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Give blood this Christmas!!!

January

I know this is not really AH related, but the IBTS are in urgent need of donations for over the Christmas period. If you can donate, please do!

Current supply levels: http://giveblood.ie/Current_Blood_Supply/

Clinics for the next week: http://giveblood.ie/

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Pawwed Rig

Bear in mind with a pint less of blood you will be around .6kg lighter so you can justify an extra lump of turkey and pudding on Christmas day

LivelineDipso

Christmas with Dracula.

saiint

dont you need to have a load of checkups first to give blood?
like do they take smokers blood? ive heard weird things

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

im assuming donating blood when you have a squash game in the evening is a silly idea ... ill head up on friday

cheers op, wouldn't have occured to me to do it on my own. I'd gotten so used to the idea that I wasn't eligble thanks to the wonderful drugs I used to take when i was younger.

Mr Benevolent

saiint wrote: »

dont you need to have a load of checkups first to give blood?
like do they take smokers blood? ive heard weird things

You heard wrong on all accounts.

Merry Christmas to the National Vampire Support Board!

NU8

saiint wrote: »

dont you need to have a load of checkups first to give blood?
like do they take smokers blood? ive heard weird things

Just a questionnaire and an iron level test. Smoking does't make you ineligible. It's quick and painless!

Pawwed Rig

saiint wrote: »

dont you need to have a load of checkups first to give blood?
like do they take smokers blood? ive heard weird things

See this link http://giveblood.ie/Become_a_Donor/Give_Blood/Can_I_Give_Blood/
it will tell you if you can donate.
I haven't heard of then not taking smokers blood. I used to smoke and donate

MarkR

I give every time they are in Shannon, think it's every three months.

Doesn't take long, but I bring a book
Usually get a free pen / pencil
Free biscuits, crisps, softdrinks and tea or coffe

It's like a kids party!

Corcaigh84

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

im assuming donating blood when you have a squash game in the evening is a silly idea ... ill head up on friday

I did exactly this a couple of months back, I was fine but still not a great idea

MurdyWurdy

I'm presuming you can't donate if pregnant? I was living abroad for a few years and they didn't want my mad cow tainted blood. Would love to donate but I reckon I'm out for being up the duff?

Pawwed Rig

MurdyWurdy wrote: »

I'm presuming you can't donate if pregnant? I was living abroad for a few years and they didn't want my mad cow tainted blood. Would love to donate but I reckon I'm out for being up the duff?

See this link http://giveblood.ie/Become_a_Donor/G..._I_Give_Blood/
Unfortunately, you are unable to give blood during pregnancy and for 12 months after your pregnancy.

MurdyWurdy

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

See this link http://giveblood.ie/Become_a_Donor/G..._I_Give_Blood/
Unfortunately, you are unable to give blood during pregnancy and for 12 months after your pregnancy.

Wow -wasn't expecting the 12 months after as well. That's me off the list for a good while then.

Larianne

Thanks for the reminder January! Will do it tomorrow. Will be my first time.

Pegasus Galactica

I've already giving this December

javagal

Would love to do this but had a baby 4 months ago.
But when I had her, I was very sick and needed 4 litres of blood and I have rare blood,so if anyone knows the importance of this,its me!

Pawwed Rig

MurdyWurdy wrote: »

Wow -wasn't expecting the 12 months after as well. That's me off the list for a good while then.

If you have mad cow tainted blood

(ie spent one year or more in total/cumulatively in the UK* between 1980 and 1996, including living, working or on holidays?) then you cannot give blood until the IBTS changes it's policy.

TouchingVirus

My blood's not good enough for 'em - jaundice of an unknown cause after the age of 13 and I'm out. Guess they can afford to be picky, it's a bit different in the UK

GalwayGuy2

Can you give blood if you have bad circulation?

iDave

Would love to help but I used to live in the UK

danniemcq

Sigh they can't take my blood anymore,

used to give it every three months till i discovered i was allergic to nuts. They won't take blood as thats how the allergy could spread.

kinda annoying but i tell everyone i know that can donate to donate.

Ihatecuddles-old

It says I can't because I had my tongue pierced in the last 4 months. I might just pop in anyway and tell them its been 3 months and see what they say!

I'll rope the whole family in

Rabies

GalwayGuy2 wrote: »

Can you give blood if you have bad circulation?

Depends on the doctor that did the circumcision

GalwayGuy2

Depends on the doctor that did the circumcision

Esoteric_

Only three months since I had my last tattoo, guess that counts me out for another month.

Pawwed Rig

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

It says I can't because I had my tongue pierced in the last 4 months. I might just pop in anyway and tell them its been 3 months and see what they say!

They tend to be pretty inflexible in their rules but sure if you're going in anyway with the rest of the family the worst that can happen is you get refused and a free bag or crisps with a brand new IBTS pencil

mfceiling

Would love to but....having lived in NI and been a regular blood donor I can't give blood in ROI due to my mad cow/aids/hepatitis/malaria/hiv/leprosy and any other ailments I'm carrying.

maximoose

I can't, damn you possible hemochromatosis!

MurdyWurdy

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

If you have mad cow tainted blood (ie spent one year or more in total/cumulatively in the UK* between 1980 and 1996, including living, working or on holidays?) then you cannot give blood until the IBTS changes it's policy.

In New Zealand, where I lived until recently, you cannot donate blood at all if you lived in Ireland during that period, as well as the UK and France. I never lived in the UK so am not precluded from giving blood here (apart from the pregnancy , of course).

intellectual dosser

GalwayGuy2 wrote: »

Can you give blood if you have bad circulation?

I don't think that's a problem as it would rule out half the population

Elliejo

Unfortunately my test drop of blood does a lazy back float instead of dropping like a stone, so they won't take mine.