Donating Platelets - Anyone do it?
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Donating Platelets - Anyone do it?
It's like kidney dialysis in some respects your blood is feed into a machine a centrifuge spins off the heavier red blood cells and red cells are returned by a second needle back into the body. What's left if the platelets (and some other stuff that's not needed to be removed later)
So it's like giving blood but they stick you with two needles, it's really important because some really unwell people lose the ability for their blood to clot so without platelets can bleed to death very quickly
So it's like giving blood but they stick you with two needles, it's really important because some really unwell people lose the ability for their blood to clot so without platelets can bleed to death very quickly
Can this be done in addition to blood donation
No if you donate platelets they don't like you to donate red cells.
You can choose to stop donating platelets at any point I believe. You can also donate platelets more often, something like every 2-3 weeks with a cap how many times in one year you can do it
But you have to be eligible to do it, which requires you be tested.
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exactly that ^ you can make the choice to switch from donating blood to platelets.
Apparently it takes 90 mins. I'm not scared or anything just curious what its like
Apparently it takes 90 mins. I'm not scared or anything just curious what its like
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I just do blood. My next ones in a week. I'm A- so universal donor
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Im A+ and just do blood atm, think im gonna get tested for platelet though
I just do blood. My next ones in a week. I'm A- so universal donor
O rhesus negative is the "Universal" donor anyone can have O- Blood it's just O- patients can only receive O- blood
A- can't be given to group O, O-, B or B- patients
I'm A+ also iirc. Think I'll stick to just blood for now, do it once every 4 months when the van comes as work, not going to say no to getting paid for doing it
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They don't want my blood
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He masturbates too much :nerner:
Gave him self Complement Protein H deficiency.
Gave him self Complement Protein H deficiency.
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Im A-
in the 7% of people
Due to give soon - appoiments set
I too was invited to donate too - certain blood types i think are required for it?
But the issue for me was its Miles away my nearest platelet centre + They often call for emergency donations, which i wont be able to hold
I give blood - thats my contribution to society
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in the 7% of people
Due to give soon - appoiments set
I too was invited to donate too - certain blood types i think are required for it?
But the issue for me was its Miles away my nearest platelet centre + They often call for emergency donations, which i wont be able to hold
I give blood - thats my contribution to society
Ziggy
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No I made it up . If that were the case I'm sure the NHS would be overwhelmed with pubescent teenagers lol.
. If that were the case I'm sure the NHS would be overwhelmed with pubescent teenagers lol.
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hahahahaha!!!!!
I'm A+ also iirc. Think I'll stick to just blood for now, do it once every 4 months when the van comes as work, not going to say no to getting paid for doing it
Just checked my keyring. I'm O+
Which is the really special type
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Why
When I was younger I had dodgy kidneys that didn't work right.
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