Donating blood

SergeantPepperDG wrote:

Damn. I feel guilty now because I have O+ blood, which (I think) means anyone could have it.

I think everyone but us AB people. Also, I think the + and - has to match or...something bad happens.

I'm not sure about the + and the -, but yeah, O blood is the universal donor (that's what I am too), so A, B, and AB types can all take our blood, assuming the positive/negative matches, as far as I understand it.

I thought people with AB blood couldn't receive O blood. Not sure, though. I remember very little of this from High School biology.

Nah, AB people can receive everyone's blood, just as O blood can give it to everyone. The reason that some people's blood isn't compatible with others is because people who don't already have As or Bs in their blood can't accept them into their bodies. I just learned that last year in bio, so it's fairly fresh in my memory :)

SergeantPepperDG wrote:

I'd donate blood if I weren't so fucking scared of needles. I remember actually getting out of a blood test when I was younger, because I was screaming so much, they couldn't handle me. Another time, I hid under a chair.

i know exactly how you felt
but with help i managed to go about twenty times. then the person who i went to the centre with every time, moved away - and i just couldn't face it again...it terrifies me....just hope my worthless 20-pints came in some use - because it will take heaven and earth to get me to start again

Congratilations, Goo!