seriously? Whole blood - 1-4 hours
Double Red, Platelets - an hour - get fluids back, but sitting still a long time
Maybe they were shitty runners, giving blood had nothing to do with it
for what it is worth, I have donated over 150 times in one form or another
My husband usually bicycles home from giving blood, and doesn’t notice any recovery needed, beyond what they make him do there. When I used to give blood I always felt tired for a couple days. I also used it as an excuse to make chicken livers wrapped in bacon (which I love) since liver is very high in the easiest-to-absorb type of iron.
It does take some time to refresh your red blood cells. If you have more than you need, you won’t notice anything. But it doesn’t take a lot of time to refresh them. When I visited Utah I found it significantly easier to hike at high altitude on day 5 than on day 1. Pretty sure that was because my body reacted to spending time in thin air.
Donated.
Weird that the needle hurt a little but this time. Usually doesnt.
My hemoglobin was high as well, possibly i was dehydrated, will have to mention it to my doc next time i see him.
Given that some athletes “dope” by getting an infusion of their own red blood cells, it seems plausible that a runner would compete less effectively right after donating blood. But red blood cells only live 120 days, and I’ve felt my red cells boost from being “low” for high altitude, and i also recovered in a couple of weeks after i lost a lot of blood to a breach delivery. i bet they regenerate after donation, as well.
Bouncing back in a day? Probably not, at least for top aerobic performance. In a couple of weeks? Yeah, I’d expect that.
Looks like we’ve had a bit of a gap here - glad I could break the dry spell!
Next week for me.
I’m up in a couple of weeks.
Went backpacking on Isle Royale for a few days this week. So many mosquitoes 
I probably donated a pint or two to their cause.
I was kind of nervous since the person doing the pre donation screen seemed to be doing a half-assed job but it ended up being a easy jab when she stuck me for the actual donation.
Did she compliment you on your nice veins?? Or did she say your blood was the reddest she had seen?? Something? Anything?? 
Nope.
Did she at least say thanks??? 
whole blood, today.
was a bit sweaty as i walked there, felt bad for them
Forgot to bump, but donated again. Hemoglobin down to mostly normal levels this time too
Enjoying my nutter butter now
By the way, they significantly changed the travel restrictions since the last time I checked. In the recent past you weren’t allowed to donate blood for a year if you had been to a malaria endemic area. Pretty sure I checked sometime in 2022 and that was still the case. That has knocked me off the allowed list many times. They’ve cut that to 3 months if you just traveled there (still long restriction if you lived in a malaria endemic region.
Had to delay a week, but I’m here today. 4th this year I think.
