The spirit was willing, but the flesh it was weak

sloan



Joined: 24/02/2009
Posts: 808

Message Posted:
20/02/2010 15:30

I turned up at Girne Hospital to give blood this morning, but, due to having very thin veins, they were not able to get blood from this sloan. The gentleman in the BRS told me that if you are not a blood donor and you go in for an operation in North Cyprus, you have to find your own blood. I hope there are some generous A +s out there who, in the unfortunate event of my 'taking poorly', would stand me a pint .... of blood that is!

mamachina


Joined: 22/11/2008
Posts: 730

Message Posted:
20/02/2010 15:41

That sounds a bit tough! What about all the old people who are not allowed to give blood, or ones like me that have had cancer and cant? What happens if we need blood! Sloan - Im A+ you can have some of mine even if no one else wants it if its an emergency- i promise! When young in East Africa used to give direct transfusions - me on one side of a screen and person who needed it the other side - fun fun!!!

JohhnyLee


Joined: 25/04/2009
Posts: 2495

Message Posted:
20/02/2010 16:00

Sheila my wife came with me once to give blood in the UK, and she was told the very same thing. I didnt realise this could happen,



But if ever you need i,t we will get from somwhere , hopfully you never will, and if the worst comes to the worst we will drip feed you red wine.

billyboy1


Joined: 01/06/2009
Posts: 590

Message Posted:
20/02/2010 16:05

A few years ago my granmother was in lefkosa hospital and was having a knee op....



I turned up to visit her the night before the op and was told i had to find 2 pints of her blood type by 9am the next morning or they couldnt do the op...boy did i panic....



but i phoned around friends and family....and the hospital ended up with 12 pints of nans blood type...



Op went well (she is now bionic women with all the metal in her leg) hospital was pleased with extra blood, and friends and family showed they cared...



I cant give blood myself, but encourage all that can to do so

sloan



Joined: 24/02/2009
Posts: 808

Message Posted:
20/02/2010 16:07

Thank you, mamachina and JohhnyLee ..... with the warm welcome and friendliness that we have encountered on the island, I cannot really imagine being left short!

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
20/02/2010 22:31

Sheila

Don't you worry your pretty little head if you need blood Hans has the data base and we can organise it in a few minutes.



Chris

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
20/02/2010 22:40

You can have a pint of mine any time Sheila (I'm A+ too) I didn't go today as I went in UK in Jan so twas too soon.

Maggie x

Maz


Joined: 29/03/2009
Posts: 1924

Message Posted:
20/02/2010 22:51

And me! We A+ seem to be 'as common as muck' so, Sloan you won't go short.

Maybe I should send a message through to label the unit I gave today to have your name on it.

First time I have given in N.Cyprus -nothing since 1997, so it has had plenty of time to ensure I can give a drop away.

Sorry I didn't see you Sloan. But I will add your tale to the write up for C.O.

Of course everything went wrong for me this morning. My blood pressure is normally 120 over 60 or less, but today when Lenore took it, she said it was 160!¬ Well, Inearly blew a gasket. 160!!!!! Never! Anyway, after a while of sitting still, I was down to 140 and allowed to donate. Then having a photo taken of the needle being extracted the attendant was so keen to smile that he didn't get the cotton wool close enough fast enough and there was I like some red oil geezer! Just temporary! Then leaving the hopsital I fell over! Nothing to do with anything other than my pointed toe shoes got caught in my trouser bottoms.

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
20/02/2010 22:52

I am A -ve, so its a little more difficult to find. People in the hospital take advantage of people when their relatives need blood and get some supply in but my understanding is that the blood bank will supply the necessarry blood no matter. In emergencies they apply to the army camps for urgent blood.

ismet

PS: I am sure I can rely on C44 if need be.

Maz


Joined: 29/03/2009
Posts: 1924

Message Posted:
20/02/2010 22:54

So, with a quick "Buggar" I lifted myself up, dusted myself down, put the shoe back on and fled!

Talk about going in for the triple.

But I shall go next time and hope I am suitable material - and I met such lovely folk - and of course there are the bonuses - one is the tea and biscuit (very British) and the second is that when the blood is tested I can be told if I have AIDS! A real bonus that!



Next time I go I can say 'This one is for Sloan'.

Carndi


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 613

Message Posted:
20/02/2010 23:02

My wife, who is AB Reg Neg, had an triple by-pass operation in Adana and I had to go round the army to get

some blood.

I went to 2 army camps and the police academy and then the hospital called and told me to return and there were 7 young Turkish soldiers lined up.

They refused any payment and all shook my hand.

Treatment in the hospital was first class.

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
20/02/2010 23:14

I know who has my blood, I went into the DVD shop one day and was asked for blood..strange i thought.? but I did me bit...and if ever needed she knows i will want it back so daisy please do not ever leave.!! and Mr Spider knows to get down to the DVD shop quick..









Spider,X

harita


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 1343

Message Posted:
21/02/2010 00:34

My blood group is A -ve .. The blood taken from me this morning was to be given to a turkish lady this afternoon .. Don't believe all what you hear .. If you need blood there will always be someone willing to give ..

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
21/02/2010 09:24

I was told that if you ever needed blood in an emergency, they would find it for you however because blood banks are so low, you would be expected to find enough donors to replace the equivalent amount of blood you have taken from the system. I was also told that it did not necessarily have to be of the same blood type just as long as you helped replenish stocks.



If you went for an operation then you had to ensure that there was sufficient blood prior to you having an op.



If you donate blood either via the hospital or the BRS, then these will count towards you ever having to call off needed blood in either an emergency or an op.



I do not know if all this is true or not but just in case, maybe someone in the know could confirm this because I cannot think of anything worse than suddenly finding you need an op and having the worry of finding donors.



IF all this is true then what better reason to go and give blood.

swannee7


Joined: 21/08/2009
Posts: 394

Message Posted:
21/02/2010 18:53

A-ve (A+) blood type is top notch stuff. Can't get it from your local supermarket though - usually order mine through Harrods!