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Anyone ever donate plasma?
misbehavin
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Is it any more painful than giving blood?
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I'm not SELLING my plasma, I'm DONATING.
the 'making stupid threads for whatever pops into my head' market tanked.
Actually, it seems to be rallying at the moment
But you receive compensation for your time.
I made $35 today when I went and gave plasma.
It doesn't hurt anymore than giving blood would, I imagine.
maybe ill do this
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His family also got her dishtowels for Christmas one year.
I think she made the right choice.
I have never lived with you.
Speaking of, you really get a good dose of Americana when you're at the plasma place.
You get to see all walks of life and realize just how lucky you are.
What are you, infertile?
I cannot even be bled by a machine designed to do so. It was kind of awesome, but i also would've liked $25.
Sweet! I don't know too much about giving bodily fluids but I am gonna try this.
I love it. Like life getting pumped back into you.
I assume they are looking for crazy ass drugs?
Depending on your body weight, if you're over 175, you donate 900ml of plasma (about a quart), if you're 145 - 165, you donate around 750ml, and if you're above 105 but below 145 you donate around 600ml, I think.
The plasma is put into a big jug, where it appears like darkcolored piss, or "wheat colored", and your blood is put back into you. The more hydrated you are, the better.
If you donate plasma, you have to go back a second time, because if they don't have two collections from you, it's worthless and can't be used to make the medicine they need it for or for transfusions.
Usually takes about 2 hours, unless you're a first time donor, and they run you through a standard physical. That takes a while.
That and Tegusin and Soriatane and Propecia and other shit.
When I gave, I was always paid per visit, and no one said "you have to come back."
I imagine it's a tad bit more uncomfortable than giving blood, depending on the specific practices at the location, because the saline they put into your body to replace the fluid may be at room temperature. That feels uncomfortable inside your 98 degree body.
My visits, after the first were generally about 50 minutes long.
It's also worth noting that if you have any tattoos, you have to fill out a chart that's an outline of a person, listing every tattoo you have with a description, location, and year that you got it. That took me like an hour.
And if you have any tattoos within the past year, they won't take you. This however is just a hepatitis concern, so if you don't have the hepatitis feel free to lie, fresh tattoos won't hurt anything.
you don't have to go back.
but they pay you more money for every consecutive visit. But they have shit posted up all over the walls requesting that you come back and do so regularly because blah blah blah
they prick your finger to check your iron levels
edit: and it doesn't hurt after the initial stick unless you're getting a high return in which case it is rather uncomfortable
It kept my beer fund going for 4 years.
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but i don't want to drive an hour to do so, so i won't
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hell, i made $60 this week.
but i'll be glad to not donate again.
hunter: i'll actually be out of school next week and living at home again so i will have time to earn money in legitimate ways as opposed to donating plasma.
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