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When did you last give blood?

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Fields Aug 2023 5:47pm, 28 Aug 2023 9,880 posts	Quote Pin Fields Ooh! Furthest travelled pint of blood? Mine was donated at the racecourse that is furthest south and west in England, and went to the city that has England’s northern most racecourse
LindsD Aug 2023 10:30pm, 28 Aug 2023 63,573 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Good snacks GH Mine never leaves London
Mandymoo Aug 2023 1:57pm, 31 Aug 2023 17,260 posts	Quote Pin Mandymoo Just now - no 52. 5mins 10 seconds and lemon squash and lotus biscoff after 😁
LindsD Aug 2023 2:05pm, 31 Aug 2023 63,621 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Well done
sallykate Sep 2023 10:33am, 5 Sep 2023 12,119 posts	Quote Pin sallykate Number 49 successfully donated this morning. Didn't pass the sink test but Hb came up as 134 on the machine so good to go. Took 6min 22s! Followed by cheese & onion crisps and the other half of the sandwich I'd bought to make sure I'd eaten before giving.
LindsD Sep 2023 11:32am, 5 Sep 2023 63,687 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Well done. My next one is soon. Must break out the iron.
Johnny Blaze Sep 2023 1:32pm, 5 Sep 2023 30,879 posts	Quote Pin Johnny Blaze Got my 5th coming up. I’ve given way more than that but it was all pre online claret. I was thinking about platelets but no idea of pros and cons or whether my knackered of blood would pass muster.
Johnny Blaze Sep 2023 1:33pm, 5 Sep 2023 30,880 posts	Quote Pin Johnny Blaze Boring old O+ so no demand.
LindsD Sep 2023 3:51pm, 5 Sep 2023 63,691 posts	Quote Pin LindsD I think we're always in demand JB And you can get your old donations credited if you ask
HappyG(rrr) Sep 2023 8:50pm, 5 Sep 2023 47,663 posts	Quote Pin HappyG(rrr) With getting testes for platelets JB. Great thing to do if you can. My platelets were rubbish so they didn't want it. O+ here too. Am told often the one they've got lowest number of days in reserve cos it's so in demand! Well done. G