I am the same way and I hate doctors and procedures. When I go I let them know and they will rub my arms and legs and calm me down and relax me, I will even get my head petted...they are so nice where I go. I also get little pens, finger squeezer thing, and other little items they have too. And afterward they have a snack bar with lots of juices and I get to eat snacks and drink while I read the paper to recover from the 'ordeal'. I let them spoil me while I am there.kim said:I don't. I feel kind of bad that I don't, but I'm not going to change. I'm O+, the most common type, so I hope there is enough out there without my donation. I have such anxiety about anything medical.
Thank goodness your daughter is okay!farmwife"723" said:My DH donates each time they have a blood drive in our town. But I'm unable to donate because of my iron level is always too low. :-(
My daughter was in the hospital two weeks ago and rec'd 8 units of blood. Thank God for donors, if the blood had not been available we would not have had a good outcome. But she is doing well and even went back to work today.
I am so glad you are over your cancer, congratulations on your fight to survive!patrisha #150 said:I am a donor and have been for many years. I had to stop for {I think} five yeats for both cancers but I am back on schedule now. I am AB positive.
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Both my dad and grandfather have B neg. My grandfather who is 92 has donated upteen gallons over the years. They also have put him down for an on-call basis due to it's rarity. Now my mom is also fairly rare with AB pos.sailor said:Do you donate blood?
I have regularly up until a few months ago.
I have B Negative so it is next to rare and on occasion there is a demand for it so I will go down and donate when they call me now.
-Sailor
Your blood type is the rarest, not many have your type...B- which I am is the next rarest. For us to give all the time could be unnecessary since it isn't in that high of demand. That is why I am on-call now for when it is actually needed.Neversleepsawink;) (#1071) said:Yes I am a donor, my blood is A-, and so is my hubbys. Very rare I'm told. I also donate my hair once every two years to locksoflove.com. They make wigs for those who lost their hair due to cancer.![]()
My hair is very thick and grows very fast. I cut it above my shoulders when I donate and It grows down to my lower back in two years. I've donated 3 times, I will again in January. Locks of Love is a great program.sailor said:Your blood type is the rarest, not many have your type...B- which I am is the next rarest. For us to give all the time could be unnecessary since it isn't in that high of demand. That is why I am on-call now for when it is actually needed.
How cool of you to give your hair, I have never seen a place that does this around me...but I don't think I can cut my hair since it never grows longer than just past my bra strap...I like my hair long. Vanity I guess.
You do have to beg them to be able to use your own blood, that is crazy! I never thought of having low blood pressure with how fast the blood comes out, but come to think of it, that would make sense. I just lay there and get pampered so it doesn't matter to me if it's long or not, but I have normal pressure so I am lucky. Glad your daughter is okay now.Gertie Kindle 'Turn to Page 390' said:I always get turned down.
When my daughter was having surgery, her doctor asked me to donate my blood because of her susceptibility to infection. I had to beg the lab to take my blood, and my pressure is so low that it took over half an hour to fill the bag. It's a good thing she didn't need another transfusion, because it took me quite a while to get over donating just one pint.
I'm A+.
Wow, your granfather is so blessed to live so long, I wish him many more years ahead. I switched to on-call like your grandfather did because it is rare, also since they told me it just gets thrown away if it can't be used, I want to know mine is going to so some good when I give it up.Forster said:Both my dad and grandfather have B neg. My grandfather who is 92 has donated upteen gallons over the years. They also have put him down for an on-call basis due to it's rarity. Now my mom is also fairly rare with AB pos.
Me, I ended up with boring old A pos. and yes I donate every time I can.
He is blessed. He made the newspaper last week for bowling a career high 256.sailor said:Wow, your granfather is so blessed to live so long, I wish him many more years ahead. I switched to on-call like your grandfather did because it is rare, also since they told me it just gets thrown away if it can't be used, I want to know mine is going to so some good when I give it up.
Stange thing is that I am the only one in my family that has B Negative blood.![]()