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Jan 2009
1:22pm, 17 Jan 2009
1,074 posts
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CC2 Speedy Goth
I've only ever successfully given blood once. The first time I went I'd had a piercing, the second time I failed the test tube test, the third time was fine.
Then I got ill and had to have a transfusion and platelets so now I'm not allowed to donate at all. Which seems odd. Surely the blood they gave me had been screened (at least I would hope so!), so I don't understand why I can't donate now.
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Jan 2009
1:48pm, 17 Jan 2009
9,132 posts
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Maclennane
CC2- I suspect it's to stop any mistakes being multiplied, no matter how low the probability.
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Jan 2009
1:54pm, 17 Jan 2009
12,288 posts
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They brought that in a while ago, I think it was after 1986? MAybe something changed so they did it for extra safety?
CC2 at least you have tried (and been once!) which is more than most people 
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Jan 2009
1:59pm, 17 Jan 2009
1,075 posts
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CC2 Speedy Goth
The screening question is 'have you received a blood transfusion since 1980?'. I wonder if it's something to do with CJD???
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Jan 2009
1:59pm, 17 Jan 2009
9,133 posts
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Maclennane
Mebbe they struggle to test for that
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Jan 2009
2:19pm, 17 Jan 2009
12,289 posts
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Here we go:
Q Why are people who have or think they may have received a blood transfusion since 1980 no longer able to give blood?
A This step has been implemented by all four of the UK Blood Services on 2nd August 2004. It is a further precautionary measure against the possible risk of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) being transmitted by blood and blood products.
vCJD is thought to be the consequence of eating contaminated beef, related to BSE (or mad cow disease) in UK cattle after 1980. Fortunately, vCJD is very rare. But in late 2003, there was evidence that a blood donor transmitted vCJD to a patient, via transfusion. Scientists are not 100% sure that this is the case, as it is possible that both donor and patient acquired vCJD by eating contaminated beef.
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Jan 2009
2:31pm, 17 Jan 2009
1,078 posts
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CC2 Speedy Goth
I'm glad I hadn't invented that! Must have heard it somewhere before.
I am a mad cow, but I hopefully don't have human mad cow disease. How long would it take to manifest itself? I had my transfusion in 2000.
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Jan 2009
8:41am, 20 Jan 2009
12,331 posts
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New week bump!
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Jan 2009
9:01am, 20 Jan 2009
3,262 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
Oooh, southcoastpete, I looked into doing Anthony Nolan (not "doing" Anthony Nolan, you understand, as that would be wrong in, well so many ways) but being on their donor list. Then I discovered that there is considerable discomfort, time out of work and even risk in donating bone marrow. And I chickened out. So Uber Well Done to you for a significant sacrifice.
Will GB on Thursday. Want to do my pacy(ish) run on Wed, so seems sensible. Well done everyone for keeping on giving (and Jacs for bumping the thread to remind us!!) :-)G
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Jan 2009
9:03am, 20 Jan 2009
1,181 posts
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CrazyLegs
I am off to hopefully give blood this morning
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