When did you last give blood?

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eL Bee! Jun 2019 8:15pm, 7 Jun 2019 20,478 posts	0 eL Bee! I often fail the copper sulphate drop test, but my Hb is invariably absolutely fine on the "other" test. That has improved too - they don't need a venous 'stab' for it now as I discovered today - Hb 140 despite having a semi-floater on the drop test.
LindsD Jun 2019 9:58am, 13 Jun 2019 28,082 posts	0 LindsD Got rejected again. 1 point under. Am irrationally upset about it. If it happens again I will be banned. Suppose it wasn't the brightest idea to give just after the 24 hr race.
Sigh Jun 2019 10:02am, 13 Jun 2019 3,974 posts	0 Sigh Linds. I'd leave it a good while now to avoid a ban. Well done on the race, by the way!
LindsD Jun 2019 10:07am, 13 Jun 2019 28,083 posts	0 LindsD Thanks. Annoyed I didn't wait a week.
Velociraptor Jun 2019 10:10am, 13 Jun 2019 41,987 posts	0 Velociraptor Tricky call. I've often given blood a day or two after a target race and it's been fine.
LindsD Jun 2019 10:20am, 13 Jun 2019 28,084 posts	0 LindsD I can next give on Sept 13th and have Ealing on 29th Sept. That's enough recovery time. I'm thinking if I take ferrous fumerate every day between now and then and provided I don't have any more elongated periods I shd be fine, right?
Velociraptor Jun 2019 10:35am, 13 Jun 2019 41,988 posts	0 Velociraptor That would make sense, Linds.
westmoors Jun 2019 10:35am, 13 Jun 2019 3,292 posts	0 westmoors I gave on Tuesday. No issues and I'd raced on Sunday. Was in and out within 25 minutes. The previous time was almost an hour due to all the waiting.
LindsD Jun 2019 11:37am, 13 Jun 2019 28,085 posts	0 LindsD Thank you, V'rap.
Fizz :-) Jul 2019 9:17pm, 17 Jul 2019 3,198 posts	0 Fizz :-) I went today. My blood failed the drop test, first time ever. Then she put it in the machine. It needs to be 125, as most of you seem to know. It was . . . 124 Not sure what’s caused it, we have done some fairly hard racing in the last few weeks though.