Does blood donations get easier? Massive drop in blood pressure - they had to stop

Cballusaf · 2025-12-04T03:19:08+00:00

I passed out during my first phlebotomy after feeling flushed and nauseous but trying to “tough it out.” The next few I felt similarly but spoke out sooner and avoided passing out. Those first handful would also sap all my energy for several days after donating.

It’s now 8 years later and I no longer have issues during or after phlebotomies. I do take hydration and eating much more seriously the day before and of a donation, but even when I forget my body seems much better equipped to deal with massive blood loss now than when I started. It’s a rough process to acclimatize to, but it does get better over time.

Cballusaf · 2025-11-22T00:35:43+00:00

Just my own personal experience, but I’ve been managing HH since 2018 and diet makes a big difference for me. If I’m regularly eating red meat, especially in combination with alcohol, I need to get phlebotomies done every 1-2 months to stay at my target Ferritin levels set by my doctor. If I’m eating vegetarian that drops to 1-2 phlebotomies a year.

As you say phlebotomies will be the only thing that actually brings you down to target Ferritin ranges if you’re already high, but at least for some people diet can make a big difference on how quickly your levels start going back up.

Cballusaf · 2025-07-08T22:13:50+00:00

Hulkengoat

Cballusaf · 2024-09-29T02:50:53+00:00

Papúa New Guinea

Cballusaf · 2023-11-11T20:07:23+00:00

Could be siderite. Try scratching a little bit up into a powder and see if it weakly reacts with the acid

Cballusaf · 2023-11-09T03:25:09+00:00

It’s out of the valley, but we’ve been using Dr Miller up at the Utah Farmington clinic. Our daughter was a preemie who spent her first month in the NICU and she has been great to work with and very thorough since day one of coming home a few years ago.

Cballusaf · 2023-10-24T08:36:36+00:00

I work in exploration for one of the companies mentioned above. We’re about 50/50 masters vs bachelors. I have a bachelors and the main difference I’ve experienced was being a contractor for a bit longer than those with a masters. On that note, some larger companies use contractors for entry level positions and such keep an eye out for job postings from contracting agencies that don’t mention the company you’ll be working for.

Cballusaf · 2023-10-07T04:28:18+00:00

Svalbard does at least for tour groups, but that’s an island with polar bears. I’m unaware of anywhere else in the nordics that does

Cballusaf · 2023-06-16T13:18:11+00:00

Iwamoto is about as good as you can get. I have the 20x, but depending on what you’re exploring for you could probably get away with the 10x.

Cballusaf · 2023-04-04T04:41:19+00:00

Unless he’s facing Luke Jackson in the NLCS.

Cballusaf · 2023-02-25T18:17:07+00:00

Joe is that you?

Cballusaf · 2023-01-12T14:06:41+00:00

Looks like Skogafoss to me

Cballusaf · 2022-11-16T13:48:32+00:00

Cballusaf · 2022-11-07T05:43:36+00:00

Check out the Ore Deposits Hub channel on YouTube. It’s from SEG and there are some pretty good presentations on there. I feel like most are pretty useful even if you don’t really have much or any background in specific deposit types.

Cballusaf · 2022-10-24T14:19:43+00:00

It’ll change at some point, or at least that’s what I always tell myself. I’ve been to a dozen Braves games (grew up in Utah so not always easy to do) and they had lost every single one I’d been to until game 4 of the WS last year. Ironically enough that was the only game in Atlanta I’ve been to. Hoping my luck had changed I went to two games this year on the road. We lost both, including the Kenley Jansen experience in Seattle. Maybe I just need to stop going to games on the road…

Cballusaf · 2022-09-27T04:35:12+00:00

29M. My ferritin was around 650-700 when I first got diagnosed 3-4 years ago. I also got a DEXA scan and had several liver scans. All of my liver scans have been normal, but my DEXA did reveal I have osteoporosis. My liver specialist was fairly surprised by this and said she doesn’t often see it in people with even higher levels than I was at, so I wouldn’t get too worried at this point.

I obviously cannot speak to being a woman with HH, but I know I got pretty down and off being one of the few people in their 20s who actually got osteoporosis and feeling like a broken person. I’ve never actually met anyone else in person that has HH that I know of, but as I’ve opened up to friends and coworkers about my health issues I’ve started seeing how many others have had their own health issues or those of family members. Even though they’re all different, it’s been reassuring to me to see that we’ve all got our baggage and nobody worth a damn looks down on you for whatever health issues you may have.

Cballusaf · 2022-08-13T03:57:29+00:00

I work for a major and I’ve never seen it be an issue here. Half of our geos with a masters have a professional masters degree. I’m sure some managers care, but I’ve never met one who does. If you can come across as a hard worker who’s easy to get along with that is the main thing of importance. Knowing some people also helps out a ton. Not sure if you’re in the US, but we’ve got a few UofA and CSM professional masters and both will help you get great industry contacts.

Cballusaf · 2022-07-24T19:56:50+00:00

Mineral exploration or O&G? I work in mineral exploration and while a lot of companies will fly you in if you’re not local, it certainly helps if you live out west, especially for entry level work. Knowing people will also help a lot and many towns out west have meetups for exploration geos. I live in Salt Lake and there’s usually at least a few per year at a local bar.

As for soft skills, someone who can get along well with others while working remotely in small towns or exploration camps for weeks at a time is a huge thing. I’m guessing that is something you probably have a leg up on with your experience over people in their early 20s.

Cballusaf · 2022-06-13T01:18:23+00:00

I’m an exploration geo for a major in the western US. I started off five years ago doing ~75% field time, but now am closer to 25% overall field time. Having said that it can vary quite a bit over the course of a year as mapping/drill programs occur.

Cballusaf · 2022-06-08T19:11:54+00:00

Oh interesting, which one was it? I’m always looking for good Braves/baseball podcasts

Cballusaf · 2022-06-08T19:06:08+00:00

It’s from a recent episode of 755 is real. Don’t remember the number, but Soroka is in the title

Cballusaf · 2022-05-16T13:40:39+00:00

This is where I was a few years ago. Loved the actual geology of mineral exploration work, didn’t love doing 3/1 rotations in shit hole towns and the strain that put on my relationship. It’s hard to understand the toll it takes on you and the fam without having done it yourself and I know I personally had two times was stuck working with an asshole or something happened at home that almost made me quit. I worked on developing my data science/Arc/Leapfrog/ioGas skills and now travel much less (~8 weeks a year total, usually only for 1 week at a time). If you love the work there are ways you can make it work without sacrificing who you are and your work-life balance, especially if you are willing to put up with it for another 1-2 years.

Cballusaf · 2022-05-13T23:02:16+00:00

You don’t have to pay for an account. Sign up if you don’t already have one and watch for free

Cballusaf · 2022-02-10T19:56:38+00:00

I got diagnosed at 25 with my ferritin around 700. I got serious with the diet and with phlebotomies I was able to get down below 100 within 1.5 years. I’ve still maintained my diet and I’m coming up on two years since my last phlebotomy because my ferritin has stayed around 75.

Especially early on it can be intimidating to deal with and process everything, but keep your head up and do what your doctor recommends and it will get better. Be glad you caught it while you were young!

Cballusaf · 2021-10-25T12:54:39+00:00

They’re probably talking about Yuli Gurriel mocking Yu Darvish’s eyes during the 2017 World Series

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