makes me really mad Options

[princess2113]

if you have lived in countries, like Germany, for more than i think its 4 months you cant donate blood to most blood providers...i dont get it...they dont let me donate b/c i mite have Mad Cow...i never ate meat in Germany, im vegetarian...do u think its right? i mean allll these ppl need blood, like right after 9/11, no wonder theres a blood shortage...almost every1 willing to give can't...this elimates like almost all service people n tons of ppl....what do u think? shoud ppl that have lived in European countries n coutries with bad water still be able to give?

[Justingamemaster]

they are just trying to be safe....jeez
how would you feel if you needed blood and you got some infected blood?
i sure wouldn't like it...




£¤¥¤£™ Justin

[EmeraldKnight]

Yeah... they want to take all the necessary precautions

[princess2113]

they are just trying to be safe....jeez
how would you feel if you needed blood and you got some infected blood?
i sure wouldn't like it...




£¤¥¤£™ Justin

id rather get some n have a chance of living than not get any at all n have more a change of dieing

i had a friend who needed blood...she has lukemia...i culdnt donate blood to her except if i did it privatly which cost MEGA $$ b/c i lived in Germany for 6 months...its not the reason she died, but for someone else it could be

[EmeraldKnight]

Well yes, I guess.. arent blood stores in the US pretty ample? I havent heard much about there every being shortages.. if a crisis arose.. then yes, it shouldnt matter.. but onli then..

If there's a significant amount and no risk of shortages and no pending disaster, it's better to be safe

[bigpoppaproppy]

Well yes, I guess.. arent blood stores in the US pretty ample? I havent heard much about there every being shortages.. if a crisis arose.. then yes, it shouldnt matter.. but onli then..

If there's a significant amount and no risk of shortages and no pending disaster, it's better to be safe

like he said

plenty of people give, it was just the insane amounts needed in ONE spot after 9./11

[princess2113]

If there's a significant amount and no risk of shortages and no pending disaster, it's better to be safe

HAHA...ha...i volunteer with the Red Cross...let me clue u in...MOST of the time, we are in need of blood

[onenonly101]

Yeah we are in SERIOUS need of blood. People think just because you don't see it being broadcasted on CNN that their is a blood shortage, that there isn't one.

Can't you get tested for mad cow? And Germany wasn't even the country with the huge outbreak.

[Mini]

Yeah we are in SERIOUS need of blood. People think just because you don't see it being broadcasted on CNN that their is a blood shortage, that there isn't one.

Can't you get tested for mad cow? And Germany wasn't even the country with the huge outbreak.

hurmmm if they start testing, it would cost them alot of money. i agree that germany doesnt have alot of Mad Cow outbreaks, but they are trying to be safe.

[princess2113]

Yeah we are in SERIOUS need of blood. People think just because you don't see it being broadcasted on CNN that their is a blood shortage, that there isn't one.

Can't you get tested for mad cow? And Germany wasn't even the country with the huge outbreak.

as of now i dunt think there is a test for it...and yes, they are trying to stay safe...it doesnt change the fact that one of the MAIN reasons we are soooo low on blood is b/c like 1/2 the population cant donate...AND its not true for every1, but if u've like been to poor countries n stuff, it makes u wanna give to help more...so the ppl who are GENERALLY more willing to give, cant...they used to call my mom to donate b/c she never had this virus, giving her a rarer blood that could be used for almost ne1...now she cant donate...grr it drives me insane

[Justingamemaster]

just find someone else with the same type of blood in your family

[JlIaTMK]

y not give blood.... if ppl need it then y dont they let them have it

[princess2113]

just find someone else with the same type of blood in your family

that cant alwayz happen...n if u have a disease that runs in the family, even if ur family doesnt get like sick like in the hospital like u kinda sick, they still may not be able to give blood...ive helped try to get ppl to donate n run blood drives...its hard to find eligable donners...they cant have had this n that..must be this weight, this height...this vaccine...over this age, under that age..etc.

[Spirited Away]

Girl you don't have to look far for those kinds of problem while donating blood.

We (my work place) hosted a blood drive just last week and there were all sorts of problems. First, they refused to translate for a hispanic donor because the they didn't have a special license to translate certain scientific formulas to the hispanic donor. After that there was something about not being able to donate if people didn't bring IDs. I was like... "WTF, do you people run a blood drive or an immigration office?"

[princess2113]

Girl you don't have to look far for those kinds of problem while donating blood.

We (my work place) hosted a blood drive just last week and there were all sorts of problems. First, they refused to translate for a hispanic donor because the they didn't have a special license to translate certain scientific formulas to the hispanic donor. After that there was something about not being able to donate if people didn't bring IDs. I was like... "WTF, do you people run a blood drive or an immigration office?"

yeah i know...it insane i mean ppl dontate time to try to donate blood n 1/2 the time they inult u or..if u do..u get crackers...im like one day were gonna have a big prob. when no1 can donate blood nemore

[kyuubi319]

even though for you it might seem really unfair, the people getting the blood dont wanna take that risk, and the people supplying the blood obviously dont want to be held responsible. all they are doing is taking the neccesary precautions just so everyone's happy. I wouldnt wanna be the poor guy on the other side, already having problems, then be under the false impression that the blood is gonna help you, when a week later it kills you.... I deffinitely wouldnt wanna be the guy on the other end

[Spirited Away]

even though for you it might seem really unfair, the people getting the blood dont wanna take that risk, and the people supplying the blood obviously dont want to be held responsible. all they are doing is taking the neccesary precautions just so everyone's happy. I wouldnt wanna be the poor guy on the other side, already having problems, then be under the false impression that the blood is gonna help you, when a week later it kills you.... I deffinitely wouldnt wanna be the guy on the other end

I've been told that they have to check that blood before they use it... So if they're going to check it, then why do they have to give a person so much trouble over something they're going to check over?

I understand the precautions, but I don't understand the ways the go about it.

[EmeraldKnight]

Wow.. I learned so much in this thread....

[ryfitaDF]

if you have lived in countries, like Germany, for more than i think its 4 months you cant donate blood to most blood providers...i dont get it...they dont let me donate b/c i mite have Mad Cow...i never ate meat in Germany, im vegetarian...do u think its right? i mean allll these ppl need blood, like right after 9/11, no wonder theres a blood shortage...almost every1 willing to give can't...this elimates like almost all service people n tons of ppl....what do u think? shoud ppl that have lived in European countries n coutries with bad water still be able to give?

you mean you get to.... keep your blood?

sick bastards!

oh well. more time for video games!

[rnrn897]

what?! thaz gay.. they can jus test it or something -0-...

[EmeraldKnight]

what?! thaz gay.. they can jus test it or something -0-...

CAN they test blood for Mad Cow disease? I dont know much about it, so I'm not exactly sure..

[princess2113]

CAN they test blood for Mad Cow disease? I dont know much about it, so I'm not exactly sure..

i dunt think so, i think they are working on it thou

[ComradeRed]

Mad Cow disease is created by pryons in your brain. They don't go through the blood, so you can't test for them.

[angel-roh]

they are just trying to be safe....jeez
how would you feel if you needed blood and you got some infected blood?
i sure wouldn't like it...




£¤¥¤£™ Justin

i agree with justin... i mean european ppls have bad water... and u guys drink them...and u guys can get bad infections and bad blood... who wants to give those blood? i dont think it's right to give blood wen u drink bad water...not a safe thing to do.

[Spirited Away]

Mad Cow disease is created by pryons in your brain. They don't go through the blood, so you can't test for them.

So does that mean they can be spread through blood?

I'm science illiterate so... you'd have to explain this.