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Interesting, I thought I posted in this thread when I initially read it. Ah well.
I was on Accutane for 8 or so months as a teen, and it messed up my liver a little. Got some enzyme issues, and possibly other problems, if I could just get my damn doctor to run the tests!
But I defer....
Not only are there freakish enzyme problems, I also seem to faint from shock, whether triggered by something attacking the body, or just the body shutting down to defer pain signals to the brain. I've had a seizure before from a basic hand cut, so, yeah. Not liking the thought of giving blood.
Stress seems to control whether or not my blood pressure is high or normal, so that'll affect the donating as well.
Unfortunately, I also seem to have veins and arteries that refuse to rise to the surface of my skin, so it normally takes several pricks of the needle by a nurse to get the blood samples.
I'd like to donate, really. But all these things worry me too much to actually do it. My dad used to, and my brother started recently. So I'm glad someone in the family is carrying it on, at least.
But I do have a signed organ donor card. I do not want to rot in a box when I'm dead. Chop me up, use my parts, and destroy the rest: cremation, whatever.
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