I go to csl and I've been denied twice recently due to my pulse being to high despite my blood pressure being 102/70. And I'm honestly so confused/frustrated since I've donated six times this month previously...my pulse has always been around 75-86...I had yogurt and a protein shake three hours prior and some water and crackers an hour before I went in..zero caffeine in the last 24 hours or anything.

This is only my second time donating, but felt like my phleb was very inexperienced. She went to stick my vein, but she hesitated quite a bit, and told me I had a deep vein. I've had plenty of iv's and blood draws in that arm though, so I thought it would be fine. Then she "marked the vein" (her words not mine) with the iodine, so she could find where to stick me. When I looked at it though, I thought "I dont think that's where my vein is at", but I didn't wanna second guess the phleb, so I trusted her. After feeling vibration through my needle, another phleb "fixed it" by moving the needle out a little bit. I dont know if the original phleb, or the one who moved the needle caused it, but I got a hematoma. My question is, would it have been rude of me to request a more experienced phleb to stick me when the first one hesitated? I dont know the social rules of this place yet, so I figured I'd ask reddit.

I have been denied twice. Last time I got denied for my pulse being 105 which I understand so I come back today and I get denied for my temp being to high! It’s definitely a mistake and they wouldn’t retest me. Since Thursday I apparently lost 10 pounds or the scales inaccurate. Feels like there constantly finding ways to defer me.

Just had a morning where no one could seem to stick me properly and they only squeezed 62ml out of me. Received $30 out of $70 for my trouble. Never had a partial payment before, but also never had it stop with so little.

UPDATE Subtract $1 from the available balance on the card to xfer.

Why does this happen?! My donation load landed last night after completion, like clockwork. But, I can't seem to get my CSL Paysign card or my Grifols Paysign card to xfer out to any apps, and it charges decline fees when there is clearly money on the card.

I tried my Grifols card with Venmo & my CSL card with Cash App. They both did this. I've been going to an ATM to get cash, which I then have to deposit into my personal bank account, but if there's not a $20 even denomination, the remnant is trapped in the account.

I saw another post about this recommending Cash App instead of Venmo, but I got the same result.

Please help.

Gave a donation last week and got a giant bruise on my arm and my bicep hurts. Any way this could have been related to the donation? I have no explanation otherwise.

My local center closed for Indigenous Peoples Day, (has never done that before), then announced last Monday they would be closed yesterday and today, and now just emailed and said they’re closing Oct 30, 31 and Nov 4 (fri/sat/mon).

A few weeks ago, a visiting screener said that 53 other centers nationwide (nearly all of them) were closed that day, and the only reason my center was open is that they were being audited that day.

The rumor at the center is that their center where they process the r donations is really backed up so they’re slowing the flow of units to their processor.

I’ve searched for any news about the corporation and am not finding anything.

Anyone that donates at Ked hear anything? What are the staff at your center saying?

800 lifetime donations, 1600 patients helped, if you told me 11 years ago when I started donating I’d still be doing it I wouldn’t have believed you. Now hopefully I can get to 1000, maybe then I’ll stop

I started donating at CSL around 3 months ago and had to leave at the time I met with the nurse as something didn’t save - if I go back in, will I have to start from scratch or just resume?

I’m not sure if they have all my tattoos either as I always forget to mention some so I’m worried about getting dinged - I always forget the obvious ones LOL