Atlanta Vampire Alliance [AVA]

Do you donate blood on a regular basis to the Red Cross or other organizations?  (not as a donor)

Do you suffer any ill effects from this donation?

Does this increase, decrease, or have any effect on your need to feed?

Do you donate platelets, plasma, or marrow as well?

No

Yes as often as allowed
On the contrary, I am greatly helped by it...
Two theories abound in the mind here;
1) I'm hetrozygotic for Haemachromatosis, and as such have chronic IOD (Iron Overload Disorder)
2) I'm no darn good at grounding.
No effect, if any I feel energized, underneath the subtle effects of need to rebuild the blood. The challenge to my blood producing system.
Just blood, but you bring up an interesting concept... try the marrow and compare.
Too bad I don't know someone who could use my marrow.
My curiosity would make the discomfort become like the pain associated with the "no pain on gain" syndrome of athletes, wherein the pain is something to be proud of, sought after.

Thank you Mert for all that you do. I am looking forward to Twilight III and just hope some business trip doesn't trump that weekend. One reason I want to know the specifics of it, is that I can just schedule a customer visit on one end or the other and the ride, and car is free. More importantly, I have a time and place slated with a customer, making all other business trips take a position of at least parity.
That can be used to help me define my destiny in this regard.
Tonic
We had such a great time at "T___II" *SMILES*

Do you donate blood on a regular basis to the Red Cross or other organizations?  (not as a donor)
Yes, as often as I am allowed to... between piercings, tattoos, travel and anaemia I tend to get turned down a lot

Do you suffer any ill effects from this donation?
No... Actually if they'd let me I'd give more/more often. I make the blood up very easily and actually feel a personal benefit from donating (not that that's my reason for doing it).  It's certainly not as beneficial as I find donating to sangs to be, but I do feel a physical/emotional release from doing so.

Does this increase, decrease, or have any effect on your need to feed?
No effect whatsoever...

Do you donate platelets, plasma, or marrow as well?
Looking into doing so, but not currently as being tested for a genetic condition affecting my ability to deal with iron.

Yes, as often as I can.

Sometimes. Mostly I either get a headache or feel like I'll pass out (even after the fifteen minutes they have you wait).

There's little to no effect.

I have only ever donated whole blood.

No, I don't donate, but I couldn't anyway, I get tattooed too often.  ;D

I used to regularly and always enjoyed it as it helps other people. I have not recently however. Maybe I should start again.

I donated once, and it was such a horrible, traumatic experience that thinking about it makes me tear up and feel gross.  They didn't do anything wrong or immoral or anything else like that.  I just felt so bad and sick and terrible that I will never do it again.

I've donated blood and plasma several times in the last few years. I liked it since I felt good for what I was doing and also I've been a donor before and it was similar.

I have only donated once, and like beloved, will never do it again.  I felt completely and utterly horrible after the experience.  I was constantly tired and couldnt do anything for about a week.  I was miserable.

well, i'm just terrified of needles.  though, i did feel sick and stuff for a week, probably because i dont always remember to eat and so i didn't replenish my blood sugar as quickly as other people could and/or do.

I was so stoked when I was finally the age I could give blood.  I was in perfect health and rushed to roll up my sleeve.  I am not afraid of needles, the pain never bothered me and with me being healthy and medium sized I thought I'd be perfect.

I soon learned otherwise...

It started out fine and my blood started filling the bag like everyone else.  Then it started to slow very quickly after a few minutes and they had to have me squeeze like crazy to keep it pumping.  I've always been like that, I bleed a lot at first and then my body tries to shut off the flow and keep my blood inside.

Eventually after about an hour I filled the bag and the nurses said this was actually good, because then I wouldn't be sick.  I felt ok at first, nibbled some snacks and drank some juice.  I stood up to leave...and hit the floor...

I have never felt so terrible as I did after that.  Everyone around me went sheet white.  They said I was GREEN in the face and that my eyes rolled back in my head.  I don't think I can ever remember being so sick.  I laid around for DAYS unable to think, eat, or even move!

