Ex-Hasbeen 8,122 Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 My daughter & I went in again today, and the city was deserted as ever. People may be complaining about not being allowed to do the things they love, but they sure as hell aren't breaking the rules to go to work. Anyway, they have all new machines at the CBD blood centre. Fancy looking new models that look nothing like the old ones. We got a brief explanation about the differences we would experience and then were asked if we had any questions. I couldn't resist. "Is this the most expensive machine, or is it the one that goes "BING"? My daughter started laughing, so did the old guy on the other side of me, but the young nurse stood there with a blank expression on her face. Maybe I'll ask again next time if I have an older nurse. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Katz 1,652 Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 LOL I'm in tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites
roxii 7,201 Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 Very proud of my day daughter, turned 18 a few weeks ago, and with all this stuff going on and the stress of HSC etc she was still determined to try and get in to give blood. Did her first donation today and is feeling rather pleased with herself. I still can’t manage to get an appointment to fit around work at the moment. 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-Hasbeen 8,122 Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 Drove in for an early 6:30am appointment today. The traffic was heavier than I'd seen yet, but still not back to what it was pre-Covid. I was surprised though by the large number of people in the city. Businesses in the CBD seem to be coming back on line at a reasonable rate. Link to post Share on other sites
Cape_Horn 302 Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Ex-Hasbeen said: Drove in for an early 6:30am appointment today. The traffic was heavier than I'd seen yet, but still not back to what it was pre-Covid. I was surprised though by the large number of people in the city. Businesses in the CBD seem to be coming back on line at a reasonable rate. Still nice and quiet here in Canberra. 9am appointment today Link to post Share on other sites
Ayto 657 Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 Went in for Plasma on Monday. Had to make my next appointment for 3 weeks instead of the usual 2. I mentioned this is good if you are booked out! Sadly, its simply because they aren't taking as many bookings due to social distancing etc. Link to post Share on other sites
Katz 1,652 Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, Ayto said: Went in for Plasma on Monday. Had to make my next appointment for 3 weeks instead of the usual 2. I mentioned this is good if you are booked out! Sadly, its simply because they aren't taking as many bookings due to social distancing etc. Yeah, mine have generally been 3 weeks apart also. Link to post Share on other sites
Cape_Horn 302 Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 Hmm... So I went and had a look at the Trannies team on Red25 And saw that there was two donations from Victoria earlier this year. (But didn't remember anyone posting from Vic saying that they had.) So it would seem that if you donate over the border, the donation counts for the state in which the blood is taken, and not the address for which the donater is registered. Link to post Share on other sites
Katz 1,652 Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 (edited) How do we join the Trannies team? Nevermind, I figured it out. But unfortunately my account won't allow me to log in on a browser. I can only log in through the app which doesn't seem to allow me to join up. Edited May 13, 2020 by Katz Link to post Share on other sites
Cape_Horn 302 Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 3 hours ago, Katz said: How do we join the Trannies team? Nevermind, I figured it out. But unfortunately my account won't allow me to log in on a browser. I can only log in through the app which doesn't seem to allow me to join up. I had some account issues, after a password reset, I had the ability to log in via the website, maybe try that? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-Hasbeen 8,122 Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 On 14/04/2020 at 10:31 AM, Katz said: Does your centre still have little pies? Mine didn't. They had single serve packaged sausage rolls Single serve microwave pies this time. Still yummy though. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Katz 1,652 Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 Last week we still had no little pies. I had a sausage roll though. Was yum. Link to post Share on other sites
Naut 718 Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 On 13/05/2020 at 4:09 PM, Cape_Horn said: Hmm... So I went and had a look at the Trannies team on Red25 And saw that there was two donations from Victoria earlier this year. (But didn't remember anyone posting from Vic saying that they had.) So it would seem that if you donate over the border, the donation counts for the state in which the blood is taken, and not the address for which the donater is registered. You can't be in multiple teams, can you? I have been in the work one for years so I don't want to bail on them. Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-Hasbeen 8,122 Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 6 minutes ago, Naut said: You can't be in multiple teams, can you? I have been in the work one for years so I don't want to bail on them. No, you can't. I bailed on mine a couple years ago, and we lost a corporate comp by less than the number that I had donated. Lucky I didn't tell them I bailed. Link to post Share on other sites
roxii 7,201 Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Daughters second donation and first plasma. my first plasma back post op 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Katz 1,652 Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 Pretty. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Katz 1,652 Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 Not pretty. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Turts 2,980 Posted June 10, 2020 Report Share Posted June 10, 2020 On 13/05/2020 at 4:09 PM, Cape_Horn said: Hmm... So I went and had a look at the Trannies team on Red25 And saw that there was two donations from Victoria earlier this year. (But didn't remember anyone posting from Vic saying that they had.) So it would seem that if you donate over the border, the donation counts for the state in which the blood is taken, and not the address for which the donater is registered. Could have been me. I live in Vic and donate in Vic Link to post Share on other sites
Moshy 65 Posted June 11, 2020 Report Share Posted June 11, 2020 Have donated a few times this year, but wasn't a signed up member of Trannies Red 25 until very recently. Moving forward, I'll be making donations & representing the Mexicans. Link to post Share on other sites
roxii 7,201 Posted June 27, 2020 Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 Sunday Bloody Sunday 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Moshy 65 Posted July 4, 2020 Report Share Posted July 4, 2020 Looks like all the cool kids donate on Sunday's...............my next appointment is on a Thursdee. Just smashed out #30 & 1st for Team Trannies & the dirty stinkin' Mexican's in Covictoria. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Cranky 1,280 Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 Forgot to post last week! Don't forget to take warm clothes as they will give you heat packs but no blanket, due to COVID. Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-Hasbeen 8,122 Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 Needle pictures is it? This morning. Link to post Share on other sites
