Do you donate blood?

peachyxoxoxo

I have donated 27 pints. And got the chance a few years back to donate bone marrow through the unrelated bone marrow donor network. Wrote a series of newspaper articles about it. http://bit.ly/GiveMarrow

That's awesome! I am on the bone marrow donor registry but never donated.

tara_seay

i haven't been able to give in a while because i've gotten a few tattoos... but I can donate again come December!

kmm7309

I donate every two months on the dot. I have gone to the same place for 4 years. I know the workers there.

I know this sounds silly, but I like to think that if I donate now, then if I ever need it, I'll get it back.

I'm O+ (universal donor), so I hope that I've been helpful to many in need!

LifestyleChange33

It takes FOREVER and yeah the finger prick hurts...

LinaBo

I would, but as far as I know I am ineligible due to all of the medications I'm on, and possibly due to the underlying health problems that I take those things for.

Elleinnz

I have been a regular donor since I was 18 (so nearly 35 years now)...

I now donate plasma or platelets, which you can do every couple of weeks - the tough thing about that is that you are tied up to the machine for an hour to 90mins - I tell you I normally cant wait for them to take the needles out so I can make a dash for the little girls room!!

Knowing how many people are unable to donate, and how many lives is saved daily makes that bit of discomfort very worth while....

kittyhug1986

I used to but then got blood clots and am on blood thinners so they won't let me

eig6

NO. I did once- then they stalked me like vampires for two years. NO MORE!

spectralmoon

Needle phobia and unbalanced anemia. Can't happen.

caraiselite

i donated for personal use before. (surgery)

if they asked me to donate at a place i go frequently, i'd be more willing to.. but it's never held near me.

klewlis

I've donated 33 (I think) times. I'm O-neg so they love me. It's such a small sacrifice for me and potentially life-saving for someone else, so I figure it's the least I can do.

snowmaniac

Technically I don't donate, I trade blood for cookies whenever I am eligible.

Haha sounds like me. One Baskin Robbins was offering a pint of ice cream for a pint of blood, hell yeah

Ice Cream? Damn. I thought I was getting a great deal. lol
I will admit though that they are pretty quality cookies. :laugh:

rhonniema

I like donating.
I hate when they keep calling my house and emailing me to donate because I have a rare blood type.
Stop trying to dry me out!

harrisaman

I haven't ever donated blood, however I do donate plasma....Today actually! I love being able to help someone in need, however I have to say those needles are HUGE! Owie~

ValerieMartini2Olives

I always wanted to, but every time the blood drive would come around, I couldn't for one reason or another. Getting pierced. Getting tattooed. Anemia. Pregnancy. Oh well. Guess it was just never meant for me.

gmpuggles

I donate as well, I became a gallon donor with my last donation. My least favorite part about it is when they poke my finger as well.

karawRN

yep. I am O+, I have tried for a long time, always anemic, but the last two times I have tried, I have been able to donate!! I also think the lancet hurts the most. Even though I am a nurse, I cannot watch that needle being stuck into my arm! (althought I LOVE drawing blood!)

I hope to donate plasma within the near future

AllyCatXandi

I've been meaning to donate blood for a while now. I signed up to do so in February, but couldn't because I'd been to Malaysia recently. I tried again once the mandatory wait period was over, but because I'd had an injection I couldn't donate in June. Now I have to wait until late this month when the Red Cross people show up at my university. Hopefully there won't be any roadblocks this time. Bit nervous though - I really, really, hate needles.

misty0413

no but have donated PLASMA. Can't belive you guys think a poke in the finger is bad. try out a 17 gauge needle and lay there for an hour pumping your hand.

Ely82010

I can't unless it is for myself because I am under their lower weight limit. My husband donates several times a year.

eillamarie

Massive phobia of needles, blood tests and IVs being the worst for me, so i haven't yet. On the Bucket List tho so I will do it at least once one day if they let me

Icelandic_Saga

I have but it kinda creeps me out lolol so I'm always scared to donate

canoe_dude

Got my gallon pin, and I still get faint almost every time. Often wondered if I could add donating to my exercise list.

takehimaway

I do! But they wouldn't take it last time because it hadn't been a year since I got a tattoo I agree that its a simple way to give back.

This is my problem. Twenty-eight days til I can.

SRMcEvoy

I have had two matches. But the first time they did not get well enough to transplant.

SRMcEvoy

I have donated 27 pints. And got the chance a few years back to donate bone marrow through the unrelated bone marrow donor network. Wrote a series of newspaper articles about it. http://bit.ly/GiveMarrow

That's awesome! I am on the bone marrow donor registry but never donated.

I have had two matches. But the first time they did not get well enough to transplant.

tammyj83

Yes, I donate--as often as I can. I have a 3 gallon pin. It's my way of helping others w/o a big time commitment, and it feels like a cleansing, of sorts, to me.

muchadoaboutme2000

I don't donate blood but I donate plasma twice a week!

jeet1966

I donate regularly, every 56 days. I make the next appt right after I donate. I always hear the radio ads about an urgent need for O negative blood which is my blood type and feel guilty if I don't donate. You never know when you or someone close to you is going to need it. Like they say it's in you to give! Costs me nothing and could help save someone life, that's all the motivation I need.

ivikatasha

I wish I could, but I lived in England during that whole mad cow thing.