Fun fact: In Sweden, there's a hospital which notifies blood donors for when their blood has helped someone. It was supposed to motivate people to donate blood ♥️
I think in a nearby country, which I don't remember the name, but it is small and has less population so every citizen will be notified if someone's life was saved thanks to their blood.
My daughter is 9 months and has diamond black fan anemia . Since birth she hasn’t produced any red blood cells. So every month she gets a blood transfusion. until she’s 1 and gets all her shots they can do bone marrow testing and see what else we can do long term. Every 4 weeks I go to the hospital and I get to see a little red bag full of blood . And I just think wow that was someone’s blood . It’s made me want to donate my own blood and I also encourage my family to. I didn’t know how important blood donations could be
I owe my life to blood transfusions. When I was about 1, I had cancer in both of my eyes and was enucleated, I needed about 15 blood transfusions within that period. Thank you to all those who donate blood.
Wishing your daughter a long happy life. Reading your situation REALLY is inspiring to WANT to go and donate again (until watching this I hadn't realized that 10 years had gone by!!)
My dad found out he has an ultra-rare blood type (the RH null you were talking about) when he was young and the first time he volunteered to donate (through his work where almost all employees would give blood onsite), he was ushered to the front of the queue and his blood was airlifted off the site - he went on to find out that his blood was used to save the life of a baby boy who needed emergency surgery. Since that day he has gone on to donate blood over 70 times and has never missed an appointment
cis-AB rh Null - I needed a HUGE transfusion years ago and they had to give me what looked like plasma...great big, huge bag, yellowish fluid, plus IV fluids. A hole in my stomache had bled out and was still bleeding at that time.
I had donated Power Reds, which is basically just 1 unit of platelets, with the plasma being pumped back to me. Through the Red Cross, I had gotten a card from a young woman that got the platelets I donated. My donation saved her life after an extreme car accident.
Yep my Dad had a bone marrow transfer 9 years ago and his blood type changed, not sure what from/to but I know it did. He's been given almost every treatment under the sun for his Leukemia. Stuff seems to work though as he got diagnosed back in 2005.
My mom constantly needed blood and platelet donations in the last 3 months of her life but she kept running out of platelets every couple of days. She died from the same leukemia that killed Mike’s mom. Donations are important and helpful for people besides trauma. Thank you Dr Mike!!!
As someone who has had several transfusions, I would not be here today without them. Always greatful to those who can and have donated blood. If I could give it back, then I would, but due to having them within a certain time frame, and medical conditions, I can't. Just thanks to people who have done so. 💛
My sister has that rare blood type. When she was pregnant they recommended she donate her blood for storage for labor if something happened where she would need it.
What's in it for you?: (if helping isn't it) - free iron tablets - juice, cookies, snacks, sometimes even ice cream - guilt free chill day afterwards - bragging rights extra: it's kinda cool to watch. 👍
Here in Germany there are services that pay you a little sum of money (ca. 15€) for your donation, that's most likely true for other countries as well. It ain't much, but it's a nice bonus to everything you and Mike mentioned!
I donated 5 times in high school and always said I did it to get out of class and for free Oreos and pop. I also just don't mind needles so I figured why wouldn't I.
@@stellannie86 Why would it be risky? You get screened, tested and denied if you return before you've recovered. We don't let homeless people bleed themselves dry, and only if you're healthy do you get to donate at all, so where's the catch in giving some compensation?
As for someone who previously suffered from severe menorrhagia, couldn’t have survived without your blood donation. Thank you for donating blood and saving lives!
Same here! Tell me how good it felt after that first bag went in :D I went from not being able to walk without getting dizzy to wanting to dance on the ceiling
@Myth Tree dude your red blood cells and the plasma heal after a month or so... but if you cut off your finger that won't grow back. its not exchanging body parts, its a renewable resource basically
@Myth Tree some people don’t have the luxury of that, a lot of us are born with illnesses and disease that require blood transfusions sometimes, and hell even surgeries can result in needing blood sometimes. Not to mention certain types of cancer, etc. that are NOT preventable with just maintaining good health.
Speaking of blood donation, I love my grandma. Not only was she a cop and the best grandmother ever but she donated so much blood near the last year's of her life, she was sometimes ALWAYS in the bed. Yet she still helped people around her town and had 300-350 people come in and out of her funeral.
I’m so happy to find out what the ‘golden blood’ is. My dad told me about meeting someone with that blood type at a blood drive. The head nurse took care of the guy’s donation and immediately called for a medical team to take the blood to Atlanta. Crazy how valuable that blood is…
My boyfriend was diagnosed with AML, a form of leukaemia in April this year, so this video means a lot. My sister donated for the first time in April too, and I will be joining her for my first time donating in August. I also plan to ask about plasma donation and signing up for the bone marrow registry. Thank you to everyone who donates blood, plasma and signs up to donate anything else that could save someone's life.
This hits home😔... It is SO important to donate (if you can) and register to be a bone marrow and plasma donor, as you mentioned. It can literally save someone's life!!🙌🙏🧡 I wish you, your boyfriend, and his family THE best!!🙏🧡 Its going to be a tough battle and he will need all the love, support, and encouragement that he can get as well as his loved ones. He will get through this!!💪🧡🙏 My mom was diagnosed with an agressive type of leukemia a year and a half ago. Unfortunately, she lost the battle.😔💔 She was only 58.🦋🧡
I'd love to donate blood. I used to regularly for years. But apparently being gay (having slept with a guy) and means I can't donate blood, even if I get STI screenings regularly and haven't had an STI ever. I'm a bit shocked that Dr. Mike of all people would make this video during pride month and not mention how absurd it is that a perfectly healthy person can be unable to help save other people's lives due to who they are. Maybe hold off on making a video about agencies that are required to discriminate against gays until after pride month?
@@Reign274 I understand where youre coming from. I think your comment will be better off on its own and start its own thread rather than on this thread. It will be seen by other people instead of being lost here.🙂 Thank you so much for your past donations!!🧡
As one who twice in my life, had needed to get blood donations for surviving, I just want to say a big thank you to everyone who donates their blood and plasma. You're making a difference!
I'm anemic. The first time I found out about that, my doctors were shocked with how little and pale my red blood cells are that I ended up feeling faint a lot until I was rushed to the hospital. I had to be given blood to. So for those who donate, you don't know how much good you're doing. Thank you. 😊🙏✨
As the mom of a cancer survivor (he was diagnosed at 3, Neuroblastoma), I am so grateful for those who did donate! He needed so many transfusions of platelets and whole blood. Save a life. Donate!
I have cancer and needed blood and platelet transfusions often at the start. I do not or ever will know who donated that blood but each of you is my hero!!!! Everyone who gives blood is one. Never forget that!!!
My mom has had to have multiple blood transfusions in the last year due to her hemoglobin dropping near 4.3 for unknown reasons at random. I appreciate everyone who takes time to donate!
"My blood is not rare, should I donate?". Well, your type not being rare means there are more blood donors out there, but there are also more people in trouble who need your blood type.
Good point. I have one of the rarer blood types and it always made me feel guilty for not donating because of my phobia. Then someone brought up, because it's rare there's also usually less of a demand for it simaltaniously. I'm still working on my anxiety, I'd like to get the strength the donate in the next couple years.
I work at a hospital in an area that has a large population of patients with sickle cell. Because of how many transfusion they receive, they often can have multiple alloantibodies. I know it makes it hard for the blood bank to find a compatible unit. And of course you get the occasional resident asking why you can’t just give them type O. *facepalm*
Simple math: The more common your blood type is, the more people on average would need your blood type, so don't take your blood type into consideration when deciding whether to donate blood.
