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Decided to do it and it has taken months for an appointment but it is today.
Any advice re preparation and after - I'm not particularly squeamish (although does anyone like needles?) so not worried about that side of it - more just when should I eat around it, guessing important to keep fluid levels up(?) and will I be alright to play footy a few hours afer.
Well done. I've posted on here quite a few times to encourage others to do so. Doesn't matter when you start so long as you start.
They will give you fluids before but have a pint of juice before and make sure you have eaten. I would not recommend football after, by the next day you will be fine but you will get dizzy playing that night,having said that I have a few times but try not to.
Get the next one booked while you are there and it will soon become regular. The app is good for rescheduling if you need to.
Well done mate today you could save someone's life
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Don't panic. You won't feel any different afterwards.
Just do as you normally do. They will give you a drink and a biscuit after and you will have to sit down for 10 minutes or so but then you shouldn't have any side effects.
I gave blood for many years reaching gold badge stage and never felt any different.
you have to make an appointment these days?..I haven’t donated for a while but it used to be a walk in affair....can’t say that I ever had any ill effects afterwards...one time, one guy who was donating for the first time had a few pints to steady his nerves and as sent away for doing so ..😂well done for doing so Joe...ðŸ‘
you have to make an appointment these days?..I haven’t donated for a while but it used to be a walk in affair....can’t say that I ever had any ill effects afterwards...one time, one guy who was donating for the first time had a few pints to steady his nerves and as sent away for doing so ..😂well done for doing so Joe...ðŸ‘
I used to get a card telling me when it was due but then I guess if it's the first time to you may need to make an appointment.
Don't panic. You won't feel any different afterwards.
Just do as you normally do. They will give you a drink and a biscuit after and you will have to sit down for 10 minutes or so but then you shouldn't have any side effects.
I gave blood for many years reaching gold badge stage and never felt any different.
But I'm female.
Did it affect your footie performance in the evenings after ?
"They break our legs and tell us to be grateful when they offer us crutches."
I gave my 52nd pint last week and you feel no different after a donation, you will be fine to play football after. If you need an operation the last thing you think of is "is there enough blood?" should you need a top up. So we should all just give it a go if medically possible, it might be you that needs that extra pint or two of blood, if everyone thinks "someone else will give it I am not" then hospitals will run out.
Did it affect your footie performance in the evenings after ?
I used to do a hard training session on the cycle after donating in the past, there will be less red blood cells to carry oxygen so you will not be at full strength, they will say no but just carry on as normal and see how you feel. I was fine.
I gave my 52nd pint last week and you feel no different after a donation, you will be fine to play football after. If you need an operation the last thing you think of is "is there enough blood?" should you need a top up. So we should all just give it a go if medically possible, it might be you that needs that extra pint or two of blood, if everyone thinks "someone else will give it I am not" then hospitals will run out.
I've given 23 and i feel no different afterwards but I do if i run around a football pitch. It can be done be isn't recommended. He will feel lighter headed than normal playing football
I'd suggest you're big enough to handle a pint of blood being taken without too much fuss.
Free crisps and orange squash. They'll even give you a sticker for Joe Jnr.
I'm not being a wuss, not overly worried about doing it - just wanted to make sure I was as prepared as can be and what expectations were for footy tonight etc....
I'm not being a wuss, not overly worried about doing it - just wanted to make sure I was as prepared as can be and what expectations were for footy tonight etc....
sink a beer or two after....you'll get really lightheaded. The cheapest rush for the money. Also, snack-up. The place I go in London does great snackage.
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I hit 50 pints last month, it’s come on leaps and bounds since I started, painless, no bruising, up and out in an hour. Only thing was I donated at the church opposite Northgate, and though they give the Hall for free, their beliefs state no tea or coffee allowed on site!
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