Have you donated blood ?

Yes I donate all the time. I got a certificate while back go donating 10 gallons.

I sincerely hope you aren't donating all the time. I'd have thought you'd be bled dry by now.

😁 😁 😁

I've donated prior to getting cancer.

And I've received blood after a nasty motorcycle crash.

Who's on the organ donation registry? Cancer is not a factor.

Yes i have 35 times going for the 36 in 3 weeks

Who's on the organ donation registry? Cancer is not a factor.

I am a registered organ donor. Not sure they will want any of my organs, but they can also use tissue and such. They are welcome to anything they need, I won't be using it anymore.

Yes

I remember when they used to give a gold metal pin for each gallon you donated, which was shaped like a drop. with the gallon number on it. Then I think they changed to red plastic pins, still shaped like a drop. I think they had once given red plastic ones like that for each time you donated, I remember my mother getting them when I was young. My first couple gallons I got the gold metal pins, before that changed.

Now, they just give stickers for each donation. Not sure about what they give for each gallon.

This past Monday when I went to donate I was almost rejected. I learned something I had never paid attention to. When the prick your finger to test a drop of blood, they are checking your iron level. I've no idea the unit of measure; but, mine was 12.9. It has to be 13.0 or higher (13.4 or higher for a double red donation). She tested a drop from a finger on the other hand and got a 13.1 so I was good to donate. Anyway, apparently an iron deficiency will prevent one from donating. I will try to remember to eat a lot of iron rich foods during the week leading up to my next donation.

Not recently

Ive donated blood 2 to 3 times a year for the past 5 years

I have...even got a special card when I reached the gallon mark!

Kudos to everyone that does and double if they bring a friend! Just about everyone can and 45 mins and a few needle pricks to save lives is so worth it!!

I try to donate as often as I can

As often as I can. I travel internationally often and depending on the region, I’m benched for up to a year when I return.

They still give gallon pins here. I go regularly, but have had to take some time off for visits to malaria areas.

Here's something that bugs me some. Out here (might be everywhere, who knows) one of the questions is about men having sex with men. That seems pretty meaningless to me. I can go around and have sex with as many women as I can get into bed, and provided I'm not paying for the sex that's fine, but a guy has sex with his committed partner and it's a big risk? Really? If you want to ask about promiscuous sex, ask about promiscuous sex. If you want to ask about receptive anal intercourse ask about that, but make your questions relevant - ask about specific activities and risky behaviors.

I believe it's just recently that the Red Cross began to allow gay men to donate blood again. It's slowly beginning to make a little more sense how they deal with this. I think it also is decided by regional Red Cross organizations, so it may be inconsistent, depending on where you are.

Used to be that way about those who visited malaria zones, they might be banned from donating forever in some regions, while others would just have a certain time period where they weren't eligible to donate.

The Canadian Red Cross issues credit card-style white plastic cards with magnetic strips to donors. It is replaced with a gold-color card after the 100th donation. After 200 donations, they issue a bronze plaque to the donor.

At the Lemoore Naval Air Station in California in the mid-'60s, donors were given a chit to carry to the mess hall to exchange for a special steak dinner on the same day. Lots of hungry sailors eyeballed my tray that day.

. . . . At the Lemoore Naval Air Station in California in the mid-'60s, donors were given a chit to carry to the mess hall to exchange for a special steak dinner on the same day. . . .

CHIT--that's my new word for today

"Chit" was a new word for me too . . . Google defines it as "a short official note, memorandum, or voucher, . . ."

When a friend was sick, I donated every time he had to have an infusion, to make up the difference and balance the scales.

Never donated blood.

Yes I do it regularly

Having sex with other men means I'm not allowed to. Really frustrating when I take care of my sexual health and get tested regularly. Even more annoying that my sex life really isn't any different from when I was registered as female.

Have not. Maybe if someone went with me I would do it.

I donate Plasma once a week and I donate Blood once a month + a week.

Have not. Maybe if someone went with me I would do it.

I would if I wasn't so far away, not to be a perv or anything, just to get another donor out there to donate. Because My blood has saved lives and my blood even saved my mothers life cause I'm the "universal donor" type O+

"Chit" was a new word for me too . . . Google defines it as "a short official note, memorandum, or voucher, . . ."

GEDUNK: Another not so common Naval Term. Gedunk refers to ice cream, candy, potato chips, and other snack foods, as well as to the place on a ship where these items are sold. When I was in the Navy, it expanded to any kind of 'junk' you could buy - trinkets, souvenirs, clothing that was local to the port you were in. We had a saying: No matter where you go, Gedunk is Gedunk!

At least once a year.

I donate Plasma once a week and I donate Blood once a month + a week.

@joh64 I love that you go, but the US standard/regulation/law is once every 56 days. I don't see how you could at 38. And donating extra plasma might change this...

I gave blood until reached 2 gallons. A skilled nurse and sharp needle made it easy but once in a while a not so sharp needle or less skilled nurse made it an unpleasant experience.

... I'm the "universal donor" type O+

O- is universal. O+ can go to anyone who is Rh+, but not Rh-