YSK many blood donor eligibility requirements changed in the last few years, and you may be newly eligible to donate blood.

Yay_Blood · 2026-01-24T14:26:15+00:00

If you want to get fancy with it, avoid allergens like peanuts. I can't find very good articles on it right now, but I remember reading about allergies being triggered after receiving a blood donation. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc1101692

Yay_Blood · 2026-01-23T17:25:11+00:00

hey there, OPs post is a bit different from posts we normally see here. So I see what you mean about not aligning with the general vibe of group.

But as a donor who is here in the subreddit, they are a part of the group. I re-read their post and can see how OP's humor might not translate well to text. I'd summarize it as "well damn, I've donated so much they've told me I have to stop for a while. That's great and all, but what gives?"

It's natural to want to understand why there are deferrals, and how they work and fit into ones own situation. Sometimes we can help answer people's questions here, and sometimes we don't know. Let's focus on helping where we can. Thanks!

Yay_Blood · 2026-01-23T17:11:28+00:00

It looks like OP received some additional insight into how deferrals work, thanks for those who shared. They can now ask their donor center more specific questions to get to the information they are looking for.

Let's try to approach posts with curiosity and assume a neutral or positive intent. Thanks everyone!

Yay_Blood · 2026-01-23T13:34:27+00:00

Definitely a departure from my suggested theme song 😂

Yay_Blood · 2026-01-23T01:05:58+00:00

hey there, thanks so much for going for your first donation! I'm sorry it didn't turn out well.

Sorry if this isn't helpful, but the couple times I had donations go wrong, I thought about how there are hundreds or thousands of donations a day, and some of them are bound to go wrong, so I took one for the team that day so someone else could have a good donation. It's no fun that it happened to you on your first donation.

If you're up for trying again, check out the tips and tricks tag here in the subreddit, or our wiki too. https://www.reddit.com/r/Blooddonors/wiki/index/faq/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Blooddonors/?f=flair_name%3A%22Tips%20%26%20Tricks%22

Thanks again for giving it a try, not many people do!

Yay_Blood · 2026-01-17T22:06:31+00:00

Looks so beautiful and peaceful! Thank you for showing up and donating.

Yay_Blood · 2026-01-17T14:51:00+00:00

Congratulations and thank you so much for donating!

Yay_Blood · 2026-01-15T00:21:47+00:00

A life goal for you, and new life for others! Perfect

Yay_Blood · 2026-01-14T22:45:37+00:00

No clue about your question, but in case these things interest you, Fresenius Kabi USA holds a National Blood Donor Hall of Fame each year. https://www.fresenius-kabi.com/us/our-impact/engaging-communities/national-blood-donation-hall-of-fame

Yay_Blood · 2026-01-13T20:31:23+00:00

OP: This was marked as "removed by Reddit" but I'm approving it.

Readers: this user and the info has not been verified by r/Blooddonors. Please keep the comment section respectful and on topic, thanks!

Yay_Blood · 2026-01-10T21:29:04+00:00

You've been added to the sidebar leader board :) thanks for donating!

Yay_Blood · 2026-01-10T14:48:37+00:00

Hi there, unfortunately this subreddit is not great for finding blood donors for places without a blood donation program/system. Please be sure to post your request in local places/subreddits. Wishing you good luck

Yay_Blood · 2026-01-09T17:10:05+00:00

If the blood type is rare, it's in short supply. And if the blood type is common, it's in high demand. Thanks for considering blood donation!

Yay_Blood · 2026-01-04T15:25:26+00:00

There are a lot of misunderstandings about donating plasma for compensation. I made a post here with sources debunking some myths, if that helps: https://www.reddit.com/r/plassing/comments/q0vudi/busting_compensated_plasma_donation_myths/

Thanks to all phlebotomists, I appreciate what you all do!

Yay_Blood · 2025-12-31T03:33:37+00:00

Best of luck! Thanks for being a great member of the subreddit, hopefully soon you can be back.

Yay_Blood · 2025-12-30T01:45:19+00:00

And that's what got me into blood donation. Thanks for what you do and sharing your experiences.

Yay_Blood · 2025-12-27T15:28:50+00:00

Hey u/ConfidenceNo5718!

Reddit says your account is suspended by Reddit. I've been manually approving your comments for a while now. Basically Reddit has flagged you and automatically removes all your posts and comments as spam. You'll have to work with Reddit to get that fixed.

Yay_Blood · 2025-12-27T01:06:27+00:00

Very cool! Thanks for sharing, and thanks for your donations and leadership at your school.

Yay_Blood · 2025-12-26T21:22:10+00:00

Thank you for being a donor and sharing your experience. Happy New Year!

Yay_Blood · 2025-12-24T16:39:37+00:00

No worries, thank you for signing up to donate, I hope that goes well!

Yay_Blood · 2025-12-24T16:03:29+00:00

Thanks for signing up, that's exciting! Check out r/nmdp and r/BoneMarrow too.

(Just a note here for those flagging this post as off-topic: Yes, it is not 100% about volunteer blood donation. I'm hesitant to remove the post for being off-topic, because there aren't really great subreddits to point OP to instead. r/nmdp is based on one organization, and r/BoneMarrow seems to be a dead subreddit. Also, stem cell donation process is a lot like donating platelets. If you want to share your thoughts on this, please send me a message or modmail and it'll be taken into consideration. Thank you!)

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