Yesterday's platelet donation had to be cut short at about 90 minutes by me as I was getting too cold and given my benign enlarged prostate was not a good day to try to stay immobile for that long. They did shut it down as soon as I said I was having a problem getting too cold and my inners feeling like I was about to spring a leak.

Reached 18.125 gallons and should, with luck, get to 20 by the end of the year 2017.

Hard to judge how much to drink before donating platelets because of the often long times spent in the chair.

Quite busy yesterday because of all the donors. And the cookies were all gone. Also think they had a cookie monster attack. That is to say-- someone got quite greedy about the cookies.

And the phlebotomist I had forgot to give me the Netflix controller so I had to settle for 90 minutes of USA's NCIS shows. Which is OK as that is one of my favorite programs.

Taking a few weeks off from donating while I recover and plan for the next four months of platelet donation. I sure miss the short and sweet blood donations but my blood type AB- is best for platelet donation.

I also have to factor my BPH into the whole process. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)-Treatment Overview

I was there yesterday and had a very bad day. There was a person from Ocala in the front office and she was very dis-organized. She even forgot me in the questions room. It took me 45 minutes to get into the donation room and it was a very slow day. Then about 5 minutes before the end of my donation I felt a pain in the right arm and asked Charli to check it. It was just starting to swell and turn red. Charli and Juanita immediately unhooked me. I did get in my donation, but I cannot donate again for 8 weeks, Mid October.

I hate it when that happens. Both the unorganized front desk person and the slip of the needle or whatever causes that.

About last year this time I believe I had an incident like that as well and could not donate for two months. Could have been year before that though.

I am not donating again until September and will try to get just two more donations in which will stop me at 5 donations in the three month period. So, I will not get the $60 card but can donate 5 times in the next three month period from Oct-December.

Parrot Head Club 9/11 Blood Drive.
 

I cannot make it but hope many others will show up. I did donate blood at the two previous Parrot Head Club drives this year. :wave:

I donated platelets yesterday but cannot go back again until very late October. Probably because of the volume limitations. My stays on the chair are often quite long with me doing double or even triple units.

I donated blood for many years. But since I visited UK and stood there for 2 weeks ARC don't want to take my blood anymore. I understand, but it's sad anyway.

They do have many limitations on those who can donate. Even among those who can donate blood, red blood cells, platelets, or plasma few actually do.

I donated platelets yesterday. Charli called in sick and there was only 3 people there and it was very slow. Juanita said that last Saturday they had 4 platelet appoints and only one showed up. The other 3 didn't even call to cancel, how rude.

I had Juanita part of the time and the newest woman as well. Teresa maybe??

I cannot go back until late October but had already set up two appointments for early and mid October. Had to cancel those. This was my 18th donation so far this year. 16 of these were platelets. I like to donate whole blood once in while but often get the person who checks me in on the tablet telling me I should be doing platelets with my AB- blood type.

They all tell me to never donate whole blood unless it is for lowering my iron levels. They are desparate for the Platelets. Juanita and Charli had me cut off from donating, but Blanca corrected them and got me donating again. I now make my own appointments and go back one year to see when I am eligible. Been working good so far. The other person you were talking about is Terry, she used to work on the mobiles.

Donate Blood on the Big Red Bus
at the Segway Riders Club of The Villages BLOOD DRIVE

Tuesday, October 3 • 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Seabreeze Recreation Center
2384 Buena Vista Blvd., The Villages, FL 32162

As a thank you for saving lives, all blood donors will receive a FREE Rialto Movie Ticket,* a FREE Coupon to Cody's Roadhouse,* and a FREE wellness checkup, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, iron count and cholesterol screening. (All ALYX (double red cell) donors will receive an ADDITIONAL Rialto Movie Ticket)

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This is not Terry but a newer woman. She has only been there a few months. She is a thinner African-American woman.

One Blood has been sending Platelets and Whole Blood to Las Vegas.
 

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Am allowed to donate platelets again and may do this next week. We will see.

I donated yesterday