I am due to give blood again, though I believe I have to wait 12 Months after having yellow fever injections before going to Brazil.... Does anyone know if that sounds right?

Did you use the free phone number on their website to find out?

Make that 84 :thumbsup:

Just been again and this time they had the new chairs out.

Tilts, so all you do is sit in it and the nurse tilts it to lay you up and down. Non of that sit up on your own stuff now etc


http://www.healthcareinnovationexpo...._equipment.jpg

Looks good Glenn! I'm booked in for Monday.

It was national blood week last week I think - any new recruits on here?

A friend of mine has recently become a platelet donor, there is an urgent need for this as not everyone is able to donate platelets. They have a really short shelf life too so your donation will be saving lives within 5 days!

I've been told anyone can be tested for suitability at their next donation session; you just need to ask the nurse during the question and finger prick session and they draw off an extra vial for testing during the donation. :thumbsup:

Worth a try :)

linky to info

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Say the new chairs on TV a few days before but they were in London. Typical. Then low and behold they appeared just the other day when I was at my local session. They'd been on trial for 2 years. :o

Apparently delicate lady veins such as my own are not suitable for platelet donations, they like big chunky man veins - grrr!

Tried out the new chairs - comfortable for me but apparently the staff are struggling with them. It seems that whoever designed the chair has never given nor taken blood. My donor session set my PB time though so something helped.

Wish me luck I'm going again, donation #85

Walked to and from and spent 30 minutes on the slab. Wore my garmin heart rate monitor for the event. Heart rate is between the red lines.

Hope some of you have been since my last visit. :thumbsup:

I'm going along again today :D

Due again on the 16th Jan, donation No...... 4 :D

I experienced the new seats last time, not keen on them myself, they look like child car seats :lol:

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Local staff not keen on them either. They are comfier than the old beds though.

yep there comfy I fell asleep last time it was warm in the room I dropped off while donating :lol:

still got a cup of tea and a biccy afterwards

waiting to go again early January

ALL

My next visit is 4th April

When do yo go next?

And if you don't get yourselves there

88th done and dusted

Have you signed up?

Soon be at 100

89th done and dusted today :thumbsup:

Have you signed up since my last donation?

Booked in to go Sunday at 4pm, so will be racing at stotfold and have to Rush over and give blood. Think it'll be my fourth time, wish I'd done it sooner.

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Just to give this thread a bump, that's another donation done and dusted :thumbsup:

6th one for me last week, got some catching up with my wife's 30+ mind you :eh?: