“”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!
::antibodies which make me a rare blood donor::
If I had any sense, I would quit now while I’m ahead. I meant “antigens” not “antibodies” - sure glad no one caught that but me! I’ve already suffered enough embarrassment over the misspelling in the title of the thread. I saw “antigens” in another’s post and realized I had misspoken OR miswritten as the case may be!