Are there any physical drawbacks to donating blood and or plasma?
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I dont know about the plasma, but blood, the most it could do is make you drowsy and a little dizzy, but at most that would last 30 mins to an hour.
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Ask your doctor if it will have any side effects or long term issues. Personally, that sounds like fun, I love the head rushes you get after giving blood, I have never fainted though....
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Asthma:\nDonation acceptable as long as you are not having difficulty breathing at the time of donation and you otherwise feel well. Medications for asthma do not disqualify you from donating.
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I don't know if it is on paper, but I am sure Fundamental Christians don't agree with blood transfusions at ALL. They feel "God will provide", and I assume, bleed to death. \n*same goes for organ transplants
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Blood platelets are merely spun down from the whole blood given at donation. The platelets and white cells are the middle layer between red and plasma.
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sell the plasma from your blood.
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You can register with the national bone donor marrow registry, as I did.  I am O+, but a lot more than your ABO types and Rhesus factors are involved. It is based on tissue typing. I registered in a drive to help a local high school student, but was never called.\nDonating marrow does involve extracting marrow from your bones, but you are under anesthesia. I am going to paste info from the Registry site.  Sorry to be lazy, but I'm tired and need to go to sleep.\n\n"Marrow donation is a surgical procedure performed in a hospital. While the donor receives anesthesia, doctors use special, hollow needles to withdraw liquid marrow from the donor's pelvic bones. Many donors receive a transfusion of their own previously donated blood. A donor's marrow is completely replaced within four to six weeks.\n\n\nPBSC donation takes place at an apheresis center. To increase the number of blood-forming cells in the bloodstream, donors receive daily injections of a drug called filgrastim for five days before the collection. The donor's blood is then removed through a sterile needle in one arm, passed through a machine that separates out the cells used in transplantation, and the remaining blood is returned through the other arm.\n\nCord blood is collected from the umbilical cord after a baby's birth. The cord blood is taken to a cord blood bank where it is tested. Cord blood units that meet eligibility standards are frozen and stored for future use. The collection does not pose any health risk to the mother or baby, and does not affect the birth process in any way.\n\nDoes donating hurt? What are the side effects?\nMarrow donors can expect to feel some soreness in their lower back for a few days or longer. Donors also have reported feeling tired and having some difficulty walking. Most donors are back to their usual routine in a few days. Some may take two to three weeks before they feel completely recovered.\n\n\nPBSC donors report varying symptoms including headache, bone or muscle pain, nausea, insomnia and fatigue while receiving injections of filgrastim. These effects disappear shortly after collection. During the collection, donors may experience a tingling feeling or chills. These effects go away shortly after donating. When asked about their discomfort, most donors are quick to point out that it was worth it to help save a life, and they would be willing to do it again.
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nope, just a sweatier tummy. It can actually be bad for you, as it could cut off blood flow.
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The most interesting question of the day, so I had to do some research. While I thought it was impossible because of the antigens present in blood types, this article seems to indicate that it can be done. That sure will relieve blood supply issues.
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I too used to be afraid of having blood drawn..that was before I entered the medical field...If you are donating blood just remind yourself that you are saving someones life and it is the best gift you can give someone..and if you are having it drawn to locate a possible health problem that you may have..remember it could be saving your life...so either way it is important to have it done..just turn your head..close your eyes..breath and imagine good thoughts..it is just a small pinch and will be over before you know it..good luck and be brave!!!!
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Are you asking what  the Plasma part of Blood is used for?
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Without pasting a book in here from another webpage and without adding info that you didn't ask for: you can accept A and O, anything other than that will kill you. The existing blood will attack the new blood.
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I get paid NOTHING for donatin blood or plasma or platelets...it's a DONATION
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any transfer of bodily fluid.
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I received a kidney from my aunt in March. She really wanted to do it, and she did very well. She had surgery on Thursday and was out of the hospital 2 days later - Saturday. Up and walking around and going to restaurants and visiting ME in the hospital. \nThere is a very small risk of death from the surgery itself. I like to think of it as equivalent to a few years worth of normal traveling around in a car. So, you have to think whether the risk is worth it to you. Also, there is some higher risk of lingering pain or other post surgery problems. My aunt is doing fine. Statistically, I don't think they've found any increased likelihood of disease, except maybe a slight tendency toward slightly higher blood pressure. \nThey do advise you not to take Advil (ibuprofen) or other NSAID medications for pain relief, I believe. \nThe best website I know for living organ donors is\nhttp://www.livingdonorsonline.org/\nLots of info, and personal stories, and a bulletin board for discussing it all, both good and bad.\n\nSome info from livingdonorsonline:\n"These studies and others like them strongly suggest there are few if any consequences from donating a kidney. However, some precautions naturally are in order. For example, you may need to limit or give up activities that could damage your remaining kidney, such as rough contact sports (boxing or American football). Pregnancy for the most part is not a problem following donation, but a female should let the obstetrician know they have only one kidney so kidney function can be monitored.\n\nAs noted above, some studies have shown a slightly higher risk of high blood pressure and proteinuria. These risks can be managed and monitored through regular physical exams, blood tests, and urine tests."
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no.\n\nyou need direct contact with blood, or bodily fluids. (and spit does not count unless you are drinkning it in buckets)
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Certain diseases would prevent you from being a donor, specifically if you'd ever had hepatitis.\n\nThe general rules for donating blood when one is taking insulin or other medication that may cause allergic reactions seem to apply. \n\nWith possible concerns of mad cow disease (bovine encephalopathies), there may also be some general rules about avoiding any contact with beef product of any kind. Since bovine insulin might have some slow virus contamination, this would be a conservative recommendation to avoid any possible cow products of any kind.