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LogDog75

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3. I'm a blood/platelet donner

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 01:22 PM

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I donated blood while in the AF. One year, I was really into exercising and eating right and when I went to donate during the on-base blood drive my iron level was borderline and I couldn't donate. I met up with some friends at the base dining hall, who we worked with in the medical group, for lunch. They were serving liver so I ordered that. They asked why I was having the liver and I told them why and they said that would definitely bring up my iron level.

BTW, that was the first time I ever ate liver and I liked it.

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I hope to bleed like hell on Saturday. [View all] NNadir Thursday OP

Good on you! sdfernando Thursday #1

Hmmmm ... talk to your doctor about those iron shortages. My Mom had to have infusions of iron to prevent anemia. eppur_se_muova Thursday #2

My doctor is aware of my hemoglobin situation. NNadir Thursday #8

Good, you don't really seem the type to need advice, but personal experience made me more concerned than I would be. nt eppur_se_muova Thursday #18

cooking on cast iron might help? druidity33 Friday #31

I'm a blood/platelet donner LogDog75 Thursday #3

Me too. OldBaldy1701E Thursday #4

Big doses of iron can be quite constipating, so eat your fruits... 3catwoman3 Thursday #5

I know, believe me, I know. I'm an ozempic customer. NNadir Thursday #14

Tea and hemoglobin Kcphyllis Thursday #6

I don't drink tea but I am a caffeine addict. I'm taking iron with... NNadir Thursday #9

NOW you tell me? DFW Thursday #11

Good luck this time. Your continuing motivation to "pay things back" is admirable. Good for you. FadedMullet Thursday #7

Kudos for the sentiment and perseverance!! DFW Thursday #10

I like that locution, "arteriosclerosis to a hemophiliac." NNadir Thursday #12

I've donated 200 times Old Crank Thursday #13

I failed at platelets. I'm a straight up whole blood kind of guy. NNadir Thursday #15

Good for you Old Crank Friday #28

I've donated for 16 years MustLoveBeagles Thursday #16

Thank you for donating Marthe48 Thursday #17

My husband has donated for so many years that he can't remember when he first started. mommymarine2003 Thursday #19

O negative is a big deal, particularly if he ever needs a transfusion himself. NNadir Thursday #20

Try Slow FE, if you haven't already. Ms. Toad Thursday #21

That's exactly what I'm taking, Slow Fe. We'll see how it works. I'm optimistic it will. NNadir Friday #23

So far, I'm NED (no evidence of disease) for both. Ms. Toad Friday #27

I have been a regular donor since 1986. Katinfl Thursday #22

I hope you are able to donate again. summer_in_TX Friday #24

Apparently they're giving long sleeved tee shirts here now in New Jersey. The best "gift" I got, or the most useful... NNadir Friday #25

An Episcopal church, no less! Vogon_Glory Friday #26

hey Skittles Friday #29

More often than not over the past two years, I've had a hematocrit level too low for me to donate. mahatmakanejeeves Friday #30