Mary, let me get this straight: you're mad at Blood Assurance because your
iron percentage is low? They're protecting YOU--if you're anemic, it would
be irresponsible for them to take your donated blood and make you even more
anemic! And iron-poor blood is not what people who need transfusions should
be getting. This should be a wake-up call concerning your iron content,
leading to increased vitamin supplements and/or an iron-rich diet. Feeling
"healthy" is not the issue, the iron in your blood is--I've been turned
away for exactly the same reason, even though I run marathons. Since I
started paying attention to the iron in my diet, Blood Assurance calls me
every six weeks (I think I'm on their automatic speed dialer) and I've
never been turned down.

Nick Honerkamp


At 01:12 PM 3/14/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>I am very upset with Blood Assurance and don't know if I will every give
>blood again. I gave blood last Septembe with no problem. I went to give
>blood last week after eating a full breakfast and lunch they refused my
>blood because my iron was 27% not 28% whatever that means and was told I
>have to wait 2 full weeks before givie blood again. Becauses of the
>accident in Atlanta today I called to see if they could take me this week
>and they refused. They have a dire need of blood, I am perfectly healty and
>yet they are refusing me.
>
>Thanks for letting me sound off! I am really upset about this.
>
>Mary
>
>
>Mary Coleman
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