RE: CRONies donating blood?

[Guest guest]

Joanne: If I were you I would stop the binging. FWIW, I would get a few

servings of red meat under my belt. Or organ meat like Liver (for the iron

benefits) . In fact I've been trying to get some red meat in my diet at

least once a month. Variety and all that...........

on 9/19/2002 9:35 AM, somejoanne2002 at bhsnz@... wrote:

> I'm probably worrying too much about a minor matter but ....

>

> I have to donate blood in a couple of days for someone I know. ....

[Guest guest]

I donated blood in New York about a year ago during the WTC

disaster. I felt extremely week, somewhat short of breathe, and felt

my heart was pounding very hard in my chest and had chest pain, all

similar simptons of a bout with viral pericarditis I had 6 monthes

prior. I went to the doctor, who does not pay attention to any

description of the CRON diet I try and discuss with him and who A)

insisted the blood donation had nothing to do with the symptons,

insisted pericarditis does not reaccur and C) suggested I was

probably experiencing stree from September 11th (which I disagreed

with). A few monthes later, about the time that I was able to donate

blood again according to the red cross, I felt myself.

I do not for sure if donating blood affected my health but I am

pretty sure it did. I tossed out my yearly reminder to donate blood

again this year. Just one CRONNies experience..

Joe

> I'm probably worrying too much about a minor matter but ....

>

> I have to donate blood in a couple of days for someone I know. And

> it is probably a mere superstition of mine but in the last few days

> I've been eating more - binging really - so that I would I have

> the " strength " or whatever.

>

> I'm not sure this is really necessary though. ly at this

point

> I'd rather just be back on a CRON plan or as close as I can get to

> one. However difficult CRON may seem at the time - it's far more

> enjoyable. I wonder whether CRONies are well equipted to donate

> blood. I am not in the demographic that tends to have excess iron

> certainly - although I have never yet had anemia either. And

though

> far from the thinnest or most extreme CRONie I am under the weight

> limit of what they want you to be to give blood. They want you to

> weigh 110 pounds and I weigh in at 100 w/out clothes. (And no I am

> not trying to gain 10 pounds in a few days ) - just hoping I

dont'

> get too weak after donating.

>

> Yes I have donated before and to strangers when I weighed a bit

more -

> like 108.

[Guest guest]

I donate blood regularly, that is at least

twice a year. No side effects, and I even workout the day after, or even same

day, and I’m fine. I’m 172# though. If you’re underweight, then

I would say do not donate. Note that they test blood iron levels and reject you

if you’re too low. Ditto for blood pressure, which is low for us CRONies,

so they just wanna make sure that the reading they got is what I expect

(100-70).

My guess is also that you are likely to

feel bad due to the placebo effect. I mean, you’re already binging…

Micky.

-----Original Message-----

From: somejoanne2002

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Sent: Thursday,

September 19, 2002 6:35 AM

Subject: [ ] CRONies

donating blood?

I'm probably worrying too much about a minor matter

but ....

I have to

donate blood in a couple of days for someone I know. And

it is

probably a mere superstition of mine but in the last few days

I've been

eating more - binging really - so that I would I have

the

" strength " or whatever.

I'm not sure

this is really necessary though. ly at this point

I'd rather

just be back on a CRON plan or as close as I can get to

one.

However difficult CRON may seem at the time - it's far more

enjoyable.

I wonder whether CRONies are well equipted to donate

blood.

I am not in the demographic that tends to have excess iron

certainly -

although I have never yet had anemia either. And though

far from the

thinnest or most extreme CRONie I am under the weight

limit of

what they want you to be to give blood. They want you to

weigh 110

pounds and I weigh in at 100 w/out clothes. (And no I am

not trying

to gain 10 pounds in a few days ) - just hoping I dont'

get too weak

after donating.

Yes I have

donated before and to strangers when I weighed a bit more -

like 108.