@@Nikhil-lf7kp Though you can give O- blood to anyone, an exact math is still the best by far. O- people can only receive O- blood, which is also given in emergencies and to people with unknown blood type, so it shouldn't be the first choice for people with a different known blood type. AB- blood can only be given to people that are AB+ or AB-, which is only about 5% of people. But AB- plasma can be given to everyone. And for platelets blood type doesn't matter. Though the ABO and Rh of the blood are the most important factors, other factors such as Ro and Phenotype might also be important. And take "everyone" and "doesn't matter" with a grain of salt, as there might be persons for which the general facts doesn't hold. You could argue that O- and AB- donors are the most important, but there is no way that they can keep up with the demand.
Mike: "Blood is actually made in your bones, but no one believes me when I say that." Me, a biology nerd: "Hi, I exist and I learned this already, so I believe you."
I have blood type "O negative" which is great as i've heard since i can pretty much donate to anyone who needs my blood, regardles their blood type, but i can only recieve blood from someone who has the same blood type as me.
@@didasm.gisagara i dont mean to be rude but I believe you're thinking of rh null which is different from blood type O negative when you have rh null you have a complete lack of all Rh antigens (no Rh and RhAG) in/on your blood but O negative blood only lacks A,B, and RhD antigens also roughly 7% of the world population has O negative blood but less than 1% have rh null Also if you are rh negative that just means what ever your blood type is it would be __ negative so it specifies roughly half of the blood types that exist (all exept for rh null which if I understand correctly dosent have a positive or negative difference)
Also congratulations on being a posible universal blood donor I would consider it something to celebrate especially if you are also CMV negative because that is considered to be the safest blood type to donate to new borns and infants who are in need of blood. 🥳😁
@@Neopolitan777 although my English is at a level where I can’t fully understand your first comment but I appreciate both comments they were very informative thanks
With all sadness,, am the opposite of you am an AB I can reserve from all types but only donate to the same blood type 😔 am also anemic I was only able to donate once .. hope you’ll make the best of this treasure and always keep healthy with beetroot orange juice and green vegs they’re the best for your blood
@@BeaTheBear28 well, half the world doesnt know which blood type they have as they have never been to the hospital. But if you roughly count from the 1-600000 it holds up to around that yes. Probably why the mom needs to have transfusions ahead
I'm RH- and both my daughters mothers had to get shots when they were pregnant because of it. I never understood exactly why but I guess one of them could have died if they hadn't.
My mom has problems with hemostasis and she almost died during a hysterectomy due to excessive bleeding even though she was on medication to stop bleeding, so it's definitely not just accidents when you need blood. Blood donations saved my mom, I was 5 years old back then and will donate whenever I can. Unfortunately I have the same problem and my hemoglobin is usually too low to donate. Thank you to anyone who donates and no matter how common your blood type is - it is also very needed then because more people need it.
I hope she’s doing a lot better now. That story reminds me that my aunt when she gave birth to my 4 year old cousin there was some damage and she almost needed a transfusion because she bled so much so whether it’s an accident or attack of some kind surgery complications with birth or just certain medical conditions donated blood and plasma helps a lot. There’s even a streamer i watch that inspires me with streaming too her name is iron mouse and she has a condition that makes here basically have no immune system so she has to get donated plasma pretty regularly and if it was because of her or not the kindness of strangers is able to help her live a more fulfilling life and the fact I could be that stranger for someone else is enough for me to donate as soon as I can stay constantly in the weight requirement
Thank you, mum is fine now as this was 25 years ago but she was very weak and hospitalized for quite some time. Don't remember much of it and I was only later told how serious the situation was. Just goes to show that someone having a routine surgery might need blood transfusions, or like you said, someone having complications with childbirth.
If your hemoglobin is too low maybe you can give plasma ? In France if you are above 11 you can donate plasma but not the rest. If you haven’t yet, maybe look into it? It still helps a lot
So glad I rewatched this, I just donated a whole donation! Thanks Dr Mike I needed a bit of courage to go through with this the first time - I've been meaning to do it since the start of lockdown. ✌️✌️
the same thing happened to my cousin a while back. they really need to start accepting more blood. all blood is equal! (im kidding bc i dont want to get slammed)
I actually donated last Thursday, ended up fainting for a couple seconds at the removal of the needle. That's why you make sure to eat and drink enough before donating.