Katz 1,652 Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 I donated plasma last week. Second return got stuck and the process was ended. Arm is still pretty tender in fact. Will be giving donating a miss for a while. Started doing plasma due to the low iron store issue last year. Have never felt really comfortable doing it. Was a pretty high stress situation for me. So, I'm out for a while. Disappointing really. Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-Hasbeen 8,122 Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, Katz said: I donated plasma last week. Second return got stuck and the process was ended. Arm is still pretty tender in fact. Will be giving donating a miss for a while. Started doing plasma due to the low iron store issue last year. Have never felt really comfortable doing it. Was a pretty high stress situation for me. So, I'm out for a while. Disappointing really. How many donations Katz, and are they all from the same vein? If you notice the odd angle of the needle in my photo, it's because I started getting difficult returns due to a build up in scar tissue in the vein they normally use in most people. I even had one that pushed out of the vein & I ended up with a lump the size of a half tennis ball where the needle was, due to the whole return ending up missing the vein. Luckily I've got choices, unlike some people. Link to post Share on other sites
Katz 1,652 Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, Ex-Hasbeen said: How many donations Katz, and are they all from the same vein? If you notice the odd angle of the needle in my photo, it's because I started getting difficult returns due to a build up in scar tissue in the vein they normally use in most people. I even had one that pushed out of the vein & I ended up with a lump the size of a half tennis ball where the needle was, due to the whole return ending up missing the vein. Luckily I've got choices, unlike some people. I think that was only the 5th or 6th plasma, and yes always the same vein. I've had a couple of unpleasant plasma donations which has just made subsequent donations a bit stressy. I've got too much other stuff going on at the moment and don't need to voluntarily add more stress to myself. I'll likely go back to whole blood in a little while. Might do the odd plasma. Just need a bit of distance from it I suppose. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
rory-dognz 805 Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 7 hours ago, Katz said: I think that was only the 5th or 6th plasma, and yes always the same vein. I've had a couple of unpleasant plasma donations which has just made subsequent donations a bit stressy. I've got too much other stuff going on at the moment and don't need to voluntarily add more stress to myself. I'll likely go back to whole blood in a little while. Might do the odd plasma. Just need a bit of distance from it I suppose. Don't feel bad. You have done more than most of the general public. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Cranky 1,280 Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 On 06/07/2020 at 9:16 AM, Ex-Hasbeen said: Needle pictures is it? This morning. That looks ouchy! Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-Hasbeen 8,122 Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Cranky said: That looks ouchy! Nup. Slight sting on the way in, but no different than normal. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
roxii 7,201 Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 My last one on Sunday was a bit dodgy. You get to know the staff and who the good ones are with the needle. This was a new girl and she wasn't too crash hot. Hurt going in and then proceeded to "vibrate" quite a number of times during the process. Unsurprisingly was a bit sore and bruised afterwards. Wont stop me though. Gotta say though, loving the app for booking. After my 2nd last appt. there were no forward bookings available for the 2 weeks time. Checked the app the day before an a few appts had come available for the next day so I grabbed it and went in. Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-Hasbeen 8,122 Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 One of those "real easy" ones today. I slept most of the way through it. Link to post Share on other sites
Katz 1,652 Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 I only noticed today my arm doesn't hurt all the time anymore. Still not ready to go back. Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-Hasbeen 8,122 Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 9 hours ago, Katz said: I only noticed today my arm doesn't hurt all the time anymore. Still not ready to go back. Good to hear it's feeling better. Don't stress out about difficulty giving plasma. If you can't, you can't. Giving whole blood every few months for a single year is still more than most people do in their lifetime. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
roxii 7,201 Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 Daughter got a letter today saying her iron levels are too low and she has been bumped for 6 months. She was pretty disappointed as she had only just started to donate. Link to post Share on other sites
Ayto 657 Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 19 minutes ago, roxii said: Daughter got a letter today saying her iron levels are too low and she has been bumped for 6 months. She was pretty disappointed as she had only just started to donate. My wife has just been through the same thing. Had her first plasma donation back last week Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-Hasbeen 8,122 Posted August 3, 2020 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 A quick jab followed by breakfast this morning. I even had my daughter as company. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Cape_Horn 302 Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 More needle pics 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
roxii 7,201 Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 100 Well done mate. Apparently they are pretty desperate at the moment too. I'm in for Sunday morning again. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-Hasbeen 8,122 Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 Number 222. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Cranky 1,280 Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 It's been a bit quiet here lately. Hopefully it's only because you've been forgetting to post your photos not forgetting to donate! Link to post Share on other sites
Cranky 1,280 Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 No sauce?! 🤣 Link to post Share on other sites
roxii 7,201 Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 I went in a few weeks back and my pulse was funny, was reading as 40 on the BP machine and then manually was missing a whole heap of beats so got punted and have to have an ECG and clearance to go again. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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