tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 8m 9d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 07/05/13 03:17 AM Share Posted 07/05/13 03:17 AM Could be that too.Just thinking about your sister's platelet count Adie...that's bloody frightening. Mine is usually around 330 I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adie Not pregnant Donating Members 2,238 Member For: 13y 26d Gender: Female Location: Melbourne Posted 07/05/13 04:15 AM Author Share Posted 07/05/13 04:15 AM It is frightening. Its hard too, because she doesnt look sick, and says she doesnt feel sick. In fact the only reason that she looks any different to normal is because of the fluid retention caused by the steroids they've put her on. She keeps insisting shes fine to go to work and the gym - but shes not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 8m 9d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 07/05/13 10:43 AM Share Posted 07/05/13 10:43 AM 324 it was. Hope nobody is eating... And the reward... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexual harrassment panda I see a red door and I want to paint it black Donating Members 5,919 Member For: 15y 2m 8d Gender: Male Location: Far north queensland Posted 07/05/13 09:53 PM Share Posted 07/05/13 09:53 PM 5" tacho ftw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adie Not pregnant Donating Members 2,238 Member For: 13y 26d Gender: Female Location: Melbourne Posted 07/05/13 10:19 PM Author Share Posted 07/05/13 10:19 PM ThanksTab!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pazzo Donating Members 11,132 Member For: 14y 2m 12d Gender: Male Posted 07/05/13 11:32 PM Share Posted 07/05/13 11:32 PM (edited) Hope I get that much food after.. Good on you Tab. Also love the Tacho above your head on the left.. Edited 07/05/13 11:33 PM by Pazzo XR6T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 8m 9d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 08/05/13 12:00 AM Share Posted 08/05/13 12:00 AM They are an impressive bit of gear, but temperamental fckn things. If you move your arm or squeeze when you should be relaxing while it's on a return cycle you're greeted with flashing lights and alarms.Funnily enough they all have names given to them, and the platelet machines all seem to be females. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms700 Moderating Team 10,170 Member For: 21y 11m 3d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 08/05/13 12:44 AM Share Posted 08/05/13 12:44 AM pics of females? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never had any say Panda I <3 Floods Silver Donating Members 11,198 Member For: 13y 5m 2d Gender: Male Location: South West QLD Posted 09/05/13 04:15 AM Share Posted 09/05/13 04:15 AM They are an impressive bit of gear, but temperamental fckn things. If you move your arm or squeeze when you should be relaxing while it's on a return cycle you're greeted with flashing lights and alarms.Funnily enough they all have names given to them, and the platelet machines all seem to be females. Because they suck the blood out of you?But on a more serious note.. Reinforcing people to donate.. I think people need to get onto this band wagon.. And I think Australia needs to get in line with the rest of the world and make it more worthwhile for people donating blood (as far as I know Europe and USA offer incentives of the $ form for people to donate). My old man currently needs 4 bags of blood (That is the absolute maximum one person can donate per year) every month to keep his white blood cell count up in his fight with cancer.. Unfortunately for him he is O+ which means his donor blood can only be O+ or O-. Donor blood is the difference between him being able to enjoy what time he has left compared to sleeping 90% of the day.. So today he's gotten quite bad and been booked in for blood tomorrow, but only if they can get the blood in from somewhere else in the state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 8m 9d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 09/05/13 04:50 AM Share Posted 09/05/13 04:50 AM Yeah I think the yanks do pay, but I'm not sure that offering money is a great thing. They are in the middle of reviewing eligibility though which is long overdue, I.e. the fact that homosexual men are forbidden from donating anything is a bit archaic. I haven't really gotten into the stats but I can't imagine that demographic being at that much higher risk than most of the other free and easy people shagging anyone without protection. And everything is tested so thoroughly anyway the chance of an infection slipping through would have to be miniscule.Unfortunately until most people are affected or someone dear to them is they just don't even consider it. I know I was in that boat myself until I had a friend that was close to the edge that woke me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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