Thread: Giving Blood...

That's asinine. But it's in keeping with a lot of old views and old regulations that were enacted out of prejudice and fear, and it takes time for things like that to filter out of legislation.

Now, that's not to say they shouldn't take high-risk demographics into consideration, and it is ultimately their decision who they'll accept donations from. But it's still ridiculous.

Originally Posted by jmw_man

Originally Posted by Consultant

I wish I could donate blood, but freshman year of college I got Hepatitis A from either a dirty Dorm bathroom or the food on campus. I'm betting dirty bathroom because we had a psychopath on our floor who called himself "The Mad Shitter" because he would smear words on the walls of the stalls in his own poop.

I kid you not...

This went on for a semester or so...walk into the bathroom at 4 AM to piss and find random words scribed in poo on the walls.

Bleh...

Anyway...Around spring break I started puking and didnt stop for 3 days, went to the infirmary and got diagnosed with Hep. A.

My body now has the antibodies and I am on the NO list for donating blood. I was the universal donor...sucks.

That's pretty sick, at an institution of higher learning too. I've seen more things written on bathroom stalls at colleges than I have ANYwhere else which to me is sick. I hate people like that and can't understand how people get enjoyment out of writing, "here I sit....." Dumb if you ask me.

Not everybody who goes to college is socially well adjusted and level headed.

Ipso facto, the mad shitter of Florida State in 1996.

We figured out it was likely Pedro the student from Venezuela who came to FSU a fresh-faced soccer kid and by the end of the first semester was all strung out on drugs and wearing goth-gear listening to Marilyn Manson.

Freak...

Originally Posted by jmw_man

I go to Gulf Coast Regional. You get a free T-shirt, you get points towards purchasing stuff like back packs, and you can knock off like 15 dollars off of somebody's chemotherapy bill.

i want to donate blood there

I haven't donated blood much, but I used to donate plasma twice a week, mostly because you get paid for doing so.

I don't think I have a particularly rare blood type (I'm either A+ or B+, can't remember), though my sister's O+, so I'd hope she donates frequently.

Neither blood nor needles bother me... I ended up cutting myself pretty bad and I actually spent a good 30 seconds or so just staring at the wound, watching blood flow out of my veins going "oh, wow, cool."

Originally Posted by 33knight33

Originally Posted by w4jchosen

It's been a while since I've given blood. Do they ask about your sexual orientation? If they don't, then just give blood.

They do.

Gulf coast regional never asked me. I think it's gonna vary from place to place.

Originally Posted by PizzaSHARK!

I haven't donated blood much, but I used to donate plasma twice a week

That's awesome. Plasma is very important.

, mostly because you get paid for doing so.

Nevermind - it ceases to be a donation when you make them pay for it.

Well, you basically got paid to read a book or watch a movie on a laptop while squeezing a hand exerciser for 60 seconds every 90 seconds. That it was benefiting other people just happened to be convenient.