Giving blood.
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Giving blood.
They wont let me give blood cus of piercings 
Hang on, they take just less than a pint right? A body has approximately 8 pints in total. A pint is 0.55litres approx, and I assume the mass of blood is approx. the same as water, hence they only remove approx 0.5 litres = 0.5kg = approx 1% (all done in head so don't moan I am not being accurate) - 8 pints = about 4 litres day, so even then, 4kg of 45kg is less than 10% of body mass....
Maybe they said 1.3% is what I am saying?
Maybe they said 1.3% is what I am saying?
Smee
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are u ment not to have had alcohol with in the last 24 hours or something stupid... that buggers me up
You're not allowed a piercing in the last 12 monthsKirstyTL said:
And i agree, they dont ask u if you've cut yourself. Its stupid
Lol they asked me if id slept with any gay men
That could be true.....maybe you're a bit short of the stuff like Dawn.
This is my thoughts on the matter, it stinks I know but, well, it's how I feel:
I am deadly scared that if I gave blood they would come back to me a week later "Hello, is that Paul?" "yes" "could you go to see your doctor immediately please" at which point I get told I have 10 minutes to live....
This is my thoughts on the matter, it stinks I know but, well, it's how I feel:
I am deadly scared that if I gave blood they would come back to me a week later "Hello, is that Paul?" "yes" "could you go to see your doctor immediately please" at which point I get told I have 10 minutes to live....
But they might find out I have something awful at a later point, I like being blissfully ignorant right now, I have enough to think about
It's an awful way to think about it but it's how I do feel.
It's an awful way to think about it but it's how I do feel.
You just summed up my last fridaypghstochaj said:
Had my blood taken for routine 6 monthly thyroid test (before skeggy) and cos i said was feeling realy tired he asked for a couple of other tests to be done.
When i rang for results i was told my doc wanted to see me.
Went in on friday morn to be told ive got aenemia and pernicious aenemia
So on iron for now for the aenemia and vitamin B12 injections for life for the PA
came home and read up on the net about what it was cos ive never heard of it to find out if you dont have ur injections you die so although i dont like needles i like the alternative less 
I've given blood heaps of times now and it's not scary at all, everyone was very friendly and patient . OK so it hurt a bit and took a while but if I were lying somewhere bleeding to death I know I would want some blood so it's only fair to give something back. At the end of the day if you're healthy you can produce more and if you're not you can't donate anyway. I would encourage anyone thinking about it but a bit unsure/ scared to go along and get it over with as you never know when you're going to need someone to do the same for you .
. OK so it hurt a bit and took a while but if I were lying somewhere bleeding to death I know I would want some blood so it's only fair to give something back. At the end of the day if you're healthy you can produce more and if you're not you can't donate anyway. I would encourage anyone thinking about it but a bit unsure/ scared to go along and get it over with as you never know when you're going to need someone to do the same for you .
Sorry Dawn It could be a lot worse though so head up
It could be a lot worse though so head up 
I thought you had to be 18 to give blood - 'cos I've been waiting to!
Does anyone know the exact rules with regard to piercings and tatoos if you wanna give blood??
Apparently you can't donate for a long time after a tatoo and I want one of them once I'm 18 - but, for personal reasons, wanna make sure I'm still allowed to after the tat. Plus all my piercings are over a year old - so that shouldn't pose a problem right?
Cheers,
Matt
Does anyone know the exact rules with regard to piercings and tatoos if you wanna give blood??
Apparently you can't donate for a long time after a tatoo and I want one of them once I'm 18 - but, for personal reasons, wanna make sure I'm still allowed to after the tat. Plus all my piercings are over a year old - so that shouldn't pose a problem right?
Cheers,
Matt
Piercings arent a problem once they're a year old unless you've had them done in a foreign county and i think they're a little more fussy.
I think the same rule applys with tattoos, have to wait a year, thought im not definate on this as i dont have a tattoo.
you can give blood at 17 as long as you are in good health and weight.
I think the same rule applys with tattoos, have to wait a year, thought im not definate on this as i dont have a tattoo.
you can give blood at 17 as long as you are in good health and weight.
Am I right in thinking they lowered the age 3 years ago or so? I was under the impression until a couple of years ago it was 18.
yeah it had always been 18 until a couple of years ago and when they changed it to 17 they brought in other restrictions too.
