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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl
...I feel a strange kind of guilt for not signing up to it, because the only reason not to is that it will revolt me even more than normal donation. Therefore I now feel morally obliged to do it simply by my own cowardice, and just giving blood seems a cop out. Don't ask, it's screwed up. I'll look into it when I move (ah sweet, sweet procrastination).
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It's not screwed up, I feel exactly the same way. You see, when I go in to donate, I'm in and out in under 10 minutes, sitting directly across from the big platelet machine, while the folk who choose to make the platelet donation are there for a couple of hours.
It's the feeling that you could do more, but aren't. I rationalize it away by thinking that it's ok to take 20 minutes off work, but much less ok to take two hours. It's still not a strong argument.
A couple of years ago, after our overseas trip, my first donation back was subject to a "Blood Recall". I'd made it clear that I'd been to Egypt on the form, and on my second donation 3 months later, the nurse freaked out, saying that Egypt was a malaria listed country and that I must have lied at my previous donation. Frantic phone calls followed, during which the nurse made me think I'd have been better taking a dump in the bag and giving them that instead. Interestingly, they still accepted my donation. I've been much less eager to donate since then.
...and a "Blood Recall" WTF?
"um, 'scuse me Mr Smith, remember that blood we gave you three months ago? Well, you see, we need it back. It mightn't have been any good..."