When did you last give blood?

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NickCook Jan 2009 1:20pm, 15 Jan 2009 448 posts	0 NickCook You can log on to see your donor history, blood group, make appointments etc. Here: donor.blood.co.uk
Son of a Pronator Man Jan 2009 1:25pm, 15 Jan 2009 1,238 posts	0 Son of a Pronator Man I read that your blood volume increases as a response to training, so the haemogoblin is less concentrated and so you have fewer microgrammes per millilitre or whatevers. Also that the regular footstriking of running can cause breakdown of red cells jap.physiology.org
Maclennane Jan 2009 1:27pm, 15 Jan 2009 9,088 posts	0 Maclennane Gave on NYE - good tactic for reducing alchol tolerance, bad tactic for completing last run of Decemberthon. Offered me an appointement for 2 days before a half mara...
Medals Jan 2009 1:33pm, 15 Jan 2009 13 posts	0 Medals I gave two weeks ago. So my last few runs have been a bit laboured. But I am in 'smugmode'
Drell Jan 2009 1:33pm, 15 Jan 2009 106 posts	0 Drell I have an appointment to give for the first time next week, finishing off my Big Feck pledge.
Old Croc Jan 2009 1:34pm, 15 Jan 2009 834 posts	0 Old Croc ooh thanks for the reminder - just checked when next local session is and its nicely timed to avoid half mara in March - three full weeks before.
CrazyLegs Jan 2009 1:35pm, 15 Jan 2009 1,169 posts	0 CrazyLegs I didn't know they did all that online now! Thanks for the info NickCook
HappyG(rrr) Jan 2009 1:37pm, 15 Jan 2009 3,241 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Nick, that's brilliant. So why did ScotBlood tell me it wasn't possible. Don't tell me Eng Blood have done it and Scotland haven't. I'm gonna follow this up and if it i the case then it's the stupidest example of parochiality (by us Scots) that I have ever heard of. Watch this space. :- G
KonaKing Jan 2009 1:41pm, 15 Jan 2009 1,008 posts	0 KonaKing I'm up at about 40 pints but the last twice I've been they've refused me as my iron count was low. Can't imagine why this is as I can't thinb of anything that has changed in my diet etc. The donor bus is coming to my work though on 22/1 so I'll find out then if the problem is still ongoing. Might have to start taking an iron supplement.
HappyG(rrr) Jan 2009 1:53pm, 15 Jan 2009 3,242 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Quick bump for this thread with some stats (we love our stats, don't we?!) O+ is most common, but don't think that means you shouldn't give, cos it's also the most needed. ANd currently B- has lowest number of days stock left. 15 Jan 2009 Group Days Stock O pos 4.95 O neg 4.13 A pos 6.99 A neg 5.54 B pos 6.70 B neg 3.81 AB pos 9.78 AB neg 5.55 So you B- types, give, give, give! :-)G