I normally go to a spin class straight after work on a Tuesday evening - if I donate at lunchtime, would that be likely to cause any problems? (Or is this one of those "it depends on how you react" things...?)
Exercise – don’t do any vigorous exercise or heavy lifting the day of your donation, either before or afterwards. Keeping your body rested helps it to replenish lost fluids.
Everything else about it is not particularly good. I belong to the 5% of "selfish blood owners", my AB+ is not particularly desirable and anyone with my blood type can take any other type, which makes it next to useless
I belong to the 5% of "selfish blood owners", my AB+ is not particularly desirable and anyone with my blood type can take any other type, which makes it next to useless
There are two positive outcomes of donating blood1) it's good for others and society2) you get regular blood checksEverything else about it is not particularly good. I belong to the 5% of "selfish blood owners", my AB+ is not particularly desirable and anyone with my blood type can take any other type, which makes it next to uselessSo I never bothered
et avec John, excellent lecteur de road-book, on s'en est sortis sans erreur
I can't donate any more, so there's a vacancy.
Quote from: Adam on 01 December, 2018, 06:34:16 pmI can't donate any more, so there's a vacancy. I cycle 25-30 miles a day to work and back... it's not a doddle ride at 10 mph around the flat streets of the capital. I can't really afford to have a couple of weeks of being tired and out of breath.Slowing down means my commute becomes more dangerous, as more cars would take their chances at overtaking around bends... if I keep 20-25 mph they seem to be OK to wait until they find a suitable gap.The vast majority of people out there do nothing physically demanding and could probably afford to donate blood more than I can.
Fair enough - that sort of speed you'll need all your blood. At 15 mph commuting & doing long rides a few days later, I didn't really notice much effect.
Quote from: Adam on 07 December, 2018, 08:44:41 pmFair enough - that sort of speed you'll need all your blood. At 15 mph commuting & doing long rides a few days later, I didn't really notice much effect.There's more... my dad became a donor and a couple of years later he developed a heart enlargement that doctors could not explain. Eventually with therapy things improved, but it changed his life.Sometimes I have this simplistic view of the circulatory system as "basic plumbing" and I can see how suddenly removing a large quantity of fluid from the system can damage a pump...It's stupid, but it's there at the back of my mind
Sometimes I have this simplistic view of the circulatory system as "basic plumbing" and I can see how suddenly removing a large quantity of fluid from the system can damage a pump...
Kim, you are very bad!
No 80
Not allowed to give blood in the UK, the same reason I can't in the UK doesn't apply in the Netherlands. Went to see about donating blood here, only to find that cos I grew up in the UK in the 80's and 90's, I can't give blood here. Turns out they are scared of BSE/vCJD. Noone wants my blood...J
Quote from: slowfen on 23 May, 2019, 01:15:59 pmNo 80 Well done! Great that you're fit enough to achieve this!