. I can't go near any blood donation event.

 

[trooper6]

I used to give blood regularly.

However, in the US, you can not give blood if you are a man who has ever had sex with another man, or if you are person regardless of gender who has ever had sex with a man who has had sex with another man.

So despite the fact that I am perfectly healthy and willing to donate blood, the fact that I have had sex with men who have had sex with other men disqualifies me from donating.

I'm in a similar position, here in the UK, if you're a guy who has done ANYTHING with another guy then you're disallowed. It wouldn't have bothered me so much were it not for the fact that not only did the nurse seem really snobbish about it, but actually encouraged me to lie about why i couldn't give blood to my friends. They all already know i'm bi, so the "Oh yeah, go lie." line from here nearly made me throw the pen i filled out the questionnaire with at her >.>

Like you, I'm bi, so I'm disqualified. And like you, I was encouraged to lie by snobbish people who worked the bank. And I refuse. 1) Because I'm not a liar, and 2) I all the men who've had sex with men and women who've had sex with men who've had sex with men refused to give blood as they are not allowed to do, then maybe they'd change this outdated and homophobic rule.

 

[Mylinkay Asdara]

I am O+ and I would love to give blood, but being on some mild medications is enough to make someone's blood unwelcome at local drives. Makes me sad that they won't take my blood, there's nothing WRONG with it... but I guess they can cry shortage and also be choosy, I don't know.