question about giving blood

[qbkilla]

after reading on here the benefits of giving blood i made an appt on friday. Im guessing i should give whole blood, and what is the best amount to give (for health purposes and not to interfere with training)? I tried to do a search but all I got were threads that had to do with bloodwork.

 

[maldorf]

after reading on here the benefits of giving blood i made an appt on friday. Im guessing i should give whole blood, and what is the best amount to give (for health purposes and not to interfere with training)? I tried to do a search but all I got were threads that had to do with bloodwork.

they do all of that for you at the blood bank. Norm is around 600 ml I think, or thereabouts. Give double red if you can.

 

[thebrick]

Give double red if you can.

Yes. With a double red donation, they only take the red platelets, not your plasma.

 

[Ruhlfreak55]

i thought you couldn't give blood if you've used steroids

 

[dece870717]

i thought you couldn't give blood if you've used steroids

One of their questions in that red cross thing you have to fill out is if you used anabolic steroids. Just don't tell them you do like my idiot ass did.Now I'm blacklisted from giving blood....GAYYYYYY!!!!!!! Whole reason I went to give blood was to help lower my iron levels cause they were so high, so much for that.

 

[riverhawk23]

i thought you couldn't give blood if you've used steroids

Don't telll them you use. But also fill in the box saying not to use your blood for donation.

 

[Gymratforlife]

Don't telll them you use. But also fill in the box saying not to use your blood for donation.

What would they want it for then?

 

[Ruhlfreak55]

ah, so you can do that and they'll still take your blood? cool. I never knew. I just know a lil girl prolly doesn't want a couple pints of my blood with a gram of test running through it going into her

 

[btech]

What would they want it for then?

Maybe you don't want whoever had asked you to donate blood know your personal business. It's none of their business, right? Family, work company (blood drive), etc.

 

[samiam]

What would they want it for then?

They don't want it.

I think at that point you are using a charity to accomplish your own "medical needs" instead of going to a professional.

But I could completely be off base.


All I know is last time I went I walked up to the desk and said "um, I have a question" she said "steroids?" I said "yeah". She said "can't donate". I said "thanks!"

I took it as a compliment

 

[Ruhlfreak55]

They don't want it.

I think at that point you are using a charity to accomplish your own "medical needs" instead of going to a professional.

But I could completely be off base.


All I know is last time I went I walked up to the desk and said "um, I have a question" she said "steroids?" I said "yeah". She said "can't donate". I said "thanks!"

I took it as a compliment

lol that's awesome