Results: Selling My Plasma
Some would call t "donating," but I wouldn't give it away for what I endure for it to be removed!
1.
1.
Plasma, in case anyone reading is unaware, is the liquid portion of blood or lymph. as distinguished from the solid elements suspended within it. It can be removed from the human body (to be replace by a saline solution) and used for many pharmaceutical and other purposes. The body replenishes plasma quickly enough for it to collected a couple times per week. Have you ever donated--or sold--your plasma?
Yes (and may currently be doing so)
11%
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117 votes
Not intentionally/Let me explain...!
6%
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60 votes
No
84%
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912 votes
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2.
After issues with high blood pressure, 15 years ago, I was rejected by the plasma collection center I'd patronized for seven years. But, with my hypertension now under control for over a year, it occurred to me to give another go at parting with my plasma for pay. Have you ever had to give up an activity due to your health, only to return to it once those concerns were managed or eliminated? Yes
14%
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157 votes
Not as such,. but...
14%
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153 votes
No
72%
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779 votes
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3.
Gladly by me, it didn't take much to get back into the swing of getting my plasma extracted, apart from answering a lengthy questionnaire and bit of a physical. And some initial aspects going back to twice-weekly schedule of reclining on a leather couch with a needle in my arm were actually gratifying. Which of the following details of my reintroduction to plasma appointments would you appreciate?
Being remembered and welcomed back by some longtime employees who were there when I last visited in 2011
14%
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150 votes
A significant raise in payout, from $40-50/week to $100 or more (the current promotion offered where I go promises up to $800 for a newcomer's first month of successful appointments)
20%
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222 votes
A cute , star-shaped , orange squeezy toy (for lack of as better word?) to assist in the fist-pumping needed to stimulate circulation in getting the plasma where it has to go
5%
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52 votes
Improved machinery that has cut the time o a donation by 1/3 to 1/2
15%
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162 votes
All the above
17%
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183 votes
None of the above
52%
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565 votes
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4.
Just as needing money for something special I'd wanted to do was the impulse for my first run at selling my plasma, it's more than just having more money for fun that has inspired me to get back at it. If you are currently in a plasma program or would start one, is there a specific gal you want to meet with the cash earned from that activity? Yes
5%
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55 votes
Unsure
16%
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170 votes
No
45%
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494 votes
I've not let anyone take my plasma nor would I consider subjecting myself to that.
34%
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370 votes
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5.
Plasma donation certainly isn't for everyone, and it may not be for you. Among the reasons listed below, why might it not be for you?
Veins not clearly visible
11%
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116 votes
Health concerns
27%
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299 votes
Activities I've done/am doing that could make me ineligible (here's a partial, vaguer list than the one I encountered in the aforementioned questionnaire: https://www.octapharmaplasma.com/plasma-deferrals-explained/)
6%
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61 votes
Queasiness or faintness at sight of blood
7%
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77 votes
Dislike of needles
17%
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182 votes
Seems not worth the effort
12%
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135 votes
no plasma centers within a reasonable distance
20%
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220 votes
Previous bad experience having done it (yours or someone else's)
3%
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37 votes
Another reason I'll mention in a comment
25%
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270 votes
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