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LOL...I'm B- and used to donate all the time. I started having ill effects from it though. My body could not recover before the next cycle to donate, and I was constantly severely anemic. Had to stop donating for a while.
But yup...they called my home and cell ALL the time.
Unfortunately this has started to happen with myself in the last year. Due to continuous heavy workouts and regular blood donations I have developed "Runners Anemia" as it is known. Dr. said either to discontinue donating blood or supplement iron. I see my blood as being important to those in need so supp. with iron.
Ironic I originally donated blood to eliminate excess iron.
How do you find out your blood type? Do they test it when you're born? Would it be on my records anywhere, birth cert?
I didn't know what mine was until after I donated blood and received my donor card.
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LOL...I'm B- and used to donate all the time. I started having ill effects from it though. My body could not recover before the next cycle to donate, and I was constantly severely anemic. Had to stop donating for a while.
But yup...they called my home and cell ALL the time.
They are worse than telemarketers! I understand it's for a good cause, but geez! I didn't have to be pestered into donating the first time and I don't need to be pestered now.
LOL...I'm B- and used to donate all the time. I started having ill effects from it though. My body could not recover before the next cycle to donate, and I was constantly severely anemic. Had to stop donating for a while.
But yup...they called my home and cell ALL the time.
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I donated at Christmas and passed out shortly afterwards... I'm due again soon.... I think I'll try it again
I'm also a recipient of a blood transfusion after haemorrhaging during an operation as a child... I kind of feel like I should continue to repay that.
It is neither good or bad. You, and myself, are the "Universal Donors", meaning anyone who needs blood STAT, can get our blood type. On the other hand, if WE should need the blood, we need it "Type specific" meaning it must be O-Neg.
Blood banks are always wanting us to donate for the sheer fact of 'universal donor'. I used to also donate my platelets, on my lunch hour, and made a nice bit of extra cash doing that (at a large teaching hospital in Miami where they had the need).
According to the American Red Cross: Population percentages of blood types in the USA
Caucasians African Americans Hispanic Asian
O+ 37% 47% 53% 39%
O - 8% 4% 4% 1%
A + 33% 24% 29% 27%
A - 7% 2% 2% 0.5%
B + 9% 18% 9% 25%
B - 2% 1% 1% 0.4%
AB + 3% 4% 2% 7%
AB - 1% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1%
Ah! 4%...It works for me!
I have also worked at a large teaching hospital ER and we have given on many occasions, O Neg blood, not typed specific, but it causes a LOT of extra paperwork for many departments and is always a life and death reason, usually massive trauma or some kind like GSW or chain saw. I have my O-NEG tattooed nicely on my forearm and sternum...just in case.
I am O Positive. My husband is also O Positive. Our younger daughter is O Negative. How did that happen? While you may be Rh Positive, you can either be Rh++, Rh+-. It is very similar to two brown eyed parents having a blue eyed child, which is also the case with our daughter. Two Rh Negative parents can only have a Rh Negative child. Same with two blue eyed parents.
My SIL went and got his blood tested when my daughter was pregnant. He is Rh Negative. No problem. Baby can only be Rh Negative.
Never knew any of this. Just thought I would pass it on to other "Positive" people.
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