Thread: Giving Blood

Originally Posted by goandykid

Can I give blood and still lift later that day? What if I lifted before I gave blood. Or if I lifted on an off day? I lift every other day, so I would be lifting the next day.

I'd be lifting heavy too, it wouldnt be cardio or light.

I have given blood before but u need to wait at least 24 hours before doing any vigorous activities. Just rest and lift the next day.

I meant give blood on the off day*, but what if I gave blood AFTER I lifted?

After you've lifted you want all the blood so your body can do it's repairs........duh.....

So if I gave it on an off day?

or second opinion on lifting beforehand?

Originally Posted by goandykid

I meant give blood on the off day*, but what if I gave blood AFTER I lifted?

I've done it before. So you have a little less blood for muscle repair. Who cares. The blood you donate will save someone's life.

I pass out everytime I give blood. If you work your bi's shortly after your give blood you will more than likely get a big ass bruise.

I give plasma all the time (30 bucks and it takes an hour) and just don't lift right after and drink a bunch of fluids. You good to go the next morning

I've donated blood and plasma before and it takes a lot out of me. Last time I donated, I couldn't lift for days and I got sick.

I've always wanted to donate blood but my fear of needles has held me back. I just can't take it.

Originally Posted by KentDog

I've donated blood and plasma before and it takes a lot out of me. Last time I donated, I couldn't lift for days and I got sick.

Maybe you didnt re hydrate yourself enough first?

The thought of someone poking into my vein makes me feel bad. Shots fine, but in the vein =(. Some dumb girl poked all the way through my friends' vein and he had a buncha blood in his skin. Just hearing him describe it nearly made me sick.

Originally Posted by KentDog

I've donated blood and plasma before and it takes a lot out of me. Last time I donated, I couldn't lift for days and I got sick.

sue, you got a bad needed infected with teh aids

Originally Posted by Bazooka Tooth

sue, you got a bad needed infected with teh aids

RIP

I donate platletts every other week. You're not supposed to do any heavy lifting for at least eight hours after you donate. That's mostly to give the site where the needle was inserted time to heal before putting extra pressure on it. Your personal lifting ability will depend entirely on you. Some folks don't notice any difference at all, others lose some strength immediately following a donation. My suggestion is to donate on an off day and then continue your normal lifting routine the next day. You shouldn't notice any adverse effects.

P.S. Congrats on considering donating. Thousands of people are alive today due to the generosity of those willing to donate blood products.

I donate blood and before used to donate after ive lifted, blood flows pretty well then

Ive been sent a letter stating i can donate platlets, whats involved in that albob considering you currently do this allready?

Originally Posted by sgtneo

I donate blood and before used to donate after ive lifted, blood flows pretty well then

Ive been sent a letter stating i can donate platlets, whats involved in that albob considering you currently do this allready?

Just more time, it typically takes me about two hours. They use the same needle and hook you up to what's called an apheresis machine. It takes in your whole blood, seperates the platlets and a little bit of plasma, then pumps your red blood cells back into you. The facility I go to has T.V.'s at every station with DVD players. I bring in a movie, get hooked up and two hours later I'm outta there. The important thing to remember is that whole blood is used for trauma and surgery patients where as platlets are used for certain cancer patients such as lukemia and lymphoma.

Originally Posted by ALBOB

P.S. Congrats on considering donating. Thousands of people are alive today due to the generosity of those willing to donate blood products.

I'll never donate for free unless its for the armed services, blood is big money. A big blood company president makes high 6 figures in Colorado.

Originally Posted by ALBOB

Just more time, it typically takes me about two hours. They use the same needle and hook you up to what's called an apheresis machine. It takes in your whole blood, seperates the platlets and a little bit of plasma, then pumps your red blood cells back into you. The facility I go to has T.V.'s at every station with DVD players. I bring in a movie, get hooked up and two hours later I'm outta there. The important thing to remember is that whole blood is used for trauma and surgery patients where as platlets are used for certain cancer patients such as lukemia and lymphoma.

Just a question...

The way you described the procedure makes me think its almost like a cleansing period...

Does any of these activites (giving some sort of fluid) make the giving person's body make fresh blood? Odd way of asking, but I hope you get the idea.

They centrifuge it, so it doesn't purify your blood

When you donate blood it takes a long time for your body to fully recoup the lost blood. That's why you're only suppose to donate blood every so often. I donated for the first time recently.

I wonder if I donated blood how high the recipient would get?

Originally Posted by AKIRA

Just a question...

The way you described the procedure makes me think its almost like a cleansing period...

Does any of these activites (giving some sort of fluid) make the giving person's body make fresh blood? Odd way of asking, but I hope you get the idea.

I've hear of people saying they felt "cleansed", but I think that's more psychological than physical. An actual down side to donating platlets is that your own imune system will be down a bit for two or three days afterwards. I've never had any problem with it, but it's something to keep in mind if you're imune system isn't already 100%.

I always wondered if you drank right after giving blood if youd get drunk really quickly.

Originally Posted by maniclion

I wonder if I donated blood how high the recipient would get?

"Nurse I told you not to go overboard with the anesthetic and Valium."

"But doctor I haven't administered them yet!?" "I only started pumping the fresh blood supply in.'

"Well let me go run a test on that blood, nurse stabilize the patiet until I get back..."

Doctor in his office testing blood for narcotics. "Wow this blood is loaded!!!!" Glug, Glug Glug....."And now so am I! Wee heeeeeee!"

Back in the operating room. "So doctor what was wrong with that blood?"

"Well nurse it was tainted so I had to discard it, afte this procedure find out if there are anymore batches from that same donor so I can discard of it properly..." Doctor has huge grin on his face and starts to make an incision over the patients liver......

"Uh, doctor I thought this was an appendectomy?"

"Oh I was just testing you to see if you've been studying up on your anatomy, hehehehehe."

Originally Posted by AKIRA

Just a question...

The way you described the procedure makes me think its almost like a cleansing period...

Does any of these activites (giving some sort of fluid) make the giving person's body make fresh blood? Odd way of asking, but I hope you get the idea.

Yeah, it seems similar to dialysis, except instead of cleansing they take what they want out of you.

Yes, you make more blood. I read somewhere that certain athletes remove a certain amount of blood, freeze it, and then take it back in before competition so they have more blood. I don't know enough physiology to tell you the benefit of doing this, though.

Originally Posted by ALBOB

I donate platletts every other week. You're not supposed to do any heavy lifting for at least eight hours after you donate. That's mostly to give the site where the needle was inserted time to heal before putting extra pressure on it. Your personal lifting ability will depend entirely on you. Some folks don't notice any difference at all, others lose some strength immediately following a donation. My suggestion is to donate on an off day and then continue your normal lifting routine the next day. You shouldn't notice any adverse effects.

P.S. Congrats on considering donating. Thousands of people are alive today due to the generosity of those willing to donate blood products.

"Doctor the platelets you gave Mrs. Worely recently all seem to be congregating around her vagina and mammary glands!?"

"Hmmm, nurse give me the empty bag and let me run tests on the residue." Doctor in the lab running tests, "Well I'll be damed every one of these little fuckers is running around with what looks like little erect penises??? And when I bring a swab with vaginal tissue on it they all satr going insane tryig to reach it. Nurse throw that batch out and ban donor 4867's batch from being used on women and gay men,,,,,"