Well the time has finally come, hematocrit, over 50, need to dump some blood.
My platelets have always been lower, 150's-180. So how do you specify donating without losing platelets, or is that even an issue? Just donate whole blood?
I've never given blood and would like to without it all attached to my personal business. Can you just give a fake name when going into like the Red Cross? What are the entire steps of this from the time you go in, until you leave? I'm pretty green to this and have no idea what to expect.
My platelets have always been lower, 150's-180. So how do you specify donating without losing platelets, or is that even an issue? Just donate whole blood?
I've never given blood and would like to without it all attached to my personal business. Can you just give a fake name when going into like the Red Cross? What are the entire steps of this from the time you go in, until you leave? I'm pretty green to this and have no idea what to expect.