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I made the mistake of giving blood once. I have O Neg which is at somethign of a premium in this part of the world , particularly given the fact theat it is used for in utero transfusions to prevent the "rhesus baby" syndrome. So after afew times (no bad reactions0 they had me on a Good Donor list. So one night the cops pull up and my house and take me to the hospital to give emergency blood. Three times that has happened now (once was an ambulance) . Im sure my neighbours are starting to wonder. The amazing thing is that even though I had lived out of the country for three years the week I got back they knew about it and came lookign for me ...... my ex girlfriend wasnt even that quick.
The one time I saw a really really bad reaction was when I first gave blood. Catharine a friend of mine was giving blood too. (first time out) and decided that since she was there she was going down to the Plasma donor clinic where she also donated.
When I next saw her she was quite literally green. Ive never seen anythign like it. Im not taking Pallido Green here I mean Green Green . She was quite ill and it took her forever to get over it.
One thing I do notice after giving blood is a muscular weakness in the backs of my legs for some reason. Usually dissapears after a day or two .
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