o negative
I can GIVE to anyone, Get from almost no one.
Blood banks love me.
Blood banks live me
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Me too,
But here in CA, spreading HIV has gone from felony to misdemeanor.
And that law may mean blood banks can’t ask ‘those’ questions.
I’ll still give. Not sure I want to take. I guess they think their blood screening is good enough to catch that HIV stuff. Note that the lawmakers said something along the lines of: “We now have medication that makes HIV a minor problem”
“”o negative.. I can GIVE to anyone, Get from almost no one.
Blood banks love me.””
Same here. When I had cataract surgery this week, one of the questions asked at pre-op was: would you consent to a blood transfusion if it was necessary? Thinking it might just be a bit more complicated than a simple answer, I said that I carry a card in my wallet which lays out my blood type AND the antibodies which make me a rare blood donor. I’ve carried the card since 1973 and thankfully, haven’t needed to use it..
The robot checking me in said, “You don’t have to worry about that. That would be for a hospital to decide. We don’t have any blood products here.” To which I answered - as I was already fed up with the automated spiel, “You don’t have blood products here yet you want me to answer that question here?”
That sentence from her was the longest she spouted during the entire pre-op procedure. The rest was grunts!
I’m O- but no one wants my blood in this country. Because I lived in Europe in late 80s early 90s. Forbidden for life. Too bad I don’t engage in tons of gay male sex or I could give again.
I’m the same type but I visited England, lived in Germany and deployed to Saudi back in 90 so I have 3 strikes against me so they don’t want my blood.
You might want to bank your own blood. Even Tim the Enchanter might need a little help sometime.