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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 18:28:23 GMT
I've known for ages, probably since 1980ish that my blood type was AB-.
It really didn't mean that much to me with the exception of a dear friend of ours daughter at age 12 or so was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia and they were in dire need of blood donations.
And so, both my husband and I went to the hospital where she was being cared for and donated blood which their blood bank was in short supply. We did so, and, I vaguely recall how much my blood donation made a huge difference in that it is apparently fairly rare.
I never paid it much mind, but since then have heard of how different blood types can require certain diets, and also the part it can play in many other medical situations.
It is very likely that it was the cause of the two miscarriages I suffered through but, no one told me this at that time.
So, recently I have heard that I could make "a fortune" donating my blood, something of which I am not interested in doing.
I would in a heartbeat donate blood to help save someone's life.
Anyway, how does this work where you are?
I only wish someone informed had told me this back when I and my husband wanted to have children.
But, everything happens for a reason I think, and I have long accepted this.
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Post by bjd on Nov 13, 2014 18:47:41 GMT
Mine is A+, rather ordinary I think, although I recently learned that blood groups are sometimes concentrated geographically. Some info here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_type_distribution_by_countryI see yours is indeed really uncommon, casi, so I can understand that a blood donation centre would be happy to get it. Neither in Canada nor in France do you get paid for donating blood. Then again, I suppose you don't have to pay extra for it if you need blood during an operation. I used to give blood when I was young, but now I have been told I have no iron (natural very low levels) so am not supposed to give any. And here is an article about blood group diets www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140115172246.htm |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 19:02:25 GMT
Here, it's quite commonplace for people "down and out" to go to blood banks around town to get money to buy, food, drugs, alcohol etc...and donate blood. Goodness only knows what the blood banks screening process is.
I would only donate to a reputable clinic or hospital.
That's been the norm for as far back as I can remember.
The diet information is totally new to me.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 19:22:27 GMT
AB- has always been the rarest blood type and therefore precious.
I am just an ordinary A+ like bjd.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 19:26:22 GMT
I have no bloody idea.
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Post by lagatta on Nov 14, 2014 2:56:51 GMT
I'm A negative, and have at least one confirmed miscarriage. I was not at all unhappy about that (my maternal fibre is pretty much restricted to furry babies) but I can certainly see how others would be discouraged and sad.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 15, 2014 4:58:42 GMT
Mine is A+, rather ordinary I think, although I recently learned that blood groups are sometimes concentrated geographically. I always thought my A+ blood was super common, too, until I was asked to give blood here because there was a shortage of A+ blood for a girl who needed transfusions. Everyone was quick to tell me that O was the most common type. Looking it up, it is quite true that O is the common type in Hispanics. My A+ makes me exceptional!  |
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Post by htmb on Nov 15, 2014 5:03:44 GMT
I have O+
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Post by bjd on Nov 15, 2014 7:54:52 GMT
Obviously, it depends on your ethnic background. In the table in the link I posted above, A and O are about equally divided in most European background people.
Bixa, since I imagine many people in Mexico have some indigenous background, that would affect the mix, making you unusual. Calling them "Hispanics" confuses the issue, since in Spain the proportions for O and A are 36% and 34%.
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Post by amboseli on Nov 16, 2014 22:37:47 GMT
I have A+.
In Belgium, whether you donate or not, you still have to pay for blood if you need some during an operation.
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Post by mich64 on Nov 17, 2014 2:41:29 GMT
I have no idea what type I am. Considering all the blood work I require you would think I would have asked but I never think to until we are driving away.
Casi, after one of my treatments (years ago) they game me an injection because the treatment contains factors from 8 different pints of blood and they said this would help prevent a miscarriage if I were to get pregnant. My treatments now are synthetic. My sister had 4 miscarriages before they figured out there was a problem with her blood type. She did go on to have 2 children.
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Post by rikita on Nov 17, 2014 10:47:28 GMT
i never used to know, then during pregnancy i was told, now i forgot again. was something common though. if i knew where i put my pregnancy booklet i could look it up, i suppose.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Nov 18, 2014 16:17:49 GMT
I'm A negative, and have at least one confirmed miscarriage. I was not at all unhappy about that (my maternal fibre is pretty much restricted to furry babies) but I can certainly see how others would be discouraged and sad. I'm 'A Negative' too. I work in a hospital blood transfusion laboratory and would say to people who think that their blood group is 'common'...that's a GOOD thing because we would need their blood donation much more often than the rarer blood groups. A high percentage of individuals in the UK are O Pos and A Pos...so more of our Patients will be O Pos or A Pos! I donate every 12 weeks because I think that it's a socially responsible thing to do. |
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Post by onlyMark on Nov 18, 2014 16:26:19 GMT
I don't have blood. I have ice running through my veins.
I'm a cool customer.
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Post by tod2 on Nov 18, 2014 17:18:35 GMT
You need to be in that heat Mark!
I am ashamed to say I do not know my blood type. I will ask my 93 yr old mom tomorrow and I will be surprised if she doesn't rattle it off in an instant!
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 18, 2014 18:54:43 GMT
I'm too lazy to go upstairs & look, but my blood type may be on my birth certificate. If it's not, it ought to be.
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Post by lagatta on Nov 19, 2014 0:36:23 GMT
Cheery, that is true, but I can give blood to a and ab positive too,non?
There are a lot of weird theories popping up about blood types and diet. Of course some will be more prevalent with regional origin, but it seems very stereotyped. There are at least three confirmed "races" in my genetic makeup: mostly European (Celtic fringe, Northwestern French and Mediterranean) but also African and Native American (Asiatic?)
I couldn't possibly eat as my ancient ancestors ate, with such a mishmash, and they'd all have been dead by my age in any event...
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Nov 20, 2014 20:54:52 GMT
Lagatta...yes...broadly speaking I was a bone marrow donor several years ago, the recipient had a different blood group to me but our 'tissue type' was a very good match. After the graft took she was A Rh negative too  |
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Post by questa on Dec 2, 2014 1:49:51 GMT
I am also A+ , again the second most common group.
If a woman is Rh Negative and conceives to a Rh Negative man, there is every chance of a normal pregnancy.
If however she conceives to a Rh Positive man her body starts to reject the Foreign cells and miscarriage can occur.
If it is the first time her body has been attacked by Positive cells, she may deliver normally, then receive an injection to remove the Positive antibodies
However if she has been pregnant before, or had a blood transfusion with Rh+ve blood her body will carry the antibodies.
All women should know their Blood group and Rhesus factor before they start dating. If you are -ve , be extra careful.
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Post by questa on Dec 2, 2014 4:36:32 GMT
I don't have blood. I have ice running through my veins. I'm a cool customer. Well, as I said in the thread 'red sand dreaming', I have red sand in my veins, that's what makes me so gritty. |
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Post by onlyMark on Dec 2, 2014 10:04:42 GMT
Thinking of sand, I had a girlfriend with an hourglass figure.
Problem was all the sand was at the bottom.
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Post by questa on Dec 2, 2014 11:35:01 GMT
G-R-O-A-N.....at Mark and his 'Dad' joke.
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Post by lagatta on Dec 4, 2014 5:27:04 GMT
Hoping this helps! (A1-)
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Post by tod2 on Dec 5, 2014 12:16:31 GMT
Asked my mother....she doesn't know my blood type or hers. Very surprising as my mum is still quite 'with it'. I guess at 93 she is excused for not remembering! As for me - I need to find out.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2014 20:03:45 GMT
Whenever you have a blood test for any reason, your blood type is marked on the report.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2014 21:10:33 GMT
Eeeehhh, not in Canada.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2014 21:42:27 GMT
Bizarre!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2014 21:48:03 GMT
My doctor told me several years ago that he had no idea what my blood type was as it wasn't in my chart. Unless you need to have it specifically typed (donating blood, or needing donated blood) they don't go to the added expense of doing it for a routine blood test. I suppose I could demand it from my doctor the next time I have a test, but I don't really see the need.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2014 21:54:40 GMT
In France it is part of the automatic information like HIV or hepatitis status, which are all considered to be essential screening items even before you start looking for other things in the blood.
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Post by bjd on Dec 6, 2014 9:39:43 GMT
Must be in Paris -- I have never seen a blood type listed on test results. I had to pay to have my children's blood types known and to obtain a little card.
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