Guest guest Posted January 24, 2002 Report Share Posted January 24, 2002 I'm planning on giving blood on Friday and am wondering if anyone has any reasons why giving blood can be harmful for your body assuming your are otherwise healthy. The most I could come up with was someone complaining that they stuck the needle in too far and hit an artery and his arm didn't heal after 3 weeks. Thanks! Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2002 Report Share Posted January 25, 2002 There is a slight chance the needle or lancet (for the pre-donation test) is not sterile and you get something nasty. I do know someone this happened to. If you have too few red blood cells or too little iron you could get anemic. If Al-Qaida blows up the white house your pint might be the one that save's Dubya's life. None very good reasons. Andy Gettingwell, " medwards706 " <medwards706> wrote: > I'm planning on giving blood on Friday and am wondering if anyone has > any reasons why giving blood can be harmful for your body assuming > your are otherwise healthy. > > The most I could come up with was someone complaining that they stuck > the needle in too far and hit an artery and his arm didn't heal after > 3 weeks. > > Thanks! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2002 Report Share Posted January 30, 2002 In a message dated 1/25/02 12:31:04 AM US Eastern Standard Time, AndyCutler writes: > There is a slight chance the needle or lancet (for the pre-donation > test) is not sterile and you get something nasty. I do know someone > On a prayer group Im on, someone's aunt died from bad blood. She was getting a transplant for her kidneys or some other organ years back, survived the surgery, but was given contaminated blood that killed her. Something along those lines anyway....it happened years ago and was told to me recently from a woman who just lost her uncle, and she was telling me how now him and her aunt would be together again....maybe it was contaminated kidneys, but I don't think so...pretty sure something was wrong with the blood. Anyway, finished with the rambling....for now....mhahahaha! Erin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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