Whats in your wallet?
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Aunty Em
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Luis G said:
O Rh- has no antibodies to react with the recipients own blood and cause "clumping" of the red blood cells which can lead to thrombosis and death in severe cases. This is why you have your temperature taken half-hourly during transfusions because one of the first signs of a reaction is a sudden rise in temperature. It's rare although it does happen occassionally - I've only had to deal with it once.
greenfreak
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unclehobart
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A+
fi
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I'm B-, as is my mum - she tells me stories about being the only reg'd blood donor of that type in a part of Dublin in the 70s, and they used to come and collect her from work in an ambulance to give blood for transfusions!
Wallet:
1 euro coin and 3 cents,
an Irish millennium pound coin,
a British 20p,
a guardian angel,
a ward against the evil eye,
a spare Pill,
credit card receipts,
60 euro,
my Greek ID card,
organ donor card (kidneys, heart and lungs - eyes are crap and liver is probably f*cked by now),
2 passport photos,
VHI card,
ATM card,
credit card,
and 10 business cards (9 of which are mine).
Wallet:
1 euro coin and 3 cents,
an Irish millennium pound coin,
a British 20p,
a guardian angel,
a ward against the evil eye,
a spare Pill,
credit card receipts,
60 euro,
my Greek ID card,
organ donor card (kidneys, heart and lungs - eyes are crap and liver is probably f*cked by now),
2 passport photos,
VHI card,
ATM card,
credit card,
and 10 business cards (9 of which are mine).
greenfreak
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The first time I gave blood was in high school in 12th grade. Since then, I used to give blood every few months and was in the gallon club twice over.
Then one day, I found my Dad had to have an operation. He was in Florida and because I am the same blood type and wanted to be there for him, I flew down there, went to a blood donor center where I gave blood for his operation (no charge). Turned out, he needed 4 pints, and I was glad I could do that for him.
Because he was having corrective surgery on his intestine and knew that they were going to need to do another surgery, (this time in NY), I called the NY Blood Services to find out if my sister and I could do the same thing again. They said yes, but they would charge me! $104. per pint!!
I freaked on them, asked them what the $104. was for and they said to track and ship the blood to the hospital. So I said I'd go to the hospital directly and do it for free, they said you can do that but it won't neccessarily go to your father. I had gotten a manager on the phone at this point and I told her that it goes both ways and that I want to be paid $104. for every pint I gave them over the years. Basically I got nowhere.
Since NYBS covers the entire state, there's nowhere I can give blood and not have to deal with them. So I don't give blood anymore.
Then one day, I found my Dad had to have an operation. He was in Florida and because I am the same blood type and wanted to be there for him, I flew down there, went to a blood donor center where I gave blood for his operation (no charge). Turned out, he needed 4 pints, and I was glad I could do that for him.
Because he was having corrective surgery on his intestine and knew that they were going to need to do another surgery, (this time in NY), I called the NY Blood Services to find out if my sister and I could do the same thing again. They said yes, but they would charge me! $104. per pint!!
I freaked on them, asked them what the $104. was for and they said to track and ship the blood to the hospital. So I said I'd go to the hospital directly and do it for free, they said you can do that but it won't neccessarily go to your father. I had gotten a manager on the phone at this point and I told her that it goes both ways and that I want to be paid $104. for every pint I gave them over the years. Basically I got nowhere.
Since NYBS covers the entire state, there's nowhere I can give blood and not have to deal with them. So I don't give blood anymore.
AlladinSane
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I only gave 2 times as my health sucks. Worst part is getting blood pressure high enough to donate...
I'm A+. That blood type grows in trees around here.
I'm A+. That blood type grows in trees around here.
greenfreak
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My problem wasn't by blood pressure but the iron in my blood, it was always too low. So they would do the stick test in the other arm, they said the numbers will read differently from each arm. Funny thing was, they were usually right.