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Ziggysmom

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8. Bless you for trying so hard to be a donor. I feel like you and cannot donate due to a history of ITP.

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Sat Dec 20, 2025, 01:00 PM

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That’s idiopathic thrombocytopenia, AKA low blood platelet count. See if there are other ways you can help instead of blood donation. Volunteers are needed in so many areas.

I agree that pharmaceutical companies should concentrate on developing disease treatment and not vanity promotion drugs.

Happy Holidays

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My hemoglobulin is great, but no bleed for me: A Drug that Annoyed Me to No End When Being Developed Rules Me Out. [View all] NNadir Yesterday OP

No problem. I filled in for you the day after Thanksgiving. NT mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday #1

I thank you on behalf of humanity. NNadir Yesterday #3

Is donated blood segregated by men and women? quaint Yesterday #2

Thanks for the updated explanation. It still strikes me as overly restrictive. NNadir Yesterday #4

When you need blood, you need blood Raven123 Yesterday #5

This is a modern issue in the poor valuation attached to risk. It's not just in the medical field, but in other... NNadir Yesterday #7

I've never donated because I was only 110 pregnant. quaint Yesterday #10

Your original post prompted me to also check my eligibility, Totally Tunsie Yesterday #6

Bless you for trying so hard to be a donor. I feel like you and cannot donate due to a history of ITP. Ziggysmom Yesterday #8

I donated for years WmChris Yesterday #9