if all goes well

9/14/2009 7:15:12 PM

because nobody reads the last post...

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"I mean all of Washington DC probably shouldn't give blood."

ouch

9/14/2009 7:15:54 PM

More than 3% of DC Residents have HIV or AIDS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/14/AR2009031402176.html

9/14/2009 7:18:03 PM

Quote :

"I mean all of Washington DC probably shouldn't give blood."

It's true. DC and PG County have the highest incidences of STD's.

9/14/2009 7:20:17 PM

well i was jk about that but i'm just saying if they exclude gay people might as well, using the same logic?!

9/14/2009 7:22:11 PM

ahhhh gotcha.

and i guess i'm not technically a DC resident either

9/14/2009 7:22:49 PM

They exclude gays and everyone else that's stereotypically at risk for carrying HIV.

Why can't we make a national HIV quarantine though? Pissed my mother off that I suggested such.

9/14/2009 7:28:13 PM

...national HIV quarantine? What do your propose that to mean?

9/14/2009 7:32:24 PM

i don't have teh aids, if that's what you're referring to

9/14/2009 7:33:47 PM

It's like leper colonies, for AIDSians!

9/14/2009 7:39:49 PM

Well, it would be drastic measures and a closed borders policy, but a city built for the infected. National HIV testing, retest the positive results. Test people coming from other countries upon entry. It would be economically devastating, morale would plummet, but hopefully, HIV would be eradicated within a generation.

9/14/2009 7:41:35 PM

Naw son.

9/14/2009 7:43:53 PM

It's better than genocide.

9/14/2009 7:45:08 PM

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"no, i had cancer and am not allowed to donate blood...i tried twice, but was denied."

That's weird, I had cancer and i've given blood like five times. My blood type is A+ .

9/14/2009 7:47:20 PM

Apple polisher.

9/14/2009 7:56:36 PM

It usually takes me less than 5 minutes to give blood. I bleed quickly...

9/14/2009 8:00:17 PM

yes

9/14/2009 8:03:18 PM

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"^ How'd you manage that one?"

Half of my family is English, and it just so happened that the two times I have been, there have been Mad Cow scares - crazy shit, like take your shoes off at the airport and make sure there's no dirt on them scares.

9/14/2009 8:21:57 PM

i can give blood and usually do so for a free ticket to King's Dominion once a year.

it also takes me longer to fill out the paperwork than to donate.

[Edited on September 14, 2009 at 8:24 PM. Reason : i bleed fast]

9/14/2009 8:23:52 PM

I am scared! T minus 11 hours to my first ever blood donation. Unless I get rejected again.

9/14/2009 9:25:35 PM

i hope you like that big ass mfing needle they put in your arm

9/14/2009 9:28:53 PM

I just want free cookies and oj and gift certificates.

9/14/2009 9:34:46 PM

^^ haha it isn't that big

and it doesn't hurt

9/14/2009 9:54:05 PM

That's what she said!

9/14/2009 9:59:05 PM

9/14/2009 10:04:01 PM

haha ok so i saw that h8r posted and i internally bet myself that the post would contain ... $5 to me.

carry on

[Edited on September 14, 2009 at 10:05 PM. Reason : er]

9/14/2009 10:05:02 PM

9/14/2009 10:09:07 PM

$5 $5, me love you long time

9/14/2009 10:16:29 PM

when are we moving in together?

9/14/2009 10:17:43 PM

$5 $5, me love you long time



I have a spare room!

[Edited on September 14, 2009 at 10:20 PM. Reason : .]

9/14/2009 10:19:04 PM

what do we get for $10?

9/14/2009 10:19:42 PM

Any ting u wan!

ANY TING!!!

I should have a partay!

9/14/2009 10:21:59 PM

OMG 6400!


OMG Yay!

9/14/2009 10:24:32 PM

How much parking do you have?

9/14/2009 10:34:59 PM

Quote :

"i actually have no idea what my blood type is"

Quote :

"If they could take it any other way than sticking a needle in me then they'd get it."

