Blood Donors
Prospective, new, and experienced donors; as well as the phlebotomists and other staff involved with donation welcome!
Resources:
- Find a place to donate
- How to get involved without donating blood
- Donation intervals between different donation types at the American Red Cross
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congrats!
I just donated whole blood again, this time I barely even noticed it. I remember the first few times I felt really fatigued and out of breath for a few days after, this time I just hopped off the table and was shoveling compost the next morning no trouble. That's s cool side effect, that it's gotten easier
I take an iron supplement a few days before donating, it both nearly guarantees I hit my hemoglobin numbers, and also makes me feel better after.
I'll have to try that out next time!
I wonder if switching to cast iron for almost every meal and eating way more greens and beans (vegetarian) this last few months is why I felt so good after. Maybe my iron was high from those environmental sources. It would be a bummer that I don't have a mutant healing power gained from donating so much, but I'll take that healthy eating has such a powerful effect.