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Originally Posted by leftyf
It's not the pain, really there is none after the "stick". It's just that as soon as they get both arms hooked up and you know you cannot move either for 90-100 minutes that you start itching some place on your body. I have learned by now that itches do not need to be scratched. There is also the problem of staying awake. The machine sounds an alarm when you doze off. Kind of embarrassing to get "Yelled At". It's a rewarding experience though and if more people did it, there would never be a shortage.
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Maybe we can draw more people into donating platelets. Just keep the thread going for a while.
Different blood banks have various time frameworks for how often you can donate platelets. The National Institute of Health in Bethesda, MD has one month.
NIH Clinical Center: Platelets by Apheresis
Donate Blood Platelets | American Red Cross