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Originally Posted by leftyf
Not sure, I thought it was 22 times but I might be wrong. All I know is when I get an email cancelling all of my future appointments until a future date, I get a rest. I'll ask next time I am in for a donation.
Blanca told me something very interesting yesterday, when they desperately need platelets, they take whole blood from the mobiles and extract the platelets from it. It take 24 pints of whole blood to equal ONE double platelet donation. I didn't realize platelets were that valuable.
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Blanca did mention that to me. That is why they try to get three bags from me of platelets. My iron was too high last time for three; so they took two.
I will be giving blood in ten days or so and will try to get back to platelets if I can get my iron count down.