In message <fo8mkb$m7r$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Keith F. Lynch
<kfl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes
>David Goldfarb <goldfarb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> When I gave blood last December, I was asked if I'd consider doing
>> platelet and serum donation on an apheresis machine.
>
>I only give whole blood. For one thing, platelet and serum donation
>takes much more time. For another, reducing my iron level -- which
>platelet donation won't do -- is part of my reason for donating, since
>the lower one's iron level, the less the risk of heart attacks. For a
>third, the idea of blood being removed from me and then returned to me
>squicks me, much as I'm more willing to spit into a cup than to drink a
>cup of my saliva. Also, it's most convenient for me to show up shortly
>before their closing time, meaning that they wouldn't have time for a
>platelet donation unless they all wanted to work overtime.
Same here - the clinic I use closes at 7.30 on weekdays, I'm rarely
there much before 5.30 or 6. Also I'm CMV positive which means that they
don't want me for most of the more esoteric procedures - I'm fine for an
accident victim who needs eight pints of blood NOW, but not so good for
anyone who is on immune-suppressant drugs etc.
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