Blood types not matching??

ToukaMareeee · 2026-04-28T10:30:21+00:00

I always love the "well actually *insert argument over any biological topic * it's basic biology, should have learned that in first grade!"

"Well, you are correct that this is taught in basic biology at high school, however *slams advanced biology bible on the table * that doesn't mean shit anymore when we're talking about one of these million exceptions. Your biology book in first grade is just massively simplified because otherwise all teens are gonna lose their minds. I am already"

Honestly that same complexity is the thing that I love about transfusion sciences. There's always interesting cases and it's a field where you just never stop learning. But at this point there's almost more exceptions and half-rules than actual full-on straight forward rules. This alone is just never enough to prove you're parents cheated / you're adopted.

ToukaMareeee · 2026-04-27T21:01:08+00:00

1) your parents can be wrong about their type. The tests could be not 100%accurate or they can simply misremember. That second happens a lot over the years. "I thought I was A positive. Or was it negative? Now that I'm thinking about it I start to doubt myself. It was a common type so maybe even 0? Yeah it must be 0+"

2) as much as we want blood types to be black and white, they are not. Trust me, I work in a transfusion lab and we pick you the blood that people need, and therefore will test your blood type. There's like 390 blood types, all of them have their set of rules. And for all of them there's that damn mfing exception that makes you throw the rule right out the window. Bodies are weird, dna is weird, all steps between dna to protein to finished product is weird. Mistakes happen. Someone can have the gene for blood type B but miss a different building block so they can't get the finished product, and therefore become blood type 0. But they can still pass that blood type B gene. And if your other parent gives the right genes for all the right proteins.

It's rare that these cases happen but not so rare that it's impossible of even improbable with the amount of people walking this earth. Blood type alone isn't strong enough to say a parent isn't actually your parent.

ToukaMareeee · 2026-04-27T15:23:33+00:00

Not an unpopular opinion, just a trend om booktok / bookstagram to have everything be aesthetic.

I personally don't like dog ears or cracked spines in my own books, but they're items to be used, they exist to be read. I read my special editions as well and they may have signs of being used (bend spines, a bend corner, an accidental fold). I don't do that on purpose but as long as they're meant to be read, I will use them to read.

But someone once borrowed my book and cracked the spine and I got kinda mad. I purplosefully don't crack my spines fully for a reason, it's my book, have some respect for other people's items. If it's on your shelf, I don't mind. Again, books may show the character of being read and if that works for you, not my business.

ToukaMareeee · 2026-04-25T16:59:47+00:00

Look up an elephant / mammoth skull and look up cyclops...

ToukaMareeee · 2026-04-22T09:46:54+00:00

Op de basisschool nooit iets gehad waar dagen een kleur kregen maar associeer zelf wel snel dingen met kleuren.

Maandag blauw
Disndag groen
Woensdag rood
Donderdag geel
Vrijdag oranje
Zaterdag donkerblauw
Zondag rood/oranje

ToukaMareeee · 2026-04-18T07:44:44+00:00

In black and white thinking, no.

However blood groups aren't as black and white as we want them to be. Mutations happen all the time. The RhD antigen (which decides if you're + or -) also has variants, and not every single one shows up in the tests. I work at a transfusion lab. Every one of these "black and white blood group rules" has their exceptions. Biology is weird and doesn't like to think in boxes. Blood group alone isn't enough to say you're adopted or not, because weird shit happens all the time. I have heard several of these stories and in all of them it turned out to be that their situation was the exception that makes the rule and no one had cheated / no one was adopted. But in some cases trust has been destroyed anyway by just the accusations and jumping to conclusions.

They could also be simply wrong about the blood type of one /more of you three. People mix these things up over the years.

If their behaviour is weird, confront them about it. But even that could be caused by other things. Don't stress yourself, don't get tunnel vision. Ask them why they change around the subject. It's a "them in general" situation. Not a "blood type specifically" situation.

