When did you last give blood?

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gillmichell Jul 2021 11:33pm, 10 Jul 2021 First-time poster!!	0 gillmichell Living with high blood pressure is not very pleasant. My friend has high blood pressure. These are constant headaches, and in the literal sense.
HappyG(rrr) Jul 2021 7:28am, 11 Jul 2021 39,132 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Hi gillm, welcome to Fetch. High blood pressure sounds nasty.
Snoot Jul 2021 1:03pm, 13 Jul 2021 2,861 posts	0 Snoot My last one went to the Christie Hospital, I do like finding out where your donation ended up
SarahWoo Jul 2021 1:36pm, 20 Jul 2021 14,795 posts	0 SarahWoo Me too, Snoot. Mine's gone to Liverpool University Hospital
gillmichell Jul 2021 5:50pm, 28 Jul 2021 2 posts	0 gillmichell Oh, now many people do not want to donate blood. They are afraid of getting infected from a non-sterile needle. Many people are afraid of getting infected with covid, especially young people. Although I believe that there is nothing to be afraid of, everything is sterile with doctors. I have a friend who is studying to be a Phlebotomist. He tells me a lot, says that everything is sterile there, that new bandages, gauze bandages, disposable gloves, syringes are brought to practice every week. The practice was provided to him by some courses where he studied. I never thought that he would be interested in medicine, because after school he wanted to enter the kitchen. _____________ this site phlebotomynearyou.com
Mandymoo Jul 2021 6:42pm, 28 Jul 2021 12,225 posts	0 Mandymoo Am due to donate on Tuesday which will be the first time since I passed out and played silly buggers donating.
Velociraptor Jul 2021 7:03pm, 28 Jul 2021 53,613 posts	0 Velociraptor I had a weird 'phone call from Blood UK (correct number) the other day asking if I wanted them to find me an appointment and then, when I said I'd make my own appointment online, asking if they could help me with anything else. I'm not quite due to donate again yet
Velociraptor Jul 2021 10:09am, 29 Jul 2021 53,616 posts	0 Velociraptor Checked online, had no trouble getting an appointment to donate on 6th August, the first day I become able to donate again and by coincidence also my once-a-fortnight weekday afternoon off work. Given how tricky finding an appointment around here normally is, maybe the person on the 'phone was speaking the truth when they said there was a desperate need for blood.
ftrobbie Jul 2021 8:43pm, 29 Jul 2021 335 posts	0 ftrobbie @Velocirapaptor, I think they are, I suspect they have had a lot of cancellations due to Pinggate. I had the same call a while back and did the same as you, sorted it online. Stay with it, we are helping somewhere, however hearing the news about cancelled elective surgery I expect that donors will start being cancelled/ deferred. It's a fine balancing act between have blood to use and it spoiling because it is out of date.
HappyG(rrr) Jul 2021 8:21am, 30 Jul 2021 39,370 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) I'm due to give again mid Aug. I'll leave it until closer to the time to book.