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Attachment 10591looks like the national blood service are after people to make thier new years resolution, to give blood!
more details here for anyone interested;)
Call To Donate Blood (from Lancashire Telegraph)

you'll get free tea and biscuits if ya do!;):rolleyes::pAttachment 10591

will have to make sure the beer is out of me system first:o

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my sister is after donating blood but has just had a baby is it true that you cant until after a year or something

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it says on the website if ya pregnant or a baby less than 9 month old then ya cant donate

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no you can't give blood for a year after giving birth!!

I give blood...when they let me :rolleyes: usually I fail the finger prick :(

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more details here:D
The National Blood Service - do something amazing donate Blood

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I cant donate. Went once but not allowed to.

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i dont get why you cant give blood when you have a cold sore

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They won't take mine any more. It's not good enough. Too much medication. :(

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I think that is generally because if you have a cold sore it means you are run down and the last thing you need is to give blood

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okay ..................

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oh i thought it was cuz its the herpes simplex virus:rolleyes:

in one of the questions it asked wether you have recieved blood since january 1980?
well i put yes cause iv had caesareans......because of that i cant give blood?!!

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my sister too has had a c section... so this too stops you giving blood

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must do because we have recieved blood...well i think i did, im sure you need blood for c sections

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i didnt know you did to be honest

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i think it depends how much blood loss youve had

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There was an incident around 1980 where loads of blood got contaminated with HIV, I wonder if maybe that's the reason?

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I don't mind giving blood, but my veins strongly object and run away hiding, the first 30 minutes is usually spent being stabbed to bits, feel like a second hand dartboard after!

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My boyfriend wont let me give blood. He is afraid of needles and he squirms at the slightest thing related to a needle, and a plaster covering the place where a needle has been in my arm is out of the question.

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Screening of blood for hepatitis C wasn't done until mid 70s - that's how Anita Roddick got it, by transfusion during a caesarian.
Since then we have had the problems of HIV and BSE
So the screening methods need updating continuously as new threats emerge.

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Left to die: the hidden victims of an NHS blunder | Focus | The Observer

think this is what I was thinking of, many people where affected by it and many died because of the blunder.

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Well tell him to get stuffed, if it's what you want to do then do it!!!!!!

All I say to anyone who doesn't like the idea of giving blood is...

"If you needed it in an emergency you would expect it to be there so what would happen if everyone felt the same way as you...you'd die!!!!"

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OK, ok i'm going already! :D

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good :D and don't forget to ask for a local, I have to as they struggle sometimes to find my vein...it's in a funny place supposedly...bit like my brain sometimes I suppose :p

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does anyone know anything about blood types? i am orh negative and i have no idea what that means... i read about it on the site but i still dont understand.... sorry, i am tired lol

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my mum is RH negative, because of this i had to have a blood transfusion at birth because my dad was RH positive.......i got antibodies so thats why they had to do the transfusion otherwise i would have died:(

so....as for RH negative its summat to do with Lacking an Rh factor!...what ever that means:pwub::pblink:

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I give as often as I can.

I agree with Harwood red, your never too squeamish to receive it!

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BBC - h2g2 - Blood Groups - an Overview

there you are ema and panther.

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And of course, you do everything he tells you to without question.

Do you walk ten yards behind him when you're out?

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Yeh thats true with the c section thingy, as i had 3 !! midwife once told me that you cnt give blood till baby was at least 9 mnths old, but the daft woman didnt realise that im a diabetic so therfore i cnt give blood any way lol

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You can't give blood if you have received a blood transfusion before 1980 due to the blood having possibly being contaminated with BSE before this date.

Having a Caesarean does not stop you from giving blood, only if you had a transfusion during it. Some people do and some don't, it depends. I had a Caesarean but did not need a transfusion so I would still be able to give blood.

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yeh im RH negative also. im considering giving blood im a bit iffy with needles but i might just go for it and give blood.

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though you could have religious reasons to not recieve it :p I assume jehovas witnesses (and any others that refuse transfusions) dont give blood either.

Its quite a strong belief to want to die rather than accept someone elses blood into your body.

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But that is not what I was talking about!! Would you not accept blood if you were in need of a transfusion??

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It's a strong belief that let's one of your children die before you will allow a transfusion, unthinkable!

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I dont do everything he says but thats one thing that makes him physically sick and its fair enough to not give blood to avoid making him sick. He cant even hear the word needle without going pale as a sheet.

And sometimes I walk AHEAD to avoid being seen with him when he's wearing a particularly stupid outfit. His older brother says he dresses like 'a gay cowboy' lol.

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damn right bloody selfish!, derek how can any parent let thier child die when they dont need too?

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Errrr no it's not!!!

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Yes but there are ways for doctors to get around that. Although its 'unethical', there are situations where doctors have given blood transfusions to children behind their parents back because its unreasonable to let a child die who isn't even old enough to decide upon a religion. Also, in Canada the courts ordered children be taken off a woman who gave birth to several babies (think it was 6?) because she refused to allow a blood transfusion, so they gave the children a transfusion outside of her care and then gave them back to her. Fair enough I'd say.

