giving blood tomoz

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i cant wait to get my donate key ring whooohoooo

Nice one. Yeah I did that.
I have never had sex for money but I did once for FA cup final tickets. Does that count?

Just phoned them
I'm booked in for 7pm Friday.
No forfits

you have to book another one so you get your keyring

Im planning on doing it a few times a year.
About time I put something back into society
When I phoned up they asked if I had registered, I said yeah about an hour ago online. Asked for my DOB and full name and then he said yeah it's come up do you live in Newcastle? errr No lol
When I asked him someone with the same full name and date of birth living in Newcastle. How mad is that.
Strangest part is my middle name is Debbie

blue......


i think you should get a family member to do it aswell >

Tried to get the wife to do it but she has been given blood after 1980.
I think my dad is one of them people who has 2 familes ad he is my half brother

do you know why people cant give blood if they was given blood before 1980 , i just done the test again but it doesn't tell you.

i been trying to get everyone to do it but not having much luck.

I clicked on something on there and it said something about mad cow disease and CJD has been thought to of been passed through blood transfusions around 1980

Do they send the card in the post that you get or do you get it on the day?

it could be that but i think there a question for CJD

As per the website. Click last question

http://www.blood.co.uk/giving-blood/faqs/

This step was implemented by all four of the UK Blood Services on 2nd August 2004. It is a further precautionary measure against the possible risk of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) being transmitted by blood and blood products.

vCJD is thought to be the consequence of eating contaminated beef, related to BSE (or mad cow disease) in UK cattle after 1980. Fortunately, vCJD is very rare. But, there is evidence that vCJD may be transmitted from an infected blood donor to the patient., via transfusion.

ooo right

and to be honest the Mrs is a bit mad so it will probably be best if I didn't take her with me

blue

Are you on the British Bone Marrow Registry Steve?
Was thinking of doing that as well when I go to give blood. They take a bit extra and send the extra bit off for testing which they put your details in the computer ready for matching with someone who needs bone marrow

i'm not sure but it's meant to be reallt painful

Yeah meant to be ill for about 5 days with it. But what's 5 days if your giving some child who hasn't had a crack at life live a long and healthy life.
Only thing is due to some european law you are not allowed to give your details or recieve the details of the person who will get the transplant. Which I think is wrong. I think you should both get the choice. I would like to know if it worked and if they were alright.

i may put my name down for it

I gave blood for ages and am on the bone marrow list I never got the call to donate though. Dont know if im still active on it but someone I know got called in to donate and she was ill for a few days but a short time later she received a letter just very basic no details just thanking her for what she had done and saying the recipitant was very gratefull which made it all worthwhile

My turn in just over an hour.
Wish me luck

whoohooooo go blue

good luck Blue don't be fainting

Tracie-Milly-Moos Mum wrote:good luck Blue don't be fainting

Nice one Blue x

janey turn next

There's not enough blood in my alcohol system

you be fine stop making excuse woman!

I did it! I gave blood today! Yay!!!!!!

Caryll wrote:I did it! I gave blood today! Yay!!!!!!

Thats great, but also rather spooky you and Blue have done it on the same day!! Well done Caryll xxxxxxx

well done mrs caryll !! janey i've book you a go next week

Caryll wrote:I did it! I gave blood today! Yay!!!!!!

have you made another appointment mrs caryll!

I couldn't do it.....gutted but my iron level was too low. They test it with some machine and it has to be 135 and mine are you ready was 134
Gutted. Have to wait now for a letter off them before I can book myself in to try again.

Well done Caryll.....Nice one

you lot get machines , they test our in some green water

BlueStaffBlue wrote:I couldn't do it.....gutted but my iron level was too low. They test it with some machine and it has to be 135 and mine are you ready was 134
Gutted. Have to wait now for a letter off them before I can book myself in to try again.

Well done Caryll.....Nice one

Ha so your blood isn't good enough either!! The thought was there Blue, so next time

They test it in the test tube first which is a stricter test. The blood should sink and mine floated. Then they take a blood sample same as they do for a donar but obviously allot less. They then put that into a machine which gives a more accurate reading. 135 required and I had 134. My levels are fine but I will lose some giving the donar and 135 is the cut off point. So next time I'm gonna have 5 dinners of meat, beans, eggs and nuts before I go


I've never been good enough for sod all Janey

Me neither lol!!! Next time though

<<== your new doctor mrblu, you need to eat food with icon them them like speiach and tuna once a day

Give me a leaflet with a list of foods that are high in iron and it's all the foods I crave and eat all the time. But I did learn something. In order for your body to absorb the iron the best thing you can do is have pure orange juice with your meal. A cup of tea however stops the body from absorbing the iron

Animal Foods Rich in Iron

Eggs - especially the yolk
Oily fish e.g. tuna, sardines, pilchards, cockles and mussels
Kidney, liver, heart **
Lamb, game, beef **
Black pudding, corned beef, faggots **
Oxo, Bovril **

** Mothers 35 Plus cannot advise on the safety aspect of eating of any of the above animal products, which may be linked to the human form of BSE. Their mention here does not imply that we endorse their consumption.

Vegetable Foods Rich in Iron

Wholemeal bread and flour
Iron-fortified cereals - Bran, Branflakes, Weetabix
Beans and pulses e.g. lentils, chick peas, haricot, kidney, pinto, baked, butter, peas
Nuts - almonds, cashews, Brazils, walnuts
Dried fruit - apricots, figs, dates
Green vegetables - watercress, spinach
Rich fruit cake, gingerbread, ginger biscuits
Curry powder
Cocoa, chocolate, black treacle

More detailed list than what I got.
You would of thought they would of just shoved a tin of tuna down my neck and cracked on

i eat a can of tuna everyday, i have watercress and spinach on most thing like on my sandwich on my beans on toast lol on my salnd,rice and tuna

I eat Tuna straight out of the tin with nothing, just as a snack. Trying to find out what the average levels are now

you can buy spinach and watercress in big bags for £1 , i normaly have 2 bags of each every week

I registered today they were canvasing in carnaby street, and i signed up, they said they would contact me within 3 weeks then I can give blood, thank you steve i never would have done it but for this thread

well done lynne

Well done Lynne

thank you. let you know how it goes

> im going get you all giving blood

so you should Steve it's a good cause