When I gave blood, I had muscle spasms/jerks in my arm. It didn't hurt and I thought it was interesting to watch my arm act on its own, but I didn't like how I was treated by the staff that was taking the blood. I hope others get better experiences.
@@eleanorlewis3667 I don't have needle anxiety, but I'd suggest not watching it go in. You might not feel it and they can angle/cover the needle while it's in, I think. The cool thing is you don't feel it while it's in, only when it pokes the skin. Not sure if that helps.
Never donated blood until last year when two of my friends literally dragged me along with them. Now I've donated 4 times and will be going again in 2 weeks! I was super nervous the first time but it's honestly not bad at all.
@@troll2637 I’m not afraid of needles. However, I’ve donated blood 152 times (92 whole blood, and 60 platelet donations). I have never seen the needle go into my arm. I’m not scared of having it done. I just don’t want to see it.
I want to offer my personal heartfelt thanks to all people who have donated blood. My dad passed over a year ago due to leukemia. Various complications sadly led to him not qualifying for a bone marrow transplant. However his treatment plan required frequent infusions of packed red blood cells (one component of whole blood.) He was a fighter and determined to hang on as long as possible for his grandchildren and his wife. His big goal towards the end was reaching his 50th anniversary with my mom, and he made it by a few weeks. That gathering of friends and family to celebrate was poignant and joyous and it is now cherished by all of us who lost him. Thank you donors for letting him know his youngest grandson and have that golden celebration with my mom. I love you all for that. 💖🙏
Hii Jennifer, just out of curiosity. Did they charge your dad for the blood donated? I know they obviously charge for the procedure, but did they charge him for the blood? That bothers me, and I need answers
Fair enough as blood typing can get a whole lot more complicated that ABO and Rh null kind heads into that territory. So the basics: there's a separate factor called "Rhesus (Rh) factor" that is either positive (+) or negative (-) depending on whether or not you have it. So add that factor in and you get eight basic blood types, four Rh positive (A+, B+, AB+, O+) and four Rh negative (A-, B-, AB-, O-). Like with ABO, people can only accept blood with Rh factor if they have Rh factor. For example, A+ can accept A+ and O+ blood as well as A- and O- blood but A- can only accept A- or O- blood. Rh+ blood would make a Rh- person very sick. This is basically how blood typing works out 90something% of the time. However, A antigen, B antigen, and Rh factor are made up of multiple different proteins that come in different varieties. Normally this variation doesn't affect blood typing much but sometimes it does. In this case, Rh null is what happens when somebody has none of the Rh proteins whatsoever. They're not negative, negative people still have some of the associated proteins even if they don't have Rh factor itself, they're null because they have absolutely none of that. Which is bad for them because standard Rh- blood would make them very sick the same way Rh+ blood would make a standard Rh- person very sick. Of course the reverse means their blood is a universal donor Rh-wise. You could give it to anyone and their lack of proteins for Rh won't trigger an immune response (if they have A or B antigens those might though). Yeah blood typing out past ABO gets weird. IIRC there's also something called U antigen which comes into play in very rare cases too if it's missing from the blood type. And of course if you're getting past blood type an into organ transplants there are a whole different bunch of antigens in a more complicated system to worry about. But that's beyond me. LATE EDIT to add: As a couple of people have pointed out further down in the comments, a critical difference between Rhesus factor and A and B antigens is that people don't automatically produce antibodies to Rhesus factor. For example: if someone has type A- blood, they automatically make B-antigen antibodies but they don't make Rhesus antibodies unless exposed to it. So there's a period where you can give Rh+ blood to a Rh- patient before they develop the antibodies to it that will cause a strong immune reaction and make them sick. (Related fun fact: AB blood is preferred for plasma donations because it doesn't have either of those antibodies.)