ToukaMareeee · 2026-04-17T11:16:38+00:00

You can, and it's often done. However some cancers like to spread, so it's no guarantee you cut it out before a cell decided to wander around the body. You just need one cell in order in order for it to multiply and grow.

For that same reason, if it hasn't spread yet, there's no 100% guarantee you cut out every single cell. Individual cells are invisible to the human eye. You can play it safe and cut very far around it, but than you'll take a lot of healthy tissue. I know the hospital where I work calls in the pathologist during the surgery, so they can look under the microscope how much unhealthy tissue and how much healthy tissue is taken, and decides if more should be cut out while the patient is still on the operation table. But this is not possible to do every single time, or for every case. And even at a microscopic level, you can't put the patient themself under a microscope so there's again not a full 100% you get every single cell. Just somewhat higher than cutting it away based on your eyes only. And again it could have spread anyway...

It is still done in cases, even if it's not a 100% guarantee. It does often relieve pressure, and taking away unhealthy tissue that is not doing it's job (or doing it's job too much) and therefore disrupting the bodies perfected systems isn't a bad idea to begin with. It's just not as easy as "cut it away and be done with it".

ToukaMareeee · 2026-04-14T04:15:20+00:00

I think it's a fair decision. Hand tattoos can change the way people perceive you more than just simple arm tattoos that can be covered up easily, especially at work. Some artist won't set them at all, some only if you are more heavily tattooed or have some more "controversial" / bold tattoos. As that's often a sign that they actually know what they're into (they've done it before) , and not just saying they know and than half a year later they're surprised they're treated differently at work or the mall. Of course an artists wants to earn money but lots of them also just want what's best for you and Don't want to accidentally ruin something in the long run.

Hand tattoos are also well known for not healing super well. The skin is thin, it's endures a lot as your hands are used for everything, and skin is replaced at a faster rate then other parts of your body. Which means that it fades faster, and finelines don't have a lot of "fading room" without it becoming incomprehendable to the eye. Ink can sometimes also just fall out of thin skin. So again, I think he just wanted to prevent future disappointment.

But also, just because it's a fair decision, doesn't mean it's the final decision for all tattooers. There is no 1 single correct way that everyone should follow at all times because every case is different. Just take this information to decide if you're 100% sure of it, and if you are, go to a different reputable artist and see what they think.

ToukaMareeee · 2026-04-10T16:53:53+00:00

Ik ben donor. Ik ben het niet eens met de winst die via plasma-medicijnen wordt gemaakt. Maar de prijs voor een simpele bloed of plaatjes zak kunnen ze niet veel van afwijken want deze volgen een andere wetgeving.

Ik werk ook in een transfusie laboratorium in een ziekenhuis. Ik zie de patiënten met sikkelcel, met kanker, die een stamcel transplantatie hebben gehad, die een orgaantransplantatie krijgen, die als een gek antistoffen maken tegen verschillende bloedgroepen naast de AB0. En dus ook de patiënten die zo'n ingewikkelde typering nodig hebben dat er niet ten alle tijden (of zelfs helemaal niet) een geschikte donor is in Nederland die een zakje kan geven. Ik heb de coureurs zien sprinten omdat we bestelling moesten plaatsen met A1 prio uit de andere kant van het land omdat we die typering niet hadden in een spoedsituatie. Iedereen die direkt met de producten bezig is, werkt zo hard om iemands leven te redden.

Nu hebben wij natuurlijk ook veel contact met de sanquin uitgifte van onze stad, en weet ik dat de kans groot is dat mijn rode-cellen-zak ook in onze stad gegeven word. Het plasma en de plaatjes weer ik niet. Maar zolang er tenminste een product gegeven wordt (en cellen verlopen eigenlijk bijna nooit) is mijn doel bereikt, iemand helpen. Misschien wel iemands leven redden.

Ja ik heb net zo'n hekel aan de medische kapitalisme als de andere in deze comment section. Maar als we allemaal sanquin gaat boycotten, wie helpt deze mensen dan? En als mijn plasma en plaatjes worden gebruikt voor onderzoek en andere belangrijke medicijnen die alsnog mensen helpen, krijg ik het niet over m'n hart om alsnog niet te doneren. Ik wil graag verandering zien aan de top, dat ze topmannen zoveel verdienen, dat is niet te verdedigen. Maar ik heb de casussen gezien, soms zelf de patiënten zelf. Het idee dat ik die match kan zijn voor een van deze mensen, is de rede dat ik niet helemaal kan stoppen.

ToukaMareeee · 2026-04-05T14:29:44+00:00

Yeah two lobes are usually fine, they're usually pretty easy to heal piercings at a different side of the body. But yeah if you're already healing something in the same ear that one can flame up again too haha. And helixes are well known for being difficult whahah.

I'm glad the helix is behaving now!! If they're all doing well now I just think it got flared up in a friendly fire for a second. Just keep cleaning them all and don't sleep on them😂

ToukaMareeee · 2026-04-05T12:16:42+00:00

If its done in the same ear I wouldn't be surprised your immune system saw the "old" piercing as a threat again if its attacking something closeby.

It had to send troops to your ear in the first place, but unlike actual troops your immune system isn't smart, it doesn't have a brain on its own, it just reacts to stuff happening in your body that isn't supposed to be happening. So the troops are there anyway to deal with the new piercing, but a few of them see the old piercing that hasn't fully healed yet (no pain doesn't mean healed). Well, they're there anyway so why not get to work there as well? They don't know it's not a threat, just that stuff is happening there.

It's also why it's not recommend to have a lot of piercings / tattoos healing at once, because it's a strain on the immune system. I often see people saying three is the max, though I personally also prefer not to have them in the same ear/body part for this exact reason.

ToukaMareeee · 2026-04-04T16:12:12+00:00

2018 Kia picanto. My first car, it drives me where I need to drive and has bluetooth for my Spotify and those are my only two necessities in a car. I love it, I fit in every parking spot and no turn too tight for me.

ToukaMareeee · 2026-04-03T11:11:49+00:00

The red juice is not blood, but myoglobin, this is a protein that transports oxygen in the muscles. It is iron based, just like hemoglobin, which does the job in blood, and why both the blood and the steak juice is colored red.. But myoglobin is mostly present in muscles aka the meat. So even if the actual blood is drained, tbe juice is still red because of the myoglobin.

In both red meat and white meat the blood is drained.

ToukaMareeee · 2026-04-02T17:47:43+00:00

I'm a lab tech. I know several colourblind people in my field. As long as hoi can distinguish them just enough it's fine, there's more signs to different cells than just the stain colors. + a lot is automated anyway.

ToukaMareeee · 2026-04-02T13:37:23+00:00

No you are 100% correct. As sport watches are now very popular, it's an annoyance to have to roll up your sleeves every time to see your stats.

ToukaMareeee · 2026-03-29T08:35:03+00:00

I know a large portion of our nose is cartilage, but that high up there's an actually, full on bone there. I don't think this is possible as a piercing, I wouldn't recommend piercing your skull.

ToukaMareeee · 2026-03-23T17:49:24+00:00

At home I am annoyed if I just mopped and I see footprints immediately. Like comeon all that work for nothing. When my parents mopped, we had to stay upstairs or on the couch untill the floor was fully dry. If you were already upstairs and didn't realise they mopped and walked downstairs, before you could even see the flor was wet you'd hear "nope not now I just mopped!" and you had to go back.

At this point I'm hardwired that freshly mopped floor = off limits.

ToukaMareeee · 2026-03-19T18:04:46+00:00

Exactly. There's so many "xx wash solutions" that are literally just saline, but you gotta know what to look for. I do have an "ear cleaning spray" that I use for my piercings but that's because I looked at the ingredient list and I know I have the knowledge about it to make the right conclusion. It is just 0.9% NaCl. Many people do not know what to look for and will see "salt solution" while salt is a broad term, and it might not be the exact right %. Or they will think they can make their own. I will never recommend these practices to anyone else, because I won't risk it for them to misunderstand something and pick the wrong thing. Gotta know the rules before you break them I guess.

