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Oct 2019
10:32pm, 23 Oct 2019
30,234 posts
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LindsD
That's proper post-donation food 
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Oct 2019
8:48am, 24 Oct 2019
3,566 posts
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westmoors
I gave on Tuesday. For the first time I was offered biscuits before donation! Don't tend to take any of the snacks on offer as I don't like chocolate and rarely eat crisps Also, I usually try to get an appointment time that means I'm heading home for dinner anyway.
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Oct 2019
9:40am, 24 Oct 2019
707 posts
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Roberto
Been 9 years since my last donation 😠and from googling it, I cant see that they have made any progress in the research to allow people who have received transfusions to donate.
My fiance is also currently banned for a year due to low iron levels.
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Oct 2019
10:29am, 24 Oct 2019
32,842 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
I was only banned for 6 months for my low iron. Wonder if it's Scotland thing? Or a threshold of lowness thing (I was only just below.) G
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Oct 2019
10:33am, 24 Oct 2019
708 posts
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Roberto
I think this might have been her second time and this time it was a bit lower HG. She eats loads of iron rich foods though and bloods from doctors have come back fine so not really sure what it's about.
I always go with her so that I feel like I can still support it in some way but it's frustrating. I do get given biscuits as well though, usually shortbread.
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Oct 2019
10:34am, 24 Oct 2019
263 posts
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Peregrinator
Irn-bru? 😀. Although apparently it's not now what it was.
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Oct 2019
10:54am, 24 Oct 2019
32,844 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
Weird. My diet is terrible so I'm not surprised I'm deficient in some things. Shame for your partner though Roberto if she eats a good diet. I was low in iron a few years ago, when I went quite soon after an ultra - apparently endurance sport destroys red blood cells or something? Had she exercised heavily in previous 24 hours?
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Oct 2019
11:04am, 24 Oct 2019
30,248 posts
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LindsD
It depends on the level, HappyG. I have had 3 month and 12 month bans in the past.
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Oct 2019
11:08am, 24 Oct 2019
709 posts
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Roberto
No, she isnt one for exercising heavily. Occasional parkruns and some exercise classes but nothing heavy. Just monitoring for now.
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Oct 2019
12:08pm, 24 Oct 2019
264 posts
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Peregrinator
Roberto: I can see how frustrating it is, having had a transfusion, not to be allowed to contribute back. Great work assisting fiance and sorry that's blocked for the time being. Could you encourage family / friends / colleagues to do it? Would that help?
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