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Old 04-11-2007, 08:39 PM   #1
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Hi fellow NYers,
Since I'm a blood donor, the NY Blood Center called me today. They urge me to schedule for blood donation because they are currently in shortage. They have locations throughout NY and NJ, http://www.nybloodcenter.org/donationlocat...0=2&sid1=45, and many of them open till 7PM or later. I already schedule an appointment for next Monday. I encourage you guys to help out as well. You might save a life!

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Old 04-11-2007, 11:41 PM   #2
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That's sounds like a good idea. I've only given once and it didn't hurt a bit. Have you ever tried to donate plasma? After my donation they said I would be a good candidate for plasma donation, but the procedure scared me.
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Old 04-12-2007, 12:06 AM   #3
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That's sounds like a good idea. I've only given once and it didn't hurt a bit. Have you ever tried to donate plasma? After my donation they said I would be a good candidate for plasma donation, but the procedure scared me.
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It takes longer - that's all

Anything other than whole blood they put your blood in a centriguge to separate whatever you are donating:

- double red blood cells (every 128 days)

- plasma (every month - for burn victims - equals 3 whole blood donations)

- platlets (up to 24 times a year - for trauma and leukemia patients - equals 8-12 whole blood donations)


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Old 04-12-2007, 12:11 AM   #4
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Delta Flyer @ Apr 12 2007, 12:06 AM) [snapback]421909[/snapback]</div>
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It takes longer - that's all

Anything other than whole blood they put your blood in a centriguge to separate whatever you are donating:

- double red blood cells (every 128 days)

- plasma (every month - for burn victims - equals 3 whole blood donations)

- platlets (up to 24 times a year - for trauma and leukemia patients - equals 8-12 whole blood donations)
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Maybe it was platlets I was thinking of. The one that scares me is the procedure where the blood comes out of one arm, goes into a machine and then back into the other arm.
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Old 04-12-2007, 06:03 AM   #5
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Trevor @ Apr 11 2007, 11:11 PM) [snapback]421914[/snapback]</div>
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Maybe it was platlets I was thinking of. The one that scares me is the procedure where the blood comes out of one arm, goes into a machine and then back into the other arm.[/b]
They do that for double red blood cells, too. Although it obviously isn't blood coming back in ... it's plasma. I did it once and it really wasn't that bad. It took a little longer than the standard "manual" blood donation, but that was it.

I've been asked to be a platelet pheresis donor, but I haven't been able to block off 2 hours to do it.

Here's some info from the Central Jersey Blood Center: http://www.cjbcblood.org/platelets.php
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I switched from whole blood to platelet donation about 4 yrs ago. Over that time there has been substantial improvement in the pheresis macines. The best now IMHO are the single-needle machines where you can't feel the flow reversing. Think they are called Tremas.

All of the double needle machines present two disadvantages: Not everyone has good veins in both arms (as required), and them both nailed down (so to speak) you have to call for assistance if your nose itches. It is amazing how soon you will feel the need to itch something when neither of your hands are available.

In the US, seemingly, all blood products are always in critically short supply. Anything you could do would be helpful. Just start small and see how much you can fit into your life.

Donation centers are excellent places to meet emergency services personnel. Seems they are among the most dedicated donors. I find that quite humbling.

If you have any reason to suspect that you may have a blood-borne disease, please please please do not use blood products donation as a way to get tested for that. Get tested somewhere else. All donations are screened very thoroughly, but some positives can slip through. Receiving contaminated blood products can turn a blessing into a curse.
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(tochatihu @ Apr 12 2007, 09:53 AM) [snapback]422005[/snapback]</div>
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I switched from whole blood to platelet donation about 4 yrs ago. Over that time there has been substantial improvement in the pheresis macines. The best now IMHO are the single-needle machines where you can't feel the flow reversing. Think they are called Tremas.[/b]
Very correct on the machines - they are faster. A double platlet donation that took 2.5 hours is now 1.5 hours for me.

FDA form asks about 60 questions - 4-5 test tubes are used to test for various diseases. The donatains you make can defer the cost of transfusions for friends and family.
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That's sounds like a good idea. I've only given once and it didn't hurt a bit. Have you ever tried to donate plasma? After my donation they said I would be a good candidate for plasma donation, but the procedure scared me.
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Trevor, I didn't try to donate plasma. They said my blood has very high platelets count. So I might donate platelets as well.
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I think this bears repeating for all PC members...

no matter what your state, if you're able, this is one of the great things you can do to help folks at no real cost to yourself. (Except time.) I do double cells every four months, and am always glad to do it. (Even though the lip-tingling thing when the plasma is pumping back in is WEIRD...)
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Trevor, I didn't try to donate plasma. They said my blood has very high platelets count. So I might donate platelets as well.
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What you can do is, donate plasma and red blood cells. Then before 56 days have passed, donate just plasma up to eight times.

With your high platlet count you might be able to do a triple platlet donation - enough platlets to equal as much as 16 whole blood donations!
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