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I couldn't do it panther, and I despise anybody that could, in my eyes that is the equivalent of murder!

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I think your bloke chundering is a small price to pay for you giving blood that could help somebody. And, as has already been said, I'm sure he wouldn't have any reservations about receiving it!

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He has quite strongly said he'd rather die than have an injection, and I think that would actually include blood. If you know anybody with a phobia you would understand that it's more than just a bit of a worry, its terrifying and they even strongly believe it will do them harm if they let the thing near them.
He chipped a tooth skateboarding and pulled it out himself, because he didn't want to go to the dentist and have a needle. Can you imagine ripping your own tooth out when its not even wobbly? He has bad teeth and I warn him about absesses but he doesn't care, there isn't a chance in hell a needle is going near him. I think you'd only manage to get one in him if he was unconscious, and when he woke up he'd only rip it out again... or faint! When it comes to the point of fearing your girlfriend will have a needle in her arm, I think I believe him when he says he would refuse a needle even if he needed it to live.

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sounds like a real oil painting , explains a lot .....you do know that Garinda set up a 'special needs' thread ....for people like........
:dummy2: :dummy2:

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When he gets an abcess, I am sure that he will be willing to have as many needles as the dentist wants to stick in him, I hate needles, they make me faint, but three times now, I had to have them, in abundance, and was actually glad of it. Nobody goes through life without injections.

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I had ...note had a phobia of needles and knew that one day I would have to conquer this fear of them.... especially as having kids would involve having blood checked when pregnant etc....

How did I get over it...I gave blood.. I went probably 18 years ago, explained my fears and they were fantastic..especially when I fainted twice :eek: they took it slowly and explained everything with me.

But now, although I still have a strong dislike for them and certainly can't watch a needle..I can happily give blood, and now it's more to do with thinking what if my kids needed blood and there wasn't any!!!!!

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i think im going to give blood
if i can i mean .

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So, as Harwood Red has shown, it is possible to overcome phobias about needles. It's not like you're even asking him to give blood. Time for you to exercise a little independence by making enquiries if it's possible to become a donor?

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I am possible to be a donor, I'm not saying I've never given blood before, I'm saying that he doesn't like me doing it, so I choose not to now. If I wanted to deserpately give blood I would, but I dont want to do it that badly, there are other good deeds to do than giving blood, and nobody has to do every good deed there is to be done, and this is just one that I am willing to not do to keep him happy.

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I would love to give blood ....Saved my life in 1983....but unfortunately I had the tranfusion in 1983 which makes me not valid to help!!...Had a few more health probs that wud me make me not valid but they ok now......just the transfusion thats stands in way !

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Thanks for sharing that :) It's amazing that people like yourselves know more than anyone how important giving blood is but then you are then in a position not to be able to give back...damn shame and must be frustrating for you.

But luckily I wasn't old enough to give blood in 83 so think yourself lucky you didn't get mine :D

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Whilst we're on the topic of blood, how many people think it's right that homosexuals aren't able to give blood?

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didnt know they couldnt...why not?:confused:

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Because of the risk of contaminated blood.

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if they tested then whats the problem, straight people can be 'contaminated' too:rolleyes:

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This is why I am asking :p

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We've had this conversation before on Accyweb. I have a gay male friend at work who has offered to give blood and bone marrow but has been told that he can't due to the risk of HIV. He was quite mad about this and so was I, as has been said, anyone, straight or gay can have HIV and as long as a HIV test has come back clear, any person should be able to give blood / bone marrow. I didn't think they could afford to be so choosy with their donors.

I mentioned this on here and someone pointed out that, although anyone can potentially be HIV positive, it is much more likely that a homosexual will be, rather than a straight person and it is not feasible to test everybody prior to donation.

Blood can be 'washed' after being donated, prior to being given to someone else and this would clean it of HIV virus but this would be a very time consuming and costly process for the NHS so it is easier all round to just not take blood from homosexuals.

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Unfortunatly there will be homosexuals who think it is wrong and not declare they are gay. Therefore by trying to restrict them it is if anything more of a threat to the system? Might as well just allow them to give blood if the threat is already there.

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I have given blood before, it's not that bad and if you want to you can have a local aneasthetic on your arm before the needle goes in. So if you dont look then you probably wont even know it's there. It take about ten minutes from start to finish yet it could save anothers life in a split second.
I cant give blood at the moment and feel guilty especially when all the leaflets and letters come through - i have asked to be taken off the mailing register but apparently they only stop post for 6 months then it starts again. I am ARnegative so i know they need it but they cant have it but that makes me sad :(

but if you even think there might be a chance you can stand it please try and give blood - if you get on the bed and really cant do it then just say so - chances are you will go through with it anyway and it is a great feeling to think you could save a life x
good luck

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Just thought I would let people know that they will be taking blood donations at the Globe Centre on Thursday 21st of August.