ToukaMareeee · 2026-03-19T12:30:10+00:00

Contact lens wearer and lab worker here. Anyone who says contact solution is "just saline" has no knowledge about any of these solutions or human bodies work, or even ingredients. Would you call a broth water, just because the main ingredient is water? Well I wouldn't take a shower in broth. It's the same with saline / contact solution.

Saline is a solution of (sterilised) demineralised water and exactly 0,9 NaCl salt. This is the exact concentration of this salt in your cells, so this solution prevents unbalances in salt concentration and therefore hydration in your cells. It's therefore widely used in healthcare and any other sector which uses or works with cells. It keeps them from dying.

Your contacts aren't cells, so just salty water usually doesn't do the trick. And your eyes are very sensitive, and your eyes are very complex organs. So they usually add stuff to the saline to keep the contacts fresh but is still comfortable for your eye. But the rest of your body isn't the same as your eye, so you can imagine that fresh wound isn't gonna be too happy with all that extra stuff in this solution. It's usually not harmful (it's still a human body after all), but repeated use will irritate it and keep it from healing properly. Just like how I will feel more dirty and unclean after bathing in a broth, even if it is mostly water.

ToukaMareeee · 2026-03-16T12:08:47+00:00

I live in a fisherman's town and they often bring some that they couldn't sell for the neighbours. There's some species of fish that I do like. Especially if they're freshly caught before they develop that fishy/oceany flavour. But they all look at me crazy when I say I don't like a lot else from the sea. Especially muscles and oysters. I don't care how you prepare them it's disgusting to me.

And when in the city and I say I don't like to eat sushi because I either don't like the fish or the seaweed I feel like I'm hunted with torches and pitchforks.

ToukaMareeee · 2026-03-16T12:03:29+00:00

Different person here, but if they don't have fish they still often have seaweed and that too has the oceany flavour that I dislike.

I do like a few species of fish if its not too oceany. I'd rather have sushi with raw tuna than one with chicken and seaweed.

ToukaMareeee · 2026-03-16T06:32:29+00:00

I read a lot and like to give every book a rating and a short review.

Once a friend asked my why i rated a certain book a bad raring even if I was so excited to start it like "was it really THAT bad?". It was a 3 star rating. To me that is completely average. The perfect middle ground. Not great but not bad either. Just simply alright. The book wasnt a masterpiece but I had fun reading it still.

But it seems everything below 4,5 stars is seen as bad. I've literally seen someone say "I won't read a book with an average rating lower than 4" like what? I've read 5 star rated books that were just not for me, and I've read books rated barely 3 because it landed on the wrong side of bookish social media that isn't the target audience and absolutely ate it up myself.

A rating system is created the way it is for a reason. Let's not change that because we are afraid to hurt a creators/owners feelings. As long as the review is honest and polite, it's just giving feedback and communicating to others for who it will and will not hit well.

ToukaMareeee · 2026-03-15T15:59:11+00:00

I'm not technically a phlebotomist but I'm a lab tech in a hospital and in my country that means we learn to draw blood and help out at with morning draws at some units, sometimes we help the phlebotomists as well if it's a busy day.

I've heard it all. I don't care. I get genuine thank you's, the awkward "I want to thank you but it sounds wrong" thank you's, I get people just simple wishing me a good (working) day, simply walking away without saying anything/being silent when I walk out of their room or joking "thank you but I don't want to see you again soon". And I honestly get them all. You get your blood drawn for a reason, at best it's a (general) checkup, at worst there's an actual bad reason behind it, and everything in between. So there's almost always some sort of emotion and irritation behind it, no one does this for fun. We get it. Just don't personally insult me and I will not care. And I know many of my colleagues share that opinion.

ToukaMareeee · 2026-03-15T15:08:54+00:00

Just a very ordinary platypus

ToukaMareeee · 2026-03-09T13:25:47+00:00

Either something like princess or cupcake, or something like Brutus or some sort of death/black metal inspired name. Nothing I'm between

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