"Intriguing...blood letting, you say?"

Cliona99 · 07-12-2013 06:06AM #1

Has anyone ever had something unusual happen to them when they went to give blood?

It is simultaneously too late and too early for sensibilness

DEFTLEFTHAND · 07-12-2013 06:10AM

Blood letting used to be a way of getting high. These days they give you Mars bars and Taytos to counteract the process.

SV · 07-12-2013 06:16AM

I was told I wasn't allowed because I was a high risk for CJD. That was disheartening.

The Backwards Man · 07-12-2013 06:18AM

When the big bosomed nurse did the iron test on me and she said 'just a little prick' I blurted out 'How the fcuk do you know?!!'

Cliona99 · 07-12-2013 07:08AM

This is not what I was expecting but it's interesting...go on...

Cliona99 · 07-12-2013 07:10AM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Blood letting used to be a way of getting high. These days they give you Mars bars and Taytos to counteract the process.

What is it about mars bars and taytos that un-high people? Or milk and cookies? Or tea and biscuits?

(And why is it never "milk and biscuits" or "cookies and tea"? )

Miike · 07-12-2013 07:18AM

Cliona99 wrote: »

What is it about mars bars and taytos that un-high people? Or milk and cookies? Or tea and biscuits?

(And why is it never "milk and biscuits" or "cookies and tea"? )

Counteract the Vasovagal response (stopping fainting) and replenish blood sugar as compensation for that lost during donation.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 07-12-2013 07:18AM

Cliona99 wrote: »

What is it about mars bars and taytos that un-high people? Or milk and cookies? Or tea and biscuits?

(And why is it never "milk and biscuits" or "cookies and tea"? )

Replaces the energy joules I think. It can be a shock to the system, it's like starving yourself for a day or two. A high without indulging in substances.

Cliona99 · 07-12-2013 08:21AM

Good old After Hours...teaching me something new at the crack of every dawn.

Cliona99 · 07-12-2013 08:23AM

SV, were you serious about the CJD risk? if you were, eh...feck...sorry.

SV · 07-12-2013 08:34AM

Cliona99 wrote: »

SV, were you serious about the CJD risk? if you were, eh...feck...sorry.

I'm a risk for it, but I don't have it

but still, it means I don't get to donate blood, which is genuinely disheartening because I'd love to..not as disheartening as actually having CJD I'm sure :eek:

stoneill · 07-12-2013 08:40AM

the needle poked through the other side of the vein and my arm turned yellow

Howard Juneau · 07-12-2013 08:48AM

I think all people who lived in the north at the time of mad cow disease are unable to donate blood in the south?

kneemos · 07-12-2013 09:16AM

A junior Doctor taking four attempts to find a vein in different locations.

Afaik if you lived in the UK during the eighties you're barred from giving blood.

sullivlo · 07-12-2013 09:53AM

I've tried twice but they can't find veins

New Years resolution: lose weight so veins become more visible so can give blood.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 07-12-2013 09:56AM

sullivlo wrote: »

I've tried twice but they can't find veins

New Years resolution: lose weight so veins become more visible so can give blood.

Are you sure your veins haven't collapsed from heroin abuse?

sullivlo · 07-12-2013 10:07AM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Are you sure your veins haven't collapsed from heroin abuse?

I never thought of the heroin abuse to be fair. Must say it to them the next time. I'm sure they would try harder to get heroin blood.

MonstaMash · 07-12-2013 10:45AM

Can't give blood unfortunately because I'm always being tattooed...kind of sucks

pharmaton · 07-12-2013 10:51AM

sullivlo wrote: »

I've tried twice but they can't find veins

New Years resolution: lose weight so veins become more visible so can give blood.

I have yet to meet a doctor/nurse who hasn't verbally proclaimed delight on seeing my exposed elbow.

I'm not particularly skinny I just have veiny arms. (and legs and most places with skin)

Ilyana 2.0 · 07-12-2013 10:53AM

I have crap veins but my donations were really quick for some reason. I always end up jelly-legged afterwards so they told me to leave it a few years.

I'm anaemic now so no more donations for at least a year

Sir Osis of Liver. · 07-12-2013 10:56AM

sullivlo wrote: »

I've tried twice but they can't find veins

New Years resolution: lose weight so veins become more visible so can give blood.

Man the harpoons.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 07-12-2013 10:57AM

always scared of needles and veins so never gave blood. after a week of being stuck for iv's and blood tests in hospital I got over it and had a look to see when the next blood donor thing was in carlow, then found out I can't donate for at least half a year as I had surgery.

mildly irritated now

alchemist33 · 07-12-2013 10:58AM

My wife nagged me into going to give blood with her. Her heamoglobin was low so she trotted off home without giving any, leaving me to stagger home by myself after donating.

07-12-2013 11:02AM

THANKS-PARTY.

EVERYONE GET NAKED, QUICK, BEFORE THE MODS ARRIVE.

smcgiff · 07-12-2013 11:03AM

I used to give blood until I started to get the pock marks (like I imagine junkies get) and the last tine I gave it my whole arm turned bruise yellow, I guess because as explained above. I may eventually man up again.

BBDBB · 07-12-2013 11:06AM

My blood clotted too quickly for them to get a full bag on the 3 occasions I tried and so gave it up as a bad job

Howard Juneau · 07-12-2013 11:07AM

I'm diseased, they won't take my blood

07-12-2013 11:10AM

BBDBB wrote: »

My blood clotted too quickly for them to get a full bag on the 3 occasions I tried and so gave it up as a bad job

Your body be like NO. NO, STOP IT. STOP. PLEASE. AAAHH!! YOU CANT TAKE US WITHOUT A FIGHT.

BROTHER BLOODCELLS. WE MUST RISE AND FIGHT.

Awesome. thats a movie plotline right there liek blodcells in a body fighting the good fight? i mean imagine that just wow

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 07-12-2013 11:15AM

such clot
much donate
very bag half empty
wow

07-12-2013 11:16AM

very chickne.
so blood donate.

pharmaton · 07-12-2013 11:17AM

wow, such grammar

"Intriguing...blood letting, you say?"

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