@@stellannie86 when we say someone is Rh positive or negative we are referring to only one antigen specifically, D. The others commonly worried about are C, c, E, and e. Rh system has a lot of antigens (49 are known) and an Rh null is missing all of them.
My grandma has O- blood, and I thought I did as well (I did two of those at home blood testing kits you can get on Amazon but they both got messed up 😂), then when I went to donate for the first time it turned out I was O+, which isn’t rare but I can donate to all the positive blood types
In some countries you got some small amout of money or taxes benefits. But honestly..in USA.. donor should be compensated with money. I expect in US hospital will sell blood or its derivated for some gooood price
In Europe payment for blood donation is illegal. This isn't business or a source of income. Also unfit donors are discouraged from cheating the system in order to gain money.
1:10 My sister has this blood type. She needed to have blood donated and hardly anyone would donate or had her blood type so if you are considering donating blood. I do recommend it.
I donated plasma for my godfather when he was fighting cancer, after that I have been donating blood once a month and plasma every three months. Thank you for inspiring many!
Weird knowledge: In Japan, there are decently large circles that believe that blood type has an effect on personality. As a result, many fictional characters often have their official blood type revealed, but more seriously, some workplaces treat blood type as a pseudo-zodiac sign, where they may accept or not accept workers based on their blood type due to expected personality traits.
that's actually super interesting from a psychological standpoint, given that it's probably creating a self fulfilling prophecy. like in Jahoda's study where males born on a specific day were named accordingly, and were expected to act in an aggressive way based on what day of the week they were born. the official statistics showed that arrest rates were much higher for males who were expected to be aggressive based on their day of birth and name because the expectation for their behaviour created the self fulfilling prophecy
@@bryrk Yeah, I heard this is the same with names themselves. If a name has a certain reputation, like Chads being mean or Graces being really nice, many people with that name will be pushed towards that reputation, creating a self-fulfilling prophecy
@@bryrk Having worked in a school for my career 25+ years we noticed that boys named Cody were discipline issues. Very naughty boys. Only a few Cody's that weren't. So I think you just have those kinds of cases. Maybe we just expected them to be naughty, who knows.
I remember when i had cancer by big brother said to the doctor's "ok so will he need my blood here take it! Does he need my kidney??? Here take it! Take my kidney, just save my bro!!" The doctor was like "no he is fine for now".
Thanks Doctor Mike for making this kind of video! When I went to donate with the American Red Cross for the first time I was nervous and didn't know what to expect. When I found out my blood type was B- I felt that I had a responsibility to help those in need. (Especially since my blood type is rare) I've now donated 11 times and will continue to be a blood donor. It is a great feeling knowing that you're helping those in need. (And with the American Red Cross they let you know where your blood goes which is always fun to see!)
I’m severely anemic and have had to receive blood and iron transfusions before and after each of my pregnancies. So thank you to those who have donated for keeping me and my babies healthy ❤️
Fun fact: in Vietnam, we tracked how much blood we have donated in our life. So when we/ or a closed family has accident, we could get blood transfer for the same amount we've donated, and completely free of charge.
I’m a liver transplant recipient, I needed a lot of blood, plasma, and platelets in my road too recovery. I was in the hospital 56 days, and required Transfusions almost every day. Thanks too my amazing organ donor and blood donors I’m alive and just celebrated my 3 year mark this past September! I also had covid in August pretty bad and needed plasma. You don’t realize how many people you’re helping when you donate, but it really makes a huge difference! 💚
Wait what? I had a blood transfusion at 2 and I have been banned for life because I had it. Genuine question... how are you still allowed to donate? I live in the UK and my doctors have always said I can never donate blood. Edit: I just googled it, It's illegal to donate after blood transfusions in most European countries but in the USA you still can. Interesting :)
“What’s in it for me?” at 16 I started giving blood partly to get one of those Red Cross cards mailed to me with my name & blood type on it… since I didn’t have my drivers license yet the card was one of the first things that made me feel “official” in the world 😉 Superficial reason but hey it got me started donating!
Coming back to this video because it motivated me to start donating. I have been donating plasma now for the last 3 months and it really is a rewarding feeling!
