can't donate plasma because of a cat scratch and depression lol

[gizzreid]

went to donate plasma for the first time because i haven't eaten in a few days, thought i could use the cash to buy some food since i have none. everything was going great. my protein levels, hemoglobin/hemocrit levels, iron levels, weight, etc they were all great which surprised me. did the physical exam, went over my piercings and tattoos, all good... i had to lie about my medication because i am on testosterone, but it doesn't effect plasma (i live in a red area so i just didn't wanna go through the whole discrimination thing, my friend was banned from donating plasma for being on T despite it actually being recommended to donate if you're on T to steady your blood levels). i rolled up my sleeve to show my tattoos and i had a cat scratch from last week by it. which meant i can't donate for 180 days... what?? and then i was informed my history of depression when i was 13 (i am nearly 20 FFS) made me ineligible for donating for the rest of my life. apparently i'm not in the right state of mind for donating... maybe i wouldn't be fucking depressed if i had money, ever think of that? literally everyone is depressed right now. that's america.

 

[msocks]

Depression rules you out from donating forever with them? Whaaaaaaaaat. That's a ridiculous policy. Maybe certain medications could disqualify someone but just for depression if you're not showing any symptoms? That's weird. Maybe it's just that company.

American Red Cross accepts whole blood donations from my crazy bipolar ass so wtf.

 

[gizzreid]

Depression rules you out from donating forever with them? Whaaaaaaaaat. That's a ridiculous policy. Maybe certain medications could disqualify someone but just for depression if you're not showing any symptoms? That's weird. Maybe it's just that company.

American Red Cross accepts whole blood donations from my crazy bipolar ass so wtf.

it was biolife which is one of the most popular companies for donating plasma afaik. even ptsd rules you out, basically anything that could be considered you not being in the right mind to donate. but a big portion of the population has some sort of mental issue so what do they want? us to lie?

 

[msocks]

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[gizzreid]

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they didn't even ask for a note from my doctor. probably because i was diagnosed at 13 and i was clear the diagnosis was through my parents since i was a minor and have zero access to those things. so instead of asking for extra information they were like Nope. maybe they assumed my cat scratch was self harm lmfao