My experience at the Blood Bank
May 21st, 2007 |
Today I went to donate blood at the Blood Bank in Jabriya. I was impressed by how quick and efficient they are. The whole process took about 20 minutes including the qualifying test, filling up the forms, and donating the blood.
The form… I have to talk about that!! it’s the funniest application i’ve seen! “not saying it’s useless or there is no reason for it.. but it’s different :P”
the form has bunch of Yes/No question which all 90% of them revolve around Aids basically… some of the questions are:
- Are you donating blood to test your self for AIDS?
- Did you have sex with a guy, even once? (for guys only)
- Did you pay for sex?
- Have you been paid for sex or given drugs to do so?
- and the questions are almost all around this subject ;P
After finishing the blood test they gave me JUICE !!!!! they are so nice … after i left the building and got into my car and started driving i realized that I was so light headed that I drove on the wrong side of the road 
Hasan.B said:
Yes they are quite funny questions, but as you said they are useful, infact they are very useful, for example if some one had sex with a prostitute or someone at high risk of having AIDS(having sex with men) he can not donate blood for a minimum period of atleast 6 months, six months, as the virus may not appear until a period of 6 months!
3amsha said:
come on !!!
that form needs some changes
i remember that happening to me once its a nice feeling (light headed )but hey they never gave me juice NOT FAIR!!!
Don Veto said:
I donated twice and each time they gave me juice, I felt a little lightheaded also so I drove into Hawalli and stopped at the first ful (or is it fool) restaurant to have a complete egyptian breakfast and restore needed vitamins and nutritients that I lost.
لمياء الحالمة said:
Blood donation is good for the body, it encourages it to produce new red cells, and it’s good for the sole when you think that your blodd might help someone else in need
and it’d good to your pocket, when you get the KD 10 as a reward
حنا, زوجي وانا متعودين كل ربيع نتبرع وبالتحديد بشعر مارس من كل سنة
The Aggressor said:
I friend of mine donated some blood and asked for it to be reserved for his pregnant sister (They both have a rare blood type) as he was leaving the country around the time she would be giving birth.
By the time his sister was in labour, her husband asked the Blood Bank to transfer the reserved blood, and the people there told him that it’s been ‘used up’. When the husband tried to explain that they were wrong, and that it was reserved, they told him, ‘Well, it’s happened, what can you do?’.
The Central Blood Bank may be nice, but i’d like to be treated professionally rather tthan politely, especially where health is concerned.
LaLo said:
lol thats funny but trust me they are doing that for a reason , so if im going i should ask some one to drive me a7san ??
Another thing if im donating should i be fasting wela its ok ? please reply ASAP 3ashan aroo7 atbara3 for ur friend
EniGma said:
well, imagine someone’s dying and they have blood, but they say “sorry, it’s reserved”.. Madri. I never donated blood. Too scared of the needle.
Weld el-ma6aba said:
Hasan: i’m totally for these questions… it’s just funny ;p
3amsha: lol… a9abe3 edech mo sowa ;P
Don Veto: didn’t think of that
Lamia: I didn’t get my 10 KD !
next time inshalla ;P
The Aggressor:that really sucks… but from my one time experience i think they did a great job with me.
LaLo: no 3ade.. u can drive.. it’s not that bad …and u don’t have to be fasting.. just go anytime
EniGma: they do ? thats f-ed up..!
Nora-Cassandra said:
Now those are funny questions indeed! I do have to say that I think in Finland you need to have some tests done before donating! Well glad you had a good laugh before giving your blood!
Driving on the wrong side of the road?? Now that’s light headed!!!
By the way here they drive as in the UK on the left side!!! So every one was driving wrong way when I moved here!
Ps; I don’t like the 10KD reward!! I think from the word donating, not selling!!!!
dandoon said:
if u went to donate for 3abdulra7man il9ani3 then ya36eek alf 3afia o maga9art. he’s a relative of mine o he needs all the help he can get. o itha u donated 7ag a7ad thani then lail7een ya36eek il3afia o maga9art!
EniGma said:
no, they don’t, i’m replying to the comment malat The Agressor
And why didn’t you take your 10 KD ? lol I know someone who once donated blood to get 10 KD.
ikhitik said:
eedy zarigat lama tibara3t.. shakhbar eedik ?
Weld el-ma6aba said:
Nora: 7adda lightheaded … and i totally agree on the 10kd.. i think it’s stupid..
dandoon: allah egawma bil salama inshalla
EniGma: lol! thats sad!!
ikhti: my hand is as good as it gets ;P
3amsha said:
weld el-ma6aba brasik hoosha?!!!
lol 3ad a9ab3 eedi ana bithat sewa shrayik?
Weld el-ma6aba said:
3amsha: ana asef ;P bs if ur fingers are equal thats freaaaaaky! ;P
3amsha said:
hey whats freaky about that i find that unique:)
b3dain hathi 5elqat rabik!
lol
LaLo said:
Hi weld el ma6aba , i just want to ask about A.Ra7man AlSane`a and if his operation went well !!?
Weld el-ma6aba said:
3amsha: yeah ? kil el-a9abe3 nafs el-shay mo freaky?.. whats freaky then?
LaLo: hi u
as of the end of the weekend they didn’t do the operation.. i’m going to check with my friend today if they did it.. i wasn’t bil deera
LaLo said:
3ayal 7mdillah 3la el salamah
Weld el-ma6aba said:
allah esalmech… just an update… they haven’t done the operation..