Anyone ever donate plasma?

[Instigator99]

Simple question, does anyone do this for some extra cash? I'm donating while I post.


-Eric

 

[Low Class Yuppie]

I'm donating while I post.

Baller.

Does it hurt? How long does it take? I've always thought about it but I've never followed through. After my surgery I want to pocket as much extra scratch as possible. :banana:

 

[ItsReal93]

Eric-as some who gets blood and plasma transfusions often, just have to say thanks because it really does make a difference.

Baller.

Does it hurt? How long does it take? I've always thought about it but I've never followed through. After my surgery I want to pocket as much extra scratch as possible. :banana:

First visit is usually 2-4 hours because they screen you and all that stuff. Visits after that are usually an hour and a half. It's just like giving blood, some people find that painful but all in all it's not bad. It's well worth the money & you're helping someone who will need it

 

[S7OCK_03]

Had a roommate do it as often as he was allowed. Then used that money to buy alcohol.

He would always refer people and get bonus cash, but I never could bring myself to do it.
I think he also said something about being in a certain weight class and that the bigger you are the more money you can get?

 

[Darko]

I've though about it. Besides the obvious benefits of people that need it, does it pay well?

 

[TJSwoboda]

I did once, just volunteering, at a blood drive in high school my junior year (19 years ago). Pricking your finger to test your iron hurts far worse than sticking a needle in your arm. There were 300 lb jocks passing out from the blood loss. I weighed 112 pounds including clothes and shoes, and felt 100% normal afterward. :shrug:

 

[Jibber]

I did this a few times a few years ago. No big deal. Just took a while. I didn't do it for money though.
I had no problems. They had movies that you could watch while doing it.

 

[delvin.a]

I used to do it somewhat frequently in college. It paid like $60 a session, we'd always go right after school that way you could get drunk on 3 drinks. It was a win win! I got paid and saved a mess of money on alcohol that night. oh college, how'd I ever get out alive and disease free


It doesn't hurt really it is kinda creepy watching them stick that huge hollow needle in your arm. Also make sure to eat before you donate, my roommate failed to one day and about passed out 5 minutes in. The place we went to did give a bonus for referring people but I don't think they had any weight classes.

It's good to know that it really does help people, makes me feel slightly less selfish about the whole process.

 

[funair02]

What is strange is the feeling of your own cold blood being returned back into your system after they take the plasma out:uh oh:

 

[delvin.a]

What is strange is the feeling of your own cold blood being returned back into your system after they take the plasma out:uh oh:

Ya that also

 

[ItsReal93]

I've though about it. Besides the obvious benefits of people that need it, does it pay well?

I have a few friends who do it that make about $230- $250 a month.

 

[Darko]

That's not bad. I'm guna look into donating.

 

[Njc0las]

$50 a week around here but you have to wait forever in a room full of crackheads and the russian nurses seem to just close their eyes and stab you wherever. **** that.

 

[RDJ]

The docs look at my blood through a microscope and see my platelettes giving them the finger. I have spent too much time in the war zone, they won't take my blood.

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[Instigator99]

Yeah my first experience wasn't bad at all. It pays ok, up to $240 a month here, not terrible for the time you put in. I definitely recommend eating and hydrating prior to donation, it speeds things up a bit. The facility I go to has wifi, so you can bring your laptop and do the netflix thing or whatever. There is a referral bonus, I think it's $20 for every new person you refer, not much but better than nothing. I figure this is a good way to make a car payment and part of my insurance every month. You can go twice a week, so figure 8 times a month. For me it was painless as I've donated blood before and done some other medical studies for $$$. It was definitely weird feeling the blood going back into you. What's nice is they replace the donated plasma with a saline solution when they pump back into you, so you don't really get that dehydrated.


-Eric

 

[joeg215]

I have to look into this, I like money. Those companies that take your plasma must make good bread.

 

[SVTullio]

Its not really donating if youre getting paid for it. More like selling your blood/plasma.

 

[Camaro_94]

I did it when I was in high school. I had no idea what it was though... I forgot to do a homework assignment and this saved my ass, because it took longer than normal, and I was doing it while they had me hooked up. they said it would take longer than just giving blood, so I was all for it. lol

 

[bodge323]

I did it in high school. I was always one of the few willing to donate that could do the double red/plasma donation. It never made me tired or hungry, but I would act tired and eat like 3 lunches that day and not return to class :banana: Win Win for me.

 

[Uncle Meat]

Back in the late 70's my cousin and I used to donate plasma twice a week. Tuesdays & Thursday's I believe it was... they would pay us $8 and $10 per donation. We did this for almost a whole summer. Glad to see they're paying better these days.

U.M.