I have O-negative blood so I try to donate as much as possible. I also needed 3 units of blood over two separate transfusions after the birth of my daughter to save my life which made it even more important to me. I try to get as many people as I can on board with blood and plasma donation 😊
Imagine all the people you convinced to donate their blood and the respective lives they will save. All because of one 8-minute video. You're one of my idols Doc Mike!
It’s been since 3rd grade so I’m a little rusty on all the facts, but yeah. Strangely enough, I was almost a 100% match to my sister (it’s very rare to be that close) and a few months after she received my bone morrow she was pumping out blood that had MY dna. It was honestly so amazing to know that I saved her life. I know for most people you won’t be able to see the effect your blood/plasma/bone morrow donation makes, but to watch her be able to live again and see the light in her eyes and my family happy again- it was worth it. It hurt. A lot. I won’t lie- donating bone marrow is an awful feeling, but seeing someone come back from the brink of death because of a bit of pain for a week it was so, so, so worth it.
The problem is the bone marrow doesn't only produce red blood cells white blood cells and other immune cells are also produced there and because they have different DNA than the rest of the body they will go on a rampage and kill every single cell they can find like somekind of microscopic civil war with genocide. Note: I'm not a medical expert.
The first time I donated blood was in high school and that's how I found out I have rh negative blood type. The donation center sent me a letter in the mail telling me how rare it was and how much they needed it to save lives so I've been donating at least twice a year for the past 10 years. It's just so satisfying to know I can help in such an easy way. The place I donate to usually gives me a $50 HEB gift card every time too which is just a bonus (for people outside of Texas HEB is like Walmart but mostly just for groceries)
@@Alex52YTrh- negative means you have like o- ab- b- or a- blood so that commentor has probably o- it’s not super rare but it’s very valuable since it’s used as emergency blood but there are way less people with o- than for example o+ blood
I have most common blood type ever and it saved my life whoever cared enough to donate it. I needed it after giving birth to my daughter. 100s of different reasons
I am a plasma, platelet and blood donor, as well as in the stem cell registry and in the organ donation registry. I try to pull my weight as much as I can!
I can’t donate because of my health, but my two dogs donate! They love it. It’s considered volunteer because if they show any discomfort or fear, they leave the program. A vet tech lays down with them and feeds them while the veterinarian draws blood.
My blood type is RH Null😬... I’ve been in a bad situation where I needed blood. Thank God I’ve got a family member with the same anti-bodies to help me out 👏🏾
Back in South Korea, I used to donate 320ml of blood every 2 months. The nurses already knew me and were very happy to see me because I was one of the few O+ to visit that blood donation house. Surely, needles are scary, but it's totally worth it!
I wanted to see if he'd mention the Gold blood type. When my bro was in basic military training he said one of his MTI's had this blood type. The guy said he had been in lots of dangerous situations throughout his career and I'm just thinking how incredibly brave he is!!!😱😱😱
"Idk i guess a free used bandaid if u want to keep it afterwards that and if you video it you have something to send to your friends to make them hate you."
@@taybaybay5553 A new study shows that people, who donate a lot of blood, suffer no serious ill effects and may even live longer than less frequent donors. A new study concludes that regular blood donors are not at a greater risk of a premature death than those who rarely donate blood
My teacher said blood was purple before it hit oxygen. So I, an intellectual who watches Doctor Mike knew that was incorrect. I told her that it was a very dark red color. She looked it up. I was right. Thank you Dr. Mike. (P.S. I'm in 4th grade)
"Idk i guess a free used bandaid if u want to keep it afterwards that and if you video it you have something to send to your friends to make them hate you."
