Comment on Daily Discussion Thread:🩸🤝🥪 Wednesday, November 13, 2024
mysticgreg@aussie.zone 6 days agoI meant to say this yesterday, you’ve inspired me to get back to doing the plasma donations I used to do until my schedule went to shit a few years back. The final kick in the pants I needed. You’re doing good!!
I do wish my donation centre had the yummy food lots of people seem to get though! Last time I was there there WAS the Nippy’s milk though, can’t go wrong with that I guess! :D
StudChud@aussie.zone 6 days ago
Dunno where you are, but I went to the Brunswick one on Albert St (accessible via Woolies carpark). They built it within the last year or so, so it’s all very new and the rest area is really nice.
Nath@aussie.zone 6 days ago
Squarkly Bear! That was my local shops for my first 2 years in Melbourne. Before I was gentrified out to Preston.
StudChud@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Hehe I’m literally a 10 min walk away or something lol it’s so cool. I like hanging out at the lil park opposite it, between Dangerfield and the Tarot/Massage joint 😅
mysticgreg@aussie.zone 6 days ago
Not my neck of the woods, but I’m hearing my closest one has had a bit of a refurb so will find out on the weekend!
StudChud@aussie.zone 6 days ago
Aw yeah sweet as!!! Let me know how you go!! ❤️
mysticgreg@aussie.zone 6 days ago
The questions and checks were pretty thorough when I first signed up back in the day, to make sure people weren’t donating who really shouldn’t for some reason - they’re very strict on donor welfare which is great. And they always keep an eye on people after their donations, who are sitting around a bit before heading off. Very well run and well managed places in my experience!
Strangely I always felt ‘better’ afterwards when giving plasma rather than whole blood, but again YMMV!
StudChud@aussie.zone 6 days ago
Oh yeah they still do the in depth questionnaire, and a haemoglobin pinprick test.
And I’ve read that donating blood/plasma increases endorphins or something? It also makes the body make new blood. Also, apparently, it lessens the viscosity of your blood so reduces the risk of blood clots 🤷🏼♀️ I guess there’s also the feeling of doing something that’s just an altruistic, purely good deed, makes you feel good too knowing someone out there is benefitting from your donation 💜