What's your blood type?

[Munchkin03]

I'm going to assume I'm O positive, since the 'rents are.

[decadence]

B -

[DZHBrown]

O+

[Tbagger Vance]

Why not

[MaryAmanda]

O+

I've always known that, and so the first time I found someone that didn't know their own blood type, I thought it was incredibly weird.

[SOPi_Jawbreaker]

Originally Posted by ariesrising

Merging threads is tres cool.

In Japan they have personality profiles based on blood types:

Type O: trendsetter, loyal, passionate, self-confident, independent, ambitious, vain, jealous, athletic, robust, leaders, arrogant, insensitive

Type A: calm, patient, sensitive, responsible, overcautious, stubborn, unable to relax, conservative, reserved, punctual, perfectionist, introverted, obsessive, self conscious, uptight

Type B: individualist, dislike custom, strong, optimistic, creative, flexible, wild, unpredictable, passionate, forgetful, irresponsible

Type AB: cool, controlled, rational, sociable, popular, critical, sometimes standoffish, indecisive, aloof, unforgiving

I have O blood type but the description is nothing like me. I'm much more type A, with the exception of not being "conservative" or "uptight".

[carnation]

The Blood Vessel (a blood collecting van painted like a pirate ship) is in front of a local hospital today and one of my children is in the hospital so I think I'll donate. I hope it doesn't take long and that I can still go to the gym later. I remember that one of my sorority sistrs passed out during pledging because she went up on the sunroof to get a tan for a couple of hours after she gave blood.

[1908Revelations]

AB+

[bruinaphi]

UCLA Blood & Platelet Center has started a Double Red Cell donation program for every day donors (it used to be that only family/patients could do double red cell donation).

There are several really great advantages to this program: (1) people who give blood two or three times a year can stay on that same schedule, but double the effectiveness of their blood donation; (2) donors say the automated double red cell donation is more comfortable than regular whole blood donations because a smaller needle is used; & (3) Donors also receive back their own plasma and about a pint of saline, leaving them better hydrated than before the donation.

I hope that programs such as this one serve to increase the blood supply.

[AGDLynn]

I know that the post is a few years ago and I didn't read this whole thread when I realized it was so old.

But to the diabetic who doesn't know her blood type, ask your dr since they prob have to take your blood sugar levels 3 or 6 months a year.

I'm A+ of course

[James]

Is it true the red cross sells our donated blood over seas?

[honeychile]

Originally posted by ZTAngel
I have a HUGE fear of needles so I've never given blood and therefore never learned my blood type. My sister gave blood last month so I called her to find out what type I have since her's would be the same as mine.

A+

PLEASE don't just assume that! My brother & I are different types; he's A- and I'm A+. He needed a transfusion recently, and I couldn't help him.

[Munchkin03]

Originally posted by honeychile
PLEASE don't just assume that!

You're right. Daddy Munch is one type, but Uncle Munch is another--in fact, his is one of the rarest. Basically, one of my grandparents was AO, and the other was BO. Therefore, some of the siblings are AB, others are O.

[AlphaSigOU]

O positive. However, I'm barred from donating blood since I spent time overseas in Europe, where there might be the remote chance of possibly getting mad cow disease.

[tinydancer]

Another needle hater here. I don't even want to let them do a blood test at the doctors.

(Don't ask me to explain my pierced ears and the 2 tattoos )