Ever get paranoid about having an STD / STI ? It's caused me not to give blood.

[tcsenter]

Your blood is needed. This isn't something that would merely be nice to do. It is far more likely that you'll help save a life than pass-on an undiscovered pathogen which we currently cannot screen for.

 

[Hammer]

Originally posted by: Red
I'm 21 year old male. As most, or maybe some of you know, I'm engaged to the most beautiful girl in the worl (see sig!). We've been each others only partner since September of 2001, when we met.

Before 9/2001, I had two partners before her when I was in high school and she had six when she was in school @ Univ. of Kentucky. But for the past ~3.5-4 years its been just us. I've always wanted to give blood because I think it's something everyone should do, but I always get this weird feeling about giving blood, like I have AIDS or something because I had unprotected sex in high school.

I think society has planted seeds in our heads going through school in the late '80s through the '90s that if you have unprotected sex you're going to die. Now I'm scared to give blood because I think they are going to tell me I'm going to die from AIDS. Anyone else get like that?

ooooooooooh she went to kentucky...

see sig.

 

[nativesunshine]

Originally posted by: tcsenter
Your blood is needed. This isn't something that would merely be nice to do. It is far more likely that you'll help save a life than pass-on an undiscovered pathogen which we currently cannot screen for.

so sad...

i WISH i could give blood.....

tell them to change the weight requirement to 100lbs and i'll sign up to donate in a heartbeat.

i mean..can't they just take a little less blood from those who weigh a less??

 

[Kenazo]

Originally posted by: illusion88
Well, I would suggest still giving blood because they do a full blood scan before they give it to people. This used to be a problem, before the checked blood back in the 60's(?). I dont remember exactly when but you used to get aids from getting transfusions because they never checked for such things. Now they do, and if you have Herpa-Gona-siphl-AIDS then your blood will be destroyed and you will get a letter in the mail telling you to go to a doctor.

ahhh! herpagonasiphlaids!

 

[bigalt]

I was sort of worried after an auspicious hookup in college. Not really preoccupied, more like every once in a long while i would think, "what if...?" and I didn't really want to go get tested. Finally a girl i started dating made me, and i have to say it did feel better even though i didn't think it was getting me down.