Is it ok to donate blood the day after a flu shot?
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It should be ok....\n\nps...i don't think you read my question right....please could you read it again b4 you jump to the wrong conclusion thank you....
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It's usually transmitted that way right after someone has used it, not like days later. Usually someone uses it and within minutes someone else uses that same needle and syringe and gets HIV that way. \n\nI work in a hospital pharmacy and ever now and then we will get nurses who come down to get medicine because they got a needle stick by a possible HIV+ patient. Usually the nurse is drawing blood and when she/he goes to put the cap on the needle they accidentally stick themselves. Since they just drew the blood it's possible they might have contracted HIV from that tiny stick.
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Don't worry, it's not nearly as bad as you think. Although, you will feel a little sting, and they will be using a slightly larger gauge needle than would be used for an injection, it won't be bad at all. Also, you will definitely NOT feel the blood coming out. \n\nIt won't take long at all.\n\n1. They will search for a good vain, either by sight or by gently touching the vain\n2. They will disinfect the injection/withdrawal site with either an alcohol or iodine swab.\n3. They may ask you to make a fist\n4. They will insert the needle and withdraw a couple small vials of blood.\n5. It will be over before you know it, and you will probably be saying to yourself  "was that it?"\n\n\nIf you are still feeling squeamish tomorrow, just don't watch while they are taking the blood.\n\n\n                     YOU'LL BE FINE!!\n\nHopefully, this answer helped a bit!!!
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You have to worry about infections whenever you draw blood.  So be careful to make sure the area you draw blood from is kept clean.
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Certain diseases would prevent you from being a donor, specifically if you'd ever had hepatitis.\n\nThe general rules for donating blood when one is taking insulin or other medication that may cause allergic reactions seem to apply. \n\nWith possible concerns of mad cow disease (bovine encephalopathies), there may also be some general rules about avoiding any contact with beef product of any kind. Since bovine insulin might have some slow virus contamination, this would be a conservative recommendation to avoid any possible cow products of any kind.
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You are giving life to someone in need if you donate blood. It is a great feeling that you have saved someones life. Initially you may feel dizzy, however if you rest for an hour or so, you will come back to normal.
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I know when you donate blood you can't donate even if you take aspirin. You might want to find out if you can because people who have medical problems can't donate.
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It is advisable to take the flu shot after you get well. However, i'm not so sure of the effectiveness of the flu shot as i became sick though it was only 2 weeks since i took the flu jab. You might want to check with your family physician for medical advise though.\n\nCheck  out the link below under the heading "what health factors should i consider before taking the flu shot"
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Nope.\n\nThey would have to have not feed for 12 months (Red Cross requires doners to wait that long after a blood transfusion) and not have low blood pressure (which is doubtful if they've been starving themselves for 12 months). \n\nThat's your straight-up traditional vampire, though. If you're talking about homo sapians that engage in the practice of blood sharing, than I would look at the high risk practice rules the Red Cross has. I know you have to wait 12 months after you get a tattoo or if you've been exposed to HIV, Hepatitis, or any other STD.
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Alhough a blood center will not ask, your blood will be thinner and you will be very light headed and may even pass out after giving blood. Although that does depend on the amount taken and how much you have to drink. Usually 8 hrs of sleep the night after drinking will erase most of your blood alchohol level.
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Depends on who you ask. If you ask your dr. he'll say yes. If you ask parents who educate themselves on this issue, we'll say NO. It is much safer, if you do them at all, to ask your dr. to give your baby only a couple at a time. It means more injections for the baby, but it's less taxing on the immune system. Some kids have no problems with this. Thing is, when you go into the dr. to get the shots, you have no idea if your baby's immune system is low at that time. If for some reason it is, and you overload him/her with live viruses, it can be really hard for the immune system to react. This CAN cause the body to not be able to learn to fight the diseases, which is how immunizations work, and therefore the baby can get extremely sick from this. They can either develop the disease your trying to prevent or they can develop devastating consequences. I lost a baby cousin within 24 hours of receiving whatever it is they give at four months. It was written off as SIDS, because they are not required to do a toxocology report on an infant when it dies. I know of another baby personally that this happened to,also. I don't immunize my kids. I feel we live in a day and age that it's just not necessary. But that's my opinion. For people who insist on doing it, my plea is that you have it broken down into smaller amounts, or that you wait until the baby is older and their immune system has had a chance to develop some more. We worry about how their lungs will be developed when born, can they hear, are they turning over on time, but nobody seems to question the development of the immune system. And that's the one thing we can't really know about without testing them each time they get their shots.
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They will take your blood and most likely you'll get shots. It's about time for your tetanus booster for starters.  They will give u any other shots u have missed or are due for.
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I agree with  you.  I had one flu shot in my life and ended up with Pnumonia.  Doctors and others claim that this is impossible to do, however each person reacts differently to these shots and there is no "normal" reaction in my opinion.
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Yes. Many people answering questions here have got the flu from a flu shot.\n\nDo NOT get vaccinated.\n\nA vaccinated person is MORE likely to get a disease than  a non-vaccinated person. The whole theory of vaccination is flawed. It causes a weakening of the immune system thus making those who are innoculated more susceptible to disease.\nThere are so many awful side effects to vaccination that it should be considered extremely dangerous.\nJust sit back and think for a while.\nIs there any sense in injecting a disease directly into your body.\nWe have been subjected to an awful mind control program to enable the drug manufacturers to make a fortune.\n\nThe Vaccination Hoax\nhttp://www.whale.to/b/hoax1.html\n\n\nIf you go to the vaccination liberation web page, at\nhttp://www.vaclib.org/exemption.htm\nYou will find all the forms necessary to provide exemption for your child.\n\nIf you want to study the history of vaccination, see\nhttp://dgwa1.fortunecity.com/body/vaccination.html
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Tamiflu will help you if you start taking at the fist signs of a flu.  Mostly, you'll need to just rest and treat your symptoms.  Drink plenty of liquids.  Also, unless you are alergic, you should get a flu shot every year.
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hi im a medical student...\n\nthe flu shot that is given in the U.S. is an attenuated virus mixed viral antigens.  So it cant "make" you sick.  What your eperiencing is probably your immune system preparing to fight a viral infection or 'gearing up' as if it were exposed to the live viral antigens....
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Yes, I've had this happen once (I've donated over 5 gallons of blood in my lifetime).  It was pretty painful, but I finally found out that it was because I was very cold.  My veins had retreated further into my body, trying to keep warm.  \n\nThe nurse should stop after a few pokes, because they can give you big bruises or worse if they don't.  In general, I prefer giving blood vs. having blood taken for tests, becuase the nurses at the blood bank seem to be gentler.