When did you last give blood?

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-caz- Feb 2009 12:01am, 16 Feb 2009 295 posts	0 -caz- I gave blood on 20th Jan - Try to donate at least 2-3 times a yr work permitting
rollerman Feb 2009 6:32am, 16 Feb 2009 146 posts	0 rollerman Last went in November at a works event, blood failed to drop, very unuasuall for me normally drops like a stone. Anyway went to Doctors in Dec for some thing else and mentioned his to him, gave me a full medical and took blood samples, found my blood count and iron was very low, put me on 600mg iron per day, and things are looking great, waiting for my results due this Friday.
John66 Feb 2009 12:13pm, 16 Feb 2009 12,360 posts	0 John66 Last week they rejected me due to iron etc. Mine was 127. Under 135 they turn you away and under 125 they refer you to a doc.
John66 Feb 2009 12:13pm, 16 Feb 2009 12,361 posts	0 John66 Rollerman - keep us posted
Feb 2009 3:00pm, 16 Feb 2009 360 posts	0 I gave blood last Tuesday:-) for the first time in absolutely ages. Will try and go more often.
Feb 2009 3:18pm, 16 Feb 2009 6 posts	0 Twice last year, and booked in next Tuesday.
NickCook Feb 2009 8:52am, 17 Feb 2009 724 posts	0 NickCook I'm booked in for next Tuesday. Had a blood pressure test yesterday. I was 130/85. The nurse said the 85 was starting to get on the high side!!!! I've got to go back again in a fortnight. Must get a bit more exercise!!!
runnerbean Feb 2009 8:53am, 17 Feb 2009 30,339 posts	0 runnerbean is there a certain amount of time you have to wait if you have had a blood tranfusion or are you never allowed to donate?
NickCook Feb 2009 9:24am, 17 Feb 2009 725 posts	0 NickCook Well, the form says you can't give blood if you may have received blood since 1/1/1980.
runnerbean Feb 2009 9:37am, 17 Feb 2009 30,352 posts	0 runnerbean so that's forever and ever then? maybe i have some kind of contamination:-O i thought tests were much more sophisticated nowadays.