Donating Blood...

I use to donate it. I am not sure now if I would be allowed to either having m.s. Proberly not because of the medications I take they are shots that I take three times a week. So I doubt it. That and no one knows yet what causes this illness. It's not blood and it's not anythnig anyone can catch from me.

Well, god evening Twoey68, I am sorry to hear about your issue. If I was not a smoker, and did not have astma, I probably would donate some of my blood. It is a god cause and some do say it is god for your own health do donate and give away some. My father have donated for years, but I think he is to old now. Have a great evening.

I went one time to donate for there had been a bad car wreck and they was calling for my blood type but when I got tested to see if I could I didnt have enough of the clotting agent so they wouldnt take it. But to tag someone never to give again sounds like a good idea to me ya wouldnt want to pass on anything that lives in there now would ya?

I used to donate all the time, i did Plasma too..but not recently. I am amazed you were able to donate that young. By us you have to be 17.

No.. I wouldn't because I don't agree with the "fake" blood test they attempt to give you and take away 5 samples. Gone are the days of just a small amount, I'd love to donate blood aswell but I hate needles. Having said this.. I wouldn't want someone elses blood in me, not even if it saved my life. (I'm not for faith reasons) It just makes me panic like hell, I hate the thought of losing a finger and stupid things like that. ~Joey

My husband and I can't donate blood because for me it's because of the medicine's I take for lupus and for my husband it's because while he was in Korea, he got TB. It does suck that we can't give blood but, it's the thought of wanting to that counts.

I did donat nce when my mother-in-law was in the hospital. It made me so tired that I was useless the next day so I never did again. I doubt that I could now because of all the medication that I take.

I've never donated blood before. I'm actually scared to do it to tell you the truth. I don't like needles and one time my friend did it and she felt kinda bad for a few days after it. I have to get my blood taken at the doctor's office and I don't even like to do that.

My husband donates blood,but I don't. When I was a senior in high school, my trig teacher told us if we donated blood during the blood drive, we would automatically get 100% on our test. I am not a needle person, but I decided to go and take the 100%. Well, ended up I did not weigh enough to donate :) so I still got the 100%. Well, now I certainly weigh enough, but as I said before, I am not a needle person so I dont donate.

Well, I used to donate blood at one time, but in 2005 I was diagnosed with cancer, so after my surgery and treatments, they probably won't let me donate, because of the chemo, and radiation, may still be in my blood!

I don't donate. I have always been a little anemic so can't. I don't like having blood drawn either so that's another thing...but if someone in my family needed some...I would swallow my fears etc and give it to them.

Yes,I have donated blood,but they won't let me now.I have diabetes,and some other conditions.I do not like that I can not give now,but they have their rules.I do not like needles either,but when I gave blood it did not seem to bother me.

I have never donated blood but I have thought about it before. I really need to becasue I have o negative blood type which is universal and can be used for anyone. I know I could give blood if I wanted as I have had two children so I have been tested for everything and everything came back negative.

Basically the reason they wont let you is because you are now a carrier. Your body is immune to it but the risk of others not being immune is to much of a chance..Its dumb I know. Seriously they can filter almost anything out nowadays , but there is that minute chance that it wont be filtered properly and they dont want to get sued..blah blah..I know that probably wont make you feel any better, but figured you might want to know why. My mother in law works for the red cross and I called and asked her as soon as I read your post..so there it is. I do donate blood..just not as often as I used to. I have O+ so I should donate more right? I do for all the national disasters..I guess Im not doing my civil duty..LOL..But with three kiddies its hard to find the time. Im sorry to hear about your hepatitus and that you cant donate...can you donate plasma? Thats in much higher demand than blood and the regulations might be different...plus you get paid for it! :)

I don't donate blood because I am afraid of the needle they use. I watched my mom donate blood once and saw that needle and said there was no way they were going to stick me with that thing. Of course my mom just laughed at me.

i have never donated, i want to, but i haven't yet, i'm sure it'd be okay b/c im perfectly healthy, my blood is also the most common type so they are n need of it usually at blood banks, i'm O+

Yes I can and have given blood. I do get real lightheaded because the blood flows like water out of my veins. I'm a good one for donating and would do it again. Something I was told a few years ago is that I am CMV negative which is rare. I didn't have some virus that was common years ago. Therefore my blood is what they need and want. I do take a few medications each day now so don't know if I'd be a good candidate any longer.

I don't donate blood, but thats only because the blood donation centre is too far from me. It would be good if I could donate blood, as I am o+, which is very common. The hepatitis may likely stay totally inactive in you, but the actual virus is still there, so thats why you can't donate blood.

i donated blood when i was 18 years old during my high school.that time i just wanted to have an experience on donating blood.besides i wanted to know which type of blood group i was.that time i was quite stress out when it was my turn.the nurse did it very painful. it was kinda of scary too when seeing my blood in the package.after donating blood i felt so tired and no enegy to walk either.once i arrived at home i straight slept until night.later on my hand started to pain as well.i felt like my hand was so heavy till i can barely lift it up. but my case was still ok.while for my other friends some of them had bruises on their hands after donating the blood.it was like the blood clotted until they have blue-greenish mark on their arms.after that i did not feel like donating blood anymore after experienced the pain i had.

I haven't donated blood yet and I don't think I can because I have anemia. I would like to try it though, but I'm scared because my cousin is a little anemic too and she did donate once, maybe the doctor's fault because the doctor told her she could, but after that she got all dizzy and everything. She had bed rest. So I guess anemic people couldn't do that