The nurses suggested that perhaps my body just couldn't take it and my blood pressure would bottom out from even the slightest bit of blood loss.

This holds true today.  Any substantial amount of blood loss, even that which wouldn't harm any other person will drop me like a sack of potatoes.  I feel badly because I know I have 'clean' blood and that someone might be able to use it...but it is really hard for me to give blood.  The same is true of my father who is 6'2" and 275 lbs.  If he tries to give blood, he'll hit the floor and be out.  His blood pressure bottoms out to the point he will sometimes need medication to jump start him.  I don't risk it anymore.  :(

awww, man, i'm sorry. :(

Yeah...oh well. :P

maybe i'll have to go donate once more for you. ;---;

i'm A-, and i think that that's kind of a rarish. :/

Wow.... I've never had any ill effects from donating. I was a little fatigued afterward but it went away rather quickly. The best part was afterwards I went out to a bar and after only 3 drinks I was buzzed like a mofo. It normally takes me more than 9 beers just to feel it. It was great! I saved so much money which is another reason I donate regularly

hahahahahahhahahahahahahah

or you could stop drinking for a month, and your tolerance is much lower.... i stopped drinking for several months, and now even a glass of white zin will make me rosy ;) (and white zin has the least alcohol content of the wines on average ;) )

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What kind of communist notion is that? Stop drinking for a month?!?! are you nutters?:) I've worked hard at my alcoholism and I'm proud of it:)

apparently you are a better pirate than i!

i used to have an uncle that would get upset at skim milk and go off his rocker about how it was communist milk.

That is so TRUE!!!! Skim milk is Communist milk!!! I mean why take something great and make it so bad? It's unamerican

Never really thought about giving blood...cept once to find out what my blood type is =p

Sorry to hear bout your condition thought, i wouldnt be able to handle that...i would be unable to spar...(even unsharpened weapons can leave a wound) =p

i donate blood to the red cross 4 times a year.i give hole blood. after they take the blood i get light headed and very pale. i always have to lay down and stick my legs in the air and its hard to get me to bleed. ^_^

No, never...

i have, i donated plasma and whole blood, (inbetween peircings and tattoos) but they struggle to get a bag outta me for either because my blood wont flow fast.... i spent an hour constantly pumping my arm, i didnt have a problem with my blood pressure  dropping or anything (my skin became sensitive however when they went to take my blood pressure went bright red when they put the thing to my arm). i have to go back soon.... doesnt help im scared of needles  :(

I cant.  Im borderline anemic but Ive heard others say they experience be light headed and some passing out.

No, but I did once, for the blood test.
I hate needles so very much. lol

Never have donated blood to the Red Cross...would be a donor, though, as long as there are NO NEEDLES!!!!!! DX
i hate needles.  i'd rather cut myself with a rusty metal stick.

 8)Greetings Good afternoon, Good evening, and to others like me Good Morning!

I have never donated blood in my lifetime.

But I have had blood drawn from myself for job requirements such as drug testing, tuberculosis,  etc..etc..etc...
I have seen and watched nurses draw blood from patients.

I find myself fascinated by the flow of blod coming from the vein into the vacutainer blood tube.
I stare at the deepness of it's color. This is the liquid of Life. Of truthfulness. Of Energy. Of Power. Of the Soul.

No-No-No. I would rather donate to a VAMPIRE.
And contemplate becoming a phlebotomist.

I used to donate regularly until I realised how much is wasted.
I have a rare blood group, so if I missed a session I'd get constant reminders about how they needed it and then you find not always they use it. I think if you give blood to the red cross or national blood service, you should be paid for it.

I have not donated in a year but I do like to donate blood. i enjoy the feeling of the momentary high. Yes in a way it does make me Hunger a little more but not for very long as my system gets over the shock of the blood loss. Its also how i get my blood tests done.

No.

 
Yes! fatigue, light-headedness, at times feel very sleepy. Can easily be described as someone sucking the soul/life out of me.

 
Yes! I become very hungry  after someone  takes blood. I often catch myself starring at the neck of the person who is drawing  blood, counting the number of times the vein pulsates.

 
No.