giving blood

[4getmenot]

I am sposed to go next Monday but I am going on holiday next week and everything hectic so was going to do it when I get back but have noticed in the forms a question saying have you been outside of the UK in last 6 months, will that stop me giving when I get back?

[daffy654]

I think it depends what country you visit,some countries like Africa have water borne parasites that can cause infections that enter the bloodstream and may not be detectable on initial blood screening.Try phoning the transfusion service and ask which countries they exclude.

[joggerjayne]

No, you just have to answer extra questions about what you did abroad ...

... and as long as you don't treat yourself to an extra marital fling whilst in a central African country, you should be okay.

=0)

[4getmenot]

ah its just they had seperate questions about africa. Ok well only going canary islands and no dirty business there so hopefully I can give blood when I get back :-) Thank you both x

[joggerjayne]

Lucky you, 4get.

Hope you have a fab time, and get all tanned.

[4getmenot]

me too jogger I am determined to come back brown. and raggy so I can have protected sex with an african male prostitute then?

[4getmenot]

cool :-)

[joggerjayne]

Can have protected sex with an African male too, please?

[4getmenot]

yer fill your boots

[joggerjayne]

But the Welsh male is ...

"Little and dark, more like monkey than man"

and "Sings far too loud, far too often and flat"

... according to Flanders and Swann

=0)

[joannie10]

actually a girl was just talking about this at lunchtime in our staff room. She had just been round to give blood and was just back her holidays. When she said she had been to Turkey they mentioned the particular airport she had flown into and said as it was there she could not give due to increased chance of malaria!

[dove]

i have given 27 pints ( round of applause) but have started blood pressure tabs and am no longer able to give, however if I can change my tabs then I could (age considered) possibly give a hundred ( I think) ish

[dove]

more men die of heart attacks than women because they dont change their blood every month, unlike women (who have periods) If you are male and dont give blood it may help you avoid having a heart attack, , it doesnt hurt and while you are doing it you know you are saving someones life it is also a really feel good factor x If you havent tried please do x

[JonnyBoy12]

I give blood platelets very often, in fact you could say I am very generous with my (clean) bodily fluids.

For more information message me on SportsBank, I mean log on to:

www.blood.co.uk