I have a bunch of 18g needles, maybe get one on each arm going to speed the process up lol.No idea, never donated blood before. At home for me it usually takes 15-20 minutes for a pint using an 18g needle.
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I have a bunch of 18g needles, maybe get one on each arm going to speed the process up lol.No idea, never donated blood before. At home for me it usually takes 15-20 minutes for a pint using an 18g needle.
Just a reminder do it AFTER a workout or on an OFF day.
Never before your WO.
Thats my PSA for the day.
What was your iron at? I've been off since February and just donated in June and my iron was 18.4!!
How was blood pressure before and after blood work?
Before donation, my bp came in at 130/80.
Haven't taken a reading today, but would be interested to see if there's any difference.
Will update thereafter.
Mid day is always going to be a high reading.Before donation, my bp came in at 130/80.
Haven't taken a reading today, but would be interested to see if there's any difference.
Will update thereafter.
I was crazy when i first started cycling and like alot of dumb shits i was running tren over a gram ( fucking stupid). And like alot of idiots i was running tren E for 16+ weeks (fucking stupid). And i didnt have any real plan except to get huge. Well i developed a heart murmor i found during my physical and that was a wake up call. Doc said doesnt necessarily mean anything but i KNOW it was because of my reckless tren use. I developed a program to donate blood on an ACTUAL schedule and revamped my AAS use. No more heart murmor. Havent had it in 2 yrs.Not sure how true his is but nice heard donating blood is like changing the oil in your car if you donate as much as your allowed. I seen something a while back and some lab that had an old rat that was slow and not Very active and a young one in some experiment. Old mice that received young blood experienced a burst of brain cell growth in the hippocampus. They had three to four times as many newborn neurons as their counterparts. But that was not all: old blood had the opposite effect on the brains of young mice, stalling the birth of new neurons and leaving them looking old before their time.Theres a company that is literally doing this to humans with good results. Take older humans and basically filling them up with new young blood. Idk sounds crazy!
I'm thinking it will drop
Not sure how true his is but nice heard donating blood is like changing the oil in your car if you donate as much as your allowed. I seen something a while back and some lab that had an old rat that was slow and not Very active and a young one in some experiment. Old mice that received young blood experienced a burst of brain cell growth in the hippocampus. They had three to four times as many newborn neurons as their counterparts. But that was not all: old blood had the opposite effect on the brains of young mice, stalling the birth of new neurons and leaving them looking old before their time.Theres a company that is literally doing this to humans with good results. Take older humans and basically filling them up with new young blood. Idk sounds crazy!
Nicei donated blood today, as the title states.
i was surprised, after reading on here about the Red Cross checking hemoglobin levels first, i don't believe that they did.
They took my temp, bp, pulse rate and checked my iron. All of which passed and you know how the rest goes.
i watched as they entered the numbers into the computer. No mention of hemoglobin... Unless they can extrapolate that from my iron count?
Either way, feeling better already.
The god damned itchiness and dull headaches have dropped off to nearly nothing.
This boys a happy camper tonight.![]()
i donated blood today, as the title states.
i was surprised, after reading on here about the Red Cross checking hemoglobin levels first, i don't believe that they did.
They took my temp, bp, pulse rate and checked my iron. All of which passed and you know how the rest goes.
i watched as they entered the numbers into the computer. No mention of hemoglobin... Unless they can extrapolate that from my iron count?
Either way, feeling better already.
The god damned itchiness and dull headaches have dropped off to nearly nothing.
This boys a happy camper tonight.![]()
I believe they use 16g needles and I can imagine the difference between that and 18g is significant. The flow with anything above 18g is almost non-existent.
I've got a 21G Terumo wing infusion set and 60 ml BD syringes. The blood bank denied me permanently because I lived in one of the countries on their "no" list for 15 years. Last time I was able to let go off 120 ml and felt better immediately; however no significant drop in my Hct, Hg, serum iron or ferritin levels.
Going to try again tomorrow...hopefully 180 ml this time![]()
Shit, forgot to update this sooner.
Checked my bp the other day, so about a week after donating, i scored 133/69.
Was 130/80 at the time of donation, so i'm not too stressed with the current numbers.
Though of course, they could be better.
The key for me is diet, which is in definite need of cleaning up.
It would behoove you to obtain several more BPs readings such as;
- during a WO
- about one hour after a WO
- upon awakening and before your morning Jo
- before hitting the sac
Not sure how true his is but nice heard donating blood is like changing the oil in your car if you donate as much as your allowed. I seen something a while back and some lab that had an old rat that was slow and not Very active and a young one in some experiment. Old mice that received young blood experienced a burst of brain cell growth in the hippocampus. They had three to four times as many newborn neurons as their counterparts. But that was not all: old blood had the opposite effect on the brains of young mice, stalling the birth of new neurons and leaving them looking old before their time.Theres a company that is literally doing this to humans with good results. Take older humans and basically filling them up with new young blood. Idk sounds crazy!
