Donating Blood - What I need to know?

[Ol.DirtyBastard]

Long list of electronic questions to answer. Certain questions you will obviously not answer honestly. They will be apparent to you.

I wish I would’ve seen this answer a few years ago! I went to Red Cross, cocky and ready to donate only to roll my sleeves up and get the “price is right” loser tone! Turns out I’m FDA banned....

Funny

[kelkel]

I wish I would’ve seen this answer a few years ago! I went to Red Cross, cocky and ready to donate only to roll my sleeves up and get the “price is right” loser tone! Turns out I’m FDA banned....

Funny

ODB what aspect specifically banned you?

[Ol.DirtyBastard]

ODB what aspect specifically banned you?

I served overseas in Germany & UK during the 80’s & 90’s. Mad cow disease outbreak (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) was rampant. The FDA deferred anyone from donating once shipped back stateside. My whole family is affected. A lot of GI’s got caught up in that mess.
It costs me about $200 locally for a therapeutic phlebotomy only for them to dispose of it before I even leave the infusion center.

First I want to say for the record: don’t lie about stuff as in my situation. That’s a whole different ballpark when it comes to whole blood and the health of others. It was a snide wise crack at the FDA after 30 years. The ban hasn’t been lifted so I still play by the rules! No horns popped out of my forehead yet...

[kelkel]

I served overseas in Germany & UK during the 80’s & 90’s. Mad cow disease outbreak (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) was rampant. The FDA deferred anyone from donating once shipped back stateside. My whole family is affected. A lot of GI’s got caught up in that mess.
It costs me about $200 locally for a therapeutic phlebotomy only for them to dispose of it before I even leave the infusion center.

First I want to say for the record: don’t lie about stuff as in my situation. That’s a whole different ballpark when it comes to whole blood and the health of others. It was a snide wise crack at the FDA after 30 years. The ban hasn’t been lifted so I still play by the rules! No horns popped out of my forehead yet...

Understood. And thank you for your service.