The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[SueInSLO]

Hi there,

I'm a regular blood donor and wondered if I should or shouldn't give blood while I'm doing MF?? I hadn't thought about it till I got my reminder call to come in.

Thanks in advance!

Sue

[Unca_Tim]

Blood Donation

[SueInSLO]

Thanks so much Tim for the speedy reply!!

I'll let them know to take me off the "call list" for the time being.


Sue

[sidrah]

I was kinda upset when I read that. I usually give blood every 6 weeks or so. It made me actually not want to do this and just do some other plan IN the end, I decided to just wait a while on donations.

[SueInSLO]

Hi sidrah!

I was disappointed of course that I couldn't give blood right now, BUT, I consider getting myself healthy much more important at this point.

There will be lots of time to give blood once I reach my goal weight and am eating healthy and normal again.

My daughter and I give together, so I still went with her and the Blood Bank people were great and very understanding.

You'll be back to donating too and they'll be happy to see you back.


Sue

[Lauren]

Hi, Sue -

I am a regular donor as well, usually every 8 weeks, and was bummed to hear we can't donate. However, I've organized and run quite a few blood drives since my high school years, so volunteering to help is a good solution, and we can still advocate for others to donate during this time. Perhaps now's a good time to re-encourage our friends and family to donate?

Guess it's something we can look forward to when we get to our maintenance stage...

Lauren