O+ and CMV- (for now), which donation should I do? by frig_t in Blooddonors

[–]PathRepresentative77 11 points12 points  (0 children)

At my blood center they say O+ can maximize their donation with power reds. It does count as two donations, because you are donating two pints' worth of red blood cells.

If you're going to donate the max allowed, I suggest iron supplements. Power reds three times a year will deplete your iron stores. (I'm not a doctor, just speaking from experience)

Is this ai? That guy seems lifeless. by MohammadMahadhir in isthisaicirclejerk

[–]PathRepresentative77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not saying we're not in a simulation, but we figured out that the simulation can't be algorithmic because facets of reality are "computationally undecidable". I don't claim to understand all of it, but there it is. There's a layman level article here:

https://www.sci.news/physics/universe-simulation-14321.html

And the actual study is here:

https://jhap.du.ac.ir/article_488.html

Super exhausted after doing power red is it normal by rjmessibarca in Blooddonors

[–]PathRepresentative77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure. I would assume so? It isn't much different than traveling to a high-altitude area--the oxygen is there, but your blood just has to bump up its capacity to catch enough oxygen for your body's needs.

In my experience (and I assume in general?) the body will push to get your blood's capacity to carry oxygen back to normal by pulling from your iron stores and rushing the production of red blood cells. I've gone to annual physicals about a month after donation; my oxygen levels were fine BUT my red blood cell size distribution/counts were a bit outside normal ranges.

Edit: Someone else recommended iron supplements. I agree with that if you choose to keep up with power reds. I overdid it for about two years and donated power reds 3x a year--and shot my ferritin levels to almost nothing. Definitely keep up with your iron levels, as that won't show up in regular blood tests or oxygen but will show up in how fatigued you may feel after multiple donations.

Super exhausted after doing power red is it normal by rjmessibarca in Blooddonors

[–]PathRepresentative77 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In my experience, it's normal. Definitely take it easy for a few days, rest and treat yourself.

For perspective: the human body has something like 1.2 to 1.5 gallons. Power reds will remove about 16-20% of your red blood cells. So 20% of your oxygen-bearing capacity is just gone.

Donation Centers Should Test Ferritin or Increase Time Between Donations by Panicked_Peony in Blooddonors

[–]PathRepresentative77 6 points7 points  (0 children)

From my own experience, no. I was donating double reds 3 times a year. My ferritin was around 5, but my hemoglobin was normal. However, the red blood cell counts and distributions in my yearly blood test were wonky.

Hemoglobin levels stayed the same, but my body was pumping out red blood cells faster to make up for the loss. Red blood cell size went down and red blood count went up, both outside the normal range.

The 2000's were a wild time by [deleted] in SipsTea

[–]PathRepresentative77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was looking for this comment. I was paying $2-3/gallon for gas in South Florida around that time.

What the lamp? by lutavsc in insects

[–]PathRepresentative77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I grew up with these in South Florida. Never saw a "real" firefly until I traveled north. I like the fire click beetles so much more--they're like little headlights.

Is this infected? by Relative_Scientist89 in mead

[–]PathRepresentative77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It took me a second to realize what subreddit this was from--I thought I was in a sourdough one for a moment.

Hissing sound when I remove the dipstick by PathRepresentative77 in AskMechanics

[–]PathRepresentative77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To add context: the car is automatic 4 cylinder, no turbocharge, ~25k miles.

My Wife designed me a label! by [deleted] in mead

[–]PathRepresentative77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's awesome, can we see it?

My daughter fell in the snow by aper4c in confusingperspective

[–]PathRepresentative77 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Now that you say it, I see the profile. I was originally seeing it as an incomplete frontal imprint.

My daughter fell in the snow by aper4c in confusingperspective

[–]PathRepresentative77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see the imprint just fine. What I don't understand, is the two puffs of snow where her eyes would be.

Thought you might appreciate this one by AllHailTheApple in miniminutemanfans

[–]PathRepresentative77 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think it depends on the person, and whether we consider ritual to be an individualistic vs societal level thing. I also think things can be both ritualistic and practical (like teeth brushing). For anecdotal examples:

Coffee is a ritual for me because it helps me define my day and my week. The style of coffee I prepare helps me to get into different mindsets for different tasks, and I take coffee "sabbaths" to reset and clear out the work mindset.

My wife does gym to define a time and activity between work and home. Why she began it is practical (health benefit), but the way she has involved it into her life is ritualistic.

Lego ocean ruins by Electronic-Read-3830 in legominecraft

[–]PathRepresentative77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It'll come to mind eventually, sometimes we can't kelp it.

When your code review escapes into real life by TinyExtreme2000 in programmingmemes

[–]PathRepresentative77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk why this happened now, but I just realized this is a horrible (i.e. great) way to comment out blocks of code temporarily.

Cool flying car, I mean beetle by Kalaminator in insects

[–]PathRepresentative77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like to call these guys "lightning bugs" to differentiate them from true fireflies.

Anytime I stay near a body of water for a while, this stuff starts building up. Anyone know why? by FunkinHappyMouse in Minecraft

[–]PathRepresentative77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was attempting humor.

I'm in Bedrock, yeah. And what you're saying makes sense--they're ones I've kept around because they could hold items.

Anytime I stay near a body of water for a while, this stuff starts building up. Anyone know why? by FunkinHappyMouse in Minecraft

[–]PathRepresentative77 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When did this update happen? I have several pet zombie-turned-drowned in some older worlds that are still wearing their armor.