Just donated blood and state is coming up. Am I screwed?

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2 months ago 05/09/2024 9:20am EDT

There was a blood drive at school and a cute girl I like was working the front table. She wanted me to donate and was teasing me and said she'd give me her number if I did. While I was donating I saw her leaving and I guess she forgot to give me her number haha. She was leaving with another guy I know (he's taller than me haha).

Later at practice I was dying and my coach asked me what was wrong. I told him I donated and he got super mad, now the whole team is mad and calling me an idiot. Is there any way to recover quicker from this? Like if I go to the blood center can I just ask for my blood back? THanks

2 months ago 05/09/2024 9:28am EDT

re: bloody guy

1/10

On the off chance this is true, it truly was a dumb decision. We had to do service hours at my HS and we could get a lot of the hours by donating blood. At least once someone did what you are describing and fouled up their season. Keep up the hydration is all I can suggest at this point. Your training will suffer short term. Don't even bother with hard workouts is my guess. I don't know when your race form will return fully. 2-4 weeks maybe, depending on your event.?

2 months ago 05/09/2024 9:36am EDT

re: bloody guy

This should be a learning opportunity. Never donate blood during the season. Although the plasma volume can return within a day or two it can take 4 or more weeks for the RBC count to come back to normal and that’s where your oxygen comes from. It can be 2-3 weeks for your VO2 peak to come back and maybe more for you to feel optimum. I don’t blame your coach for being pissed off

2 months ago 05/09/2024 9:45am EDT

re: bloody guy

Eat a bunch of rare steak. Fake post though.

2 months ago 05/09/2024 9:55am EDT

re: bloody guy

bloody guy wrote:
There was a blood drive at school and a cute girl I like was working the front table. She wanted me to donate and was teasing me and said she'd give me her number if I did. While I was donating I saw her leaving and I guess she forgot to give me her number haha. She was leaving with another guy I know (he's taller than me haha).
Later at practice I was dying and my coach asked me what was wrong. I told him I donated and he got super mad, now the whole team is mad and calling me an idiot. Is there any way to recover quicker from this? Like if I go to the blood center can I just ask for my blood back? THanks

Keep doing stupid things and saying haha.

2 months ago 05/09/2024 9:57am EDT

re: bloody guy

Oh yeah, the classic "I'll give you my number if you donate blood" scheme. Many a high school runner has ruined their state meet just because a girl so badly wanted them to donate blood, as is common among girls that age.

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