Bone Marrow

[azuhlLt.]

http://saveaidan.org/

I'm a Brit and they won't let me give blood due to potential (non-existent) BSE/Varient CJD contamination. Does anyone know if I can register as a Bone Marrow Donor?

[moolooman]

At least they aren't stopping you from giving blood cause you've got the clap. Small blessing.

[jessen100]

seems unlikely.

[jeisensei]

That ban on giving blood goes for any blood product or producer if I remember correctly. That means marrow should be out as well.

[azuhlLt.]

Bad news then, I just want to help, but I can't because I might have eaten beef which contained something that would have manifested itself by now and I'd be dead, but I'm not.

[jeisensei]

Back in the day I tried to give blood but they looked at me like I was crazy. I said that I was not British (because I knew of that ban) and they said it didn't matter. I guess it's really a weird case of blood racism.

[moolooman]

I gave blood in Japan about 12 years ago. They took it out of both arms at the same time, the nurses looked sexy in their uniforms if that is your kind of thing, and you got a bag with pens, and biscuits, and おみやげ and shit as a thank you.

[Paul]

Interesting, I must say that I have never experienced anything like this, in fact I have had the reverse happen since my blood type is B-. I used to be registered here as a blood donor and can not count how many times I was called and asked to donate blood, evidently B- is not common amongst Japanese people, but I took my name off of the list because there were a couple of times they called me at work, asked me to come and donate like NOW, even suggesting that I take nenkyu to come in and donate.

I couldn't get away from my job and the first time it happened I figured it was an emergency and complied, but when I got there to donate they told me that no it wasnt an emergency, only that their supplies were getting low and they needed to restock. The second time they called I asked if it was an emergency and they said no, and gave me the same reason. I declined and they got testy with me telling me I had to donate, I told them that no I didnt have to do anything and then told them to take my name off the emergency list.

I haven't donated blood since.