ithuriel Posted 24 November 2012 Posted 24 November 2012 Always considered giving but the odd hours i work and having very little social life due to working these hours i find it difficult to find the time but i do have a month off soon so if there is a time and place and i do not forget i will give it a try.
Rincewind Posted 24 November 2012 Posted 24 November 2012 Used to go regular a view years ago. Not been for a while. Will have to make the effort and start going again. Is it appointments or drop in sessions and what days? Sorry for asking if the info is in the thread.
notnow john Posted 24 November 2012 Posted 24 November 2012 I'm not walking around with an empty arm ! Classic!
AyewJoking Posted 25 November 2012 Posted 25 November 2012 its advantagious if you are in court facing a prison sentence. giving blood is evidence of your otherwise moral behaviour. volunteering is also good. photo evidence of rescuing kitty's from trees, things like that.
Bellend Sebastian Posted 20 November 2013 Posted 20 November 2013 Mint club for me A full year later I can confirm that The Don's dreams may yet come true, as they've got a massive box full of them at the donor centre on Vaughan Way. What other reason could you possibly need to simply give away a pint of that boring red stuff that flows around your circulatory system, except perhaps to be more like Bellend
Bellend Sebastian Posted 13 January 2016 Posted 13 January 2016 Cannot believe it's over 2 years since I last attempted to engage the noble population of the ever popular FoxesTalk forum with the idea that giving blood is literally a bloody brilliant idea. I did it again yesterday, and as always it was a piece of piss (metaphorically, no donation of urine was requested or given). My donation took so little time it was close to a record, so even if I have no other skills, I can at least put on my CV I'm very good at bleeding in a controlled environment. Penguins and an extensive range of Crawfords biscuits are the current post donation treats on offer at Vaughan Way, for those of you motivated by such things (all of you)
Guest Posted 13 January 2016 Posted 13 January 2016 It is indeed a great idea, I went for the first time a couple of months back and am allowed to do so again as of next week (i think it is) so will be heading back and making it a regular thing
Webbo Posted 13 January 2016 Posted 13 January 2016 I did my 4th platelets donation last week. Feels good to do your bit.
Bellend Sebastian Posted 13 January 2016 Posted 13 January 2016 I did my 4th platelets donation last week. Feels good to do your bit. Great stuff. They tested mine and for whatever reason they weren't suitable. I'm virtually a superman, it doesn't make sense. My blood is alright, though.
Bellend Sebastian Posted 13 January 2016 Posted 13 January 2016 If I could I would x There are lots of reasons why folk cannot, it's just one of those things. You can still do your bit though by emotionally blackmailing those that can!
lianne81 Posted 13 January 2016 Posted 13 January 2016 There are lots of reasons why folk cannot, it's just one of those things. You can still do your bit though by emotionally blackmailing those that can! Very true x
Bellend Sebastian Posted 13 February 2017 Posted 13 February 2017 Right! I've learned today that I've got to jack this in, as I've got something wrong with me that means that they don't think it would be in my interests to donate anymore. But enough about me - I feel a bit sad about this, but I'd feel a lot better if I could persuade one of my fellow Foxestalk Bellends to take my place. As I've said a trillion times already, it's dead easy, and over the years I've probably eaten half my body weight in biscuits. Why the hell not? You know you want to
Webbo Posted 13 February 2017 Posted 13 February 2017 Delicious biscuits, crisps as well now. Well worth doing.
Bryn Posted 13 February 2017 Posted 13 February 2017 14 minutes ago, Bellend Sebastian said: Right! I've learned today that I've got to jack this in, as I've got something wrong with me that means that they don't think it would be in my interests to donate anymore. But enough about me - I feel a bit sad about this, but I'd feel a lot better if I could persuade one of my fellow Foxestalk Bellends to take my place. As I've said a trillion times already, it's dead easy, and over the years I've probably eaten half my body weight in biscuits. Why the hell not? You know you want to If it makes you feel any better I donated for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Appalling given my line of work I know.
Wymsey Posted 13 February 2017 Posted 13 February 2017 How would you know what will happen to your blood next? If I were in a rare blood group, it may not be likely to be used and thus eventually could be disposed of. That's what would put me off.
ajthefox Posted 13 February 2017 Posted 13 February 2017 6 minutes ago, Wymeswold fox said: How would you know what will happen to your blood next? If I were in a rare blood group, it may not be likely to be used and thus eventually could be disposed of. That's what would put me off. https://www.blood.co.uk/why-give-blood/how-blood-is-used/ Have you ever looked into properly? I'm not having a go but it seems a bit of an odd thing to be concerned about to me. Feel free to elaborate though... In the first instance, there is a significant health form to fill out before you even sit down to discuss the process with a nurse. Then they check your iron levels. Only then will they actually take your blood. It doesn't all get used for transfusions but I believe a proportion goes to medical research too.
Guest Electric Yetis Posted 13 February 2017 Posted 13 February 2017 46 minutes ago, Wymeswold fox said: How would you know what will happen to your blood next? If I were in a rare blood group, it may not be likely to be used and thus eventually could be disposed of. That's what would put me off. I have a supposedly rare blood type but from what I understand this can be accepted by anyone from other blood types. If it comes to me needing blood I can only receive it from people of the same type. If you have a rare blood type there is even more reason to donate.
Bryn Posted 14 February 2017 Posted 14 February 2017 2 hours ago, Wymeswold fox said: How would you know what will happen to your blood next? If I were in a rare blood group, it may not be likely to be used and thus eventually could be disposed of. That's what would put me off. We're absolutely desperate for blood, especially from rare blood groups like B-. Plus even if it is wasted (hugely unlikely) what's it to you?
Bellend Sebastian Posted 14 February 2017 Posted 14 February 2017 I'm B-, so I need replacing for starters. In answer to Wymesy's point, I gave 37 pints (not in one go, I might add) and for all I know most of it went in the bin, but if any of it kept someone's kid, parent, husband, wife or whatever alive for a bit longer even if it didn't cure them I'd still say it was well worth it
Bryn Posted 14 February 2017 Posted 14 February 2017 3 hours ago, Bellend Sebastian said: I'm B-, so I need replacing for starters. In answer to Wymesy's point, I gave 37 pints (not in one go, I might add) and for all I know most of it went in the bin, but if any of it kept someone's kid, parent, husband, wife or whatever alive for a bit longer even if it didn't cure them I'd still say it was well worth it B- is the second rarest group but it's more prevalent in many of the ethnic minority groups in the UK, plus can be given to anyone who is B+, so I doubt it was wasted.
Bellend Sebastian Posted 14 February 2017 Posted 14 February 2017 2 hours ago, Bryn said: B- is the second rarest group but it's more prevalent in many of the ethnic minority groups in the UK, plus can be given to anyone who is B+, so I doubt it was wasted. Well that's good news. Interestingly, the thing I've been diagnosed with is more prevalent in ethnic minority groups. There's obviously something sexy and exotic in my heritage. I should be on 'Who do you think you are', but the phone strangely remains silent
Bryn Posted 14 February 2017 Posted 14 February 2017 If it's something akin to thalassaemia or sickle cell there are definitely sexy African or Mediterranean folk in there somewhere.
Blueman1967 Posted 30 July 2019 Posted 30 July 2019 Just gave blood, at the new donor centre in Leicester, very smart, staff very helpful, anybody, think of going, or thinking or giving, get yourself down there, and book an appointment.
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