MrHanky Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 I can't give blood because I have high cholestreol (it runs in my family) but I am a registered bone marrow donor. Dammit, the bone marrow one is supposed to be really painful. I give blood regularly and have thought about the bone marrow one, but the thought of needles in my bones makes me think no. Maybe I will stop being a wuss one day and sign up for thet, but not at the minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHanky Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 But just think of all the sexy nurses fussing around you (specially if you say you're a bit nervous and need some special attention!) You'd just have to find something else to look at to distract you when they were putting the needle in... I have never once come across a sexy nurse whilst giving blood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 I have never once cum across a sexy nurse whilst giving blood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 Wrong donation centre I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 I have never once come across a sexy nurse whilst giving blood Depends what your definition of sexy is;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHanky Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 lmao, I left myself open to that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Lynz_ Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 I should probably point out that I've had a bad experience of having a blood test a couple of years ago. The doctor/nurse/potentially unqualified numpty that did it "couldn't get any out" of my left arm (yet my medic mates have told me they wish everyone's veins were as prominent as mine). He had the needle in my arm for well over 2 minutes while he dug around with it trying to get into a vein, and in the process he hit something that HURT. To the point where that's the only time I've actually passed out through pain (there was no blood out of me by then as he was so useless at his job). I had to sit in the hospital cafe for about an hour before I felt well enough to walk out to my car again. Now that is obviously a one-off and is unlikely to ever happen to me again, but it's put me off having blood removed from me! My mum donates regularly and keeps telling me I should go with her but as I am terrifed of needles (see phobia thread) and have had an almost identical experience as Rich, to say I am reluctant is an understatement. Maybe one day I'll stop being a wuss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 My mum donates regularly and keeps telling me I should go with her but as I am terrifed of needles (see phobia thread) and have had an almost identical experience as Rich, to say I am reluctant is an understatement. Maybe one day I'll stop being a wuss! That experience has made me more nervous around needles. I don't think I've been near one since actually! The nurses even had a go at me for "not telling them I pass out at the sight of blood". To which I politely pointed out that the numpty with the needle had no blood in it, and that I'd never experienced pain like that in my life. I don't think they believed me though. We shall see. I may go ahead and give it a go. It'll be an hour or more off work and it's a really good thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Lynz_ Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 That experience has made me more nervous around needles. I don't think I've been near one since actually! The nurses even had a go at me for "not telling them I pass out at the sight of blood". To which I politely pointed out that the numpty with the needle had no blood in it, and that I'd never experienced pain like that in my life. I don't think they believed me though. We shall see. I may go ahead and give it a go. It'll be an hour or more off work and it's a really good thing to do. I told the nurse who did mine that I didn't like blood so I would have to look away. She started digging about like a woman possessed, just remember the room getting very small and that was that. Luckily when I came round she then started hunting on the other arm:rolleyes: Good luck though Rich, I'll decide after you let me know how you get on!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 I told the nurse who did mine that I didn't like blood so I would have to look away. She started digging about like a woman possessed, just remember the room getting very small and that was that. Luckily when I came round she then started hunting on the other arm:rolleyes: Good luck though Rich, I'll decide after you let me know how you get on!! They did that with me too. After I'd recovered enough to be helped move from the chair to a bed, the same guy went digging in my right arm. I was chatting to him, felt nothing and he suddenly said "all done." He'd stuck the needle in and taken the sample without me realising! I'm still umm-ing and ahh-ing here, but I've got a few medic mates and guys at work who donate all trying to persuade me. I'll let you know how traumatic it is if I go ahead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARDA Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 My wife is a nurse and used to regularly give blood until one day the dopey nurse punctured my wifes artery causing massive pain and bleeding. However giving blood is a fantastic thing to do and saves the lives of 1000's of people every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 My wife is a nurse and used to regularly give blood until one day the dopey nurse punctured my wifes artery causing massive pain and bleeding. However giving blood is a fantastic thing to do and saves the lives of 1000's of people every year. Lovely! Any references to arteries, pumping blood etc tend to make me feel light headed! I'll try not to let that put me off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GirlRacer! Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 You can come to Guildford with me next week if you like - I'll hold your hand! Let us know how you get on anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADL Mark Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Dammit, the bone marrow one is supposed to be really painful. I give blood regularly and have thought about the bone marrow one, but the thought of needles in my bones makes me think no. Maybe I will stop being a wuss one day and sign up for thet, but not at the minute. If you get called to donate, then there's two ways they can take the cells depending on what the donor needs, one is just like taking blood where the basically syphon off the cells they need and give you your own blood back. The other is the more traditional way where they take bone marrow from your hip. It's done under a general anaesthetic though and all you get is some stiffness and bruising for a few days after. I've had it done, it's uncomfortable but considering what it means to somebody it's well worth it. It's really not as bad as it sounds. I've had bone marrow tests done, which they do while you're awake and that hurts like hell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcol Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Expect for medical reasons, I can't see why everybody doesn't give blood. It's less than an hours time every few months, you get to lie down for a bit and have a cupa and a biscuit, and it doesn't hurt ! It's your duty.... Lets face it, if a loved one was in an accident we would be pretty pi**ed off if half way through an operation the doctors said "sorry love - got no blood left, bad-luck" Give it a go... G i agree (unless you are a jehovas witness) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 You can come to Guildford with me next week if you like - I'll hold your hand! Thank you for the offer! May have to take you up on that sometime Oh, you were talking about donating.... This is one of those things that I'll probably end up thinking about too much and psyching myself out about it. The medical dept at work need to know soonish who's up for it, so I'll let you know if I stick my name down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee from China Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I gave for 10 years before I left to work here and you never know when you or someone close to you may need a transfusion so go for it - my boss used to give me time off to do it as it is a good 'community service' sort of thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loks Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I was giving blood regulary from 1980 til 2002 when they (HK Red Cross) would not accept that "mad cow" foreigner blood from the UK - well if I had resided anytime in the UK for 3 months or more between 1st Jan 1980 to 31st Dec 1996. Shame really as I have a fairly rare blood group here - O rhesus negative. From the HK Red Cross FAQ... 9. What is proportion of the various blood groups in the general population of Hong Kong? According to BTS statistics, 26% of local Chinese have type "A" blood, 27% have type "B" blood, 40% have type "O" blood and 7% have "AB" blood. The proportion of Rhesus positive and negative are 99.7% and 0.3% respectively. I was in for an operation here in 1999 for a collapsed disc and they had to delay it for 24 hours whilst they searched HK for donated blood for my particular blood group, to cover for any mishaps during the operation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I never have, but my dad's given gallons of the stuff over the years (he can't any more due to the blood thinning medication he's on). I nearly did once at Uni... but was worried I might not be clean enough Can you request for these blood vans to do visits? Might get quite a lot of people to do it round here at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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