I get a shot every 3 months, but getting something injected into your arm, and getting a huge needle into a vein sucking your life out is a little different.....

I really want to give blood, I just think I would be a big baby

9/14/2009 10:40:59 PM

How are you, BEUs Lady?

9/14/2009 10:42:36 PM

nice, i'm eligible to donate again on thursday

Eligibility Date(s)
Whole Blood: 09/17/2009
Platelets: 09/17/2009
Gallon Tracker: 2 & 6/8 th(s)

almost donated 3 gallons now!

9/15/2009 12:01:45 AM

I have too much iron in my blood so they won't take it either.

9/15/2009 12:09:33 AM

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"wtf........... no gay?"

Rules me out. And I have test results to show both myself & my husband (we've been together over 6 & a half years now) are both have blood that is 100% clean. No tattoos, no piercings, no drug use (heck, I don't even drink) here... and my only out of country trip ever was a high school field trip to Canada nearly a decade ago.

9/15/2009 12:35:11 AM

yes because they call me all the time. I have a card so I don't have to fill that shit out every time anymore but still giving blood sucks. It makes my stomach turn over or some shit and then I am weak/light headed. Don't really feel normal for 2 days.

I think my blood type is O- so i'm not the universal but they always say my blood is good for some reason. probably to make me feel better about my inferior blood.

9/15/2009 12:39:52 AM

^

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"Type O-negative blood does not have any antigens. It is called the "universal donor" type because it is compatible with any blood type."

so either you DO have the universal one, or you dont actually know what your blood type is.

even if you're not the universal blood type, they always need all types. having the most common or least common blood type does not make them need your blood any more or less (at least theoretically).

9/15/2009 1:22:41 AM

i'm cold blooded. sucks i'd really like to give blood


I'm AstralAdvent and i approved this message.

9/15/2009 1:32:35 AM

Quote :

"I think my blood type is O- so i'm not the universal but they always say my blood is good for some reason. probably to make me feel better about my inferior blood."

actually it was always my understanding that O- is the universal donor and that O+ people like myself are needed more than any other donor because we have the most common blood type and can only receive blood from other O donors.

9/15/2009 1:46:09 AM

I used to give blood every 2-3 months

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"Test people coming from other countries upon entry."

Australia does this for HIV.

[Edited on September 15, 2009 at 1:54 AM. Reason : .]

9/15/2009 1:52:33 AM

Not rejected! Just gave. It took 17 minutes. UGH

On the plus side, my nurse made the CUTEST gauze bow for me. HURRAY!

9/15/2009 12:02:45 PM

wow, 17 minutes

it usually takes me about 5

this thread reminds me, I need to go again.

9/15/2009 12:07:06 PM

She was afraid I might faint (I guess based on my size and my expression), so she slowed me down.

9/15/2009 12:08:45 PM

OMG that's such a cute bow!

What was your hemoglobin reading?

9/15/2009 1:50:04 PM

I donate as often as possible, with the last time being 3 weeks ago. I just have to make sure to get them to take it from my left arm. They sometimes ask if you're left or right handed so they can take it out of the opposite arm. I'm left handed but always request that they take it out of my left arm because for some reason they always miss in my right arm.

Last time my iron was low when they pricked my finger to start with, so the lady had me rub my hands together vigorously for about 3 minutes. When they checked it again, my iron had jumped from 11.9 to 13.3...just a tip for those of you who have borderline iron levels.

BTW some of you have really stupid excuses for not giving blood.

9/15/2009 2:01:17 PM

^^ They didn't indicate the actual hemoglobin level, just that it was acceptable.

My other readings were funky though. Blood pressure of 90/55 (usually 110/60) and body temp of 96.5 degrees (usually 97 degrees for me). I guess those are only of concern if they're too high? Why do they bother checking those? And at what point is your blood rejected?

[Edited on September 15, 2009 at 2:02 PM. Reason : .]

9/15/2009 2:01:36 PM