As a blood banker, I just wanted to thank you for this video! The USA is in it's worst blood shortage in 60 years and we NEED donors now. I hope this inspires some first time donors to step up and lend an arm :)
1:55 I got over my fear of blood from... getting a lot of blood tests, but donating blood while different is the same process and part of it was the pain associated with it I used to have intense anxiety but just from exposure I've found it's no where near as bad as I thought it was, granted a week before I got my first tattoo and became desensitised to needles, taking blood goes deeper and I'd say hurts more than a inner wrist tattoo does but for less of a duration. Once you're ready I'd recommend watching them take the blood if you feel that's something you could do, try not to tense your muscles and just relax your arm and you'll realise its just an uncomfortable pulling sensation the initial pain was a pinprick and dissapears once the needle is actually in you, but if you don't confirm that atleast in my case I had the belief I was still in pain and that it was the same sensation. I don't know man humans are wild.
My husband and I did a blood type test from Amazon and he’s O- and I’m AB+. He’s a universal giver and I’m a universal taker… which also matches our personalities lol
Last year, due to some health complications, I went in to the hospital and had to receive 3 blood transfusions. I am so grateful for the people who donated to me.
I would love to donate blood, Dr. Mike, but as a sexually active gay man in a relationship, I am prohibited from donating. I encourage anyone who can to do so, and also to advocate for the ending of a discriminatory policy that is based on stereotypes and fears from the AIDS crisis.
This hurts my heart that gay males are unable to donate. Your blood is just as valuable as a straight male. I advocate and raise awareness for this unfairness for people, like myself, who count of blood and platelet donations. Keep up the good fight!
Same here. I'd love to be able to donate but I'm gay. I guess it doesn't matter than I'm married and I've been with the same guy for 6 years because, you know, I could still totally somehow have AIDS. Even though he said they screen the blood for everything so............
I was just about to make this comment. When I was in highschool (closeted at the time) I was shook this was even a policy. Its not right.. This needs to be spoken about more tbh.
Donated over 25 times. Turned 34 this year and I plan to keep donating whenever I can for the rest of my life or until I’m no longer healthy enough. I’m signed up for another donation on July 10th. A+, so pretty common. Also have donated platelets. Long and kinda uncomfortable when the machine starts pump in the spun-off blood but worth it.
@@firstworldbratofficial obviously not wet describes a noun that has been covered in water water doesn't cover itself it simply is this water can not be wet only something or someone or someplace that has been covered in water can be This has been my ted talk❌🗣
Well technically plasma comes from the tubes that have an anticoagulant in them. If the blood was allowed to clot after drawing, the plasma will have then been removed, making that tube yield serum after centrifuging
Thank you for sharing this info! I work in a blood bank and we need people to donate! There is a national shortage and we need help to help save lives.
there's a reason for that and one of the questions stems from gay sexual intercourse and the risks behind it. Same thing for plasma donations and so forth.
No joke, it made sense in the early 80s before they knew how AIDS worked and how to test for it... not so much in 2021. That is full on discrimination they managed to grandfather in.
There are hundreds of thousands of donors in Australia that don’t get paid at all. Ever. There shouldn’t be a ‘what’s in it for me’. That’s why it’s volunteer based.
@@amymckay23 yea, thats the way it should be. But if people wont volunteer... Giving them like 20 € is totally worth. It also depends on what ur donating: if i remember correctly, people can donate different parts and the rest will be put back in your blood. This can take over half an hour so u get compensation for the time just sitting there.
As an employee of a blood center, as one of the ones who drives blood to hospitals in my state. It is imperative we donate. There’s nothing worse than a hospital calling us for a stat due to someone crashing or bleeding out and we don’t have what they need and time is now ticking fast. Especially O- please donate folks. You may not know of these behind the scenes work but it’s eye opening. Please.
The same thing happened to me. I was at a festival, just turned 18 and wanted to donate blood. They told me that based on my test I more likely should be getting some blood and if I donate I will pass out quickly. My blood tests show it is pretty much under control now, but it was really bad during my first pregnancy. I was on the edge of a transfusion, luckily I found an iron-vitamin syrup that worked wonders just in time!
0:51 To Mike, in Japan, people are more interested in blood types the way people are interested in astrological signs in the western world, so they talk about whether someone with a certain blood type would have certain personality traