donating blood, good or bad??? |
| *icecreamisyummy* |
 Jan 22 2007, 02:07 PM
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alright i didnt look to see if theres a topic on this already, so if there is, srry.
but what are the pros & cons on donating blood??? i donated blood in december. im only 17. im thinkin about donating blood again in feb. by the way it was a pint. is it healthy to donate?? |
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| *icecreamisyummy* |
Jan 22 2007, 10:01 PM
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you have to be over 110 lbs to donate blood... im about 120-125.
over here you have to be 17. i fainted afterwards but according to the nurse, it was because i didnt eat enough before giving the blood. they had no trouble finding my vein, and when she stuck the needle in blood squirted everywhere and i had a white shirt on too cuz i had a chorus concert for a middle school that morning.. i was down in the van from 12-210..but only cuz i fainted. i jsut heard that once you start donating blood you have to do it everytime cuz youre body gets used to it. is this true??? |
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Jan 22 2007, 11:21 PM
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 and so it is  Group: Human Posts: 1,304 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,085 |
QUOTE(salcha4u @ Jan 22 2007, 8:03 PM)  So I guess don't donate if you're too young...or underweight. I was right at the border. It's not bad for you; your body is able to replace the missing blood 24 hrs later. They're very strict on the weight thing. My friend weighed in at 109.5 and they wouldn't let him donate blood.  The heavier you are, the more 'blood' you have and I'm guessing the effects will vary with body weight as well. So if you're borderline, then I'm assuming the after-effects are going to be "greater", because technically, percentage wise, you are losing more blood than somebody who weighs 170lbs. Aw man, I'm like in the borderline, plus a couple pounds. This is not going to be pleasant.  Not like there's anything pleasant about having a needle in your arm, extracting your blood.QUOTE(icecreamisyummy @ Jan 22 2007, 9:01 PM) i jsut heard that once you start donating blood you have to do it everytime cuz youre body gets used to it. is this true??? I've never heard it. Your body get use to losing blood all the time? Even if it does, which would take a lot more than one donation I'm guessing, it doesn't mean you'll have to continue doing it. It just means that your body is use to it so your reaction would be less dramatic. I don't know. 
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i mean, its 5 lbs. will it r... Jan 24 2007, 10:54 PM Lil_Cloud QUOTE(mango.peach @ Jan 24 2007, 9:54 PM)... Jan 25 2007, 12:17 AM mango.peach ..they actually weigh you? Jan 25 2007, 06:36 PM amerrss I would, if A) I wasn't scared of blood and B)... Jan 25 2007, 06:49 PM Lil_Cloud QUOTE(mango.peach @ Jan 25 2007, 5:36 PM)... Jan 25 2007, 11:09 PM pandamonium I love giving blood. i think its like one of the o... Jan 25 2007, 06:52 PM jeanna i was under weight but my dad said i shouldnt beca... Nov 1 2007, 12:05 PM Moderator Well, I know that you needa be a certain age to do... Nov 1 2007, 08:01 PM superstitious If your blood type is 0 Negative and you fit the w... Nov 4 2007, 10:01 AM RockItStudios do it. no doubt.
just make sure you do a little re... Nov 4 2007, 10:51 AM Peanups I've heard donating blood is bad because they ... Nov 16 2007, 09:37 PM RockItStudios QUOTE(Peanups @ Nov 16 2007, 08:37 PM) I... Nov 16 2007, 09:50 PM sparrowdust QUOTE(Peanups @ Nov 16 2007, 10:37 PM) I... Jan 6 2008, 02:14 AM Peanups edit: forget what I said.
I was thinking of plasm... Nov 16 2007, 09:56 PM icecreamisyummy yea your science teacher wasnt telling you the tru... Nov 16 2007, 09:57 PM moorepocket i'm never gonna donate blood. Not for anybody. Dec 11 2007, 05:16 PM superstitious QUOTE(moorepocket @ Dec 11 2007, 04:16 PM... Dec 20 2007, 07:04 PM BunkyWhiteGirl I think it's a good thing but I can't beca... Dec 20 2007, 06:57 PM kimsy17 There's been an article in Time- think it was ... Dec 31 2007, 12:13 AM JustinSezRAWR I missed the last blood drive at my school, so I... Jan 1 2008, 06:16 AM S-Majere I'd really like to give blood, it's just f... Jan 1 2008, 10:55 AM Cattt I think donating blood is good, although, I'm ... Jan 3 2008, 01:11 PM jaeman It's good for society. Jan 5 2008, 12:32 AM austinoutloud I can't donate blood because I lived in Englan... Jan 6 2008, 07:11 PM |
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