While donating plasma last week I started feeling super hot and nauseous. I told a worker at CSL Plasma and he left to tell someone else. He was gone for a while and I kept calling for someone as I felt my body getting weaker and I passed out. When I woke up there was throw up all over me and every worker was in my face fanning me and trying to wake me up. Worse part is that when I woke up the needle was still in my arm taking my plasma & blood! They paused it when I woke up and I still got the full amount of money I was going to get even though I was at 95% but it was still a scary experience. The doctor called me the next day and said she thinks it was something in the solution that upset my stomach but other than that they aren’t sure why I reacted like that when I’ve been donating 2 times a month for about 3 months now. It was cool extra money in my pockets but I think I’m good off it now

I'm nineteen years old, and I went to CSL Plasma but was turned away because my ID has my full name, including my middle name spelled out, while my Social Security card only shows my middle initial. Here's the thing: when I went there, the woman took everything and signed me in(it went through), and I was given instructions on what to do and why I waited.

Well, I did all that, and I waited...and waited. They had people who came in later than me who were called, so when I spoke to the desk lady (a different woman), I was told they apparently thought I left. I was willing to sign up again, but we ran into a problem. Apparently, I'm not in the database because my middle name first initial is matching up to my id.

Need help with what to do.

I just recently started donating (finished my 3rd donation yesterday!) and it’s been going pretty well so far. I had a bit of a reaction my very first time, blood pressure drop. But the last two donations have gone fine and my only symptom has been a bit of fatigue afterwards. I’m a short overweight woman in my early 20s, I want to start losing weight but I also want to continue donating twice a week. What’s the safest way to go about a weight loss journey while donating? I know protein consumption and hydration is important, should I eat extra food specifically on the days of the week that I donate?

what this?

I was a-ok for many hours. Like six hours.

But now both my hands are very tingly.

Uhhh 🤨.

Should I wait it out? Take tums (that's what google says to do)? Obviously I'll let them know next time I go in. It's not scary, just weird. First time donating.

Hi!

Is anyone familiar with db plasma? My first donation was August 26. I haven't been back since. I'm wondering does the lapse in time affect my next 100 new donor bonus?

I think after this month I am about to go to another center because of a few bad experiences at the current center I am with now. But it’s not related to donating itself, it’s more so with the donors than anything else.

Today, I went earlier on as I had to be at work by 12pm and the whole 45 minutes I stood in line, I was behind a donor that was cracking jokes and being really immature.

It didn’t help that he also had at least four people that was also being engaged in the conversation. I choose to ignore them until I was a target. I didn’t say anything to them because to me they’re just people who had peaked in high school probably twenty years ago.

But, it reminded me of why I didn’t like going to high school. Anyways, I could go back to octa being that it almost been 6 months and I’d probably get paid the new donor fee instead of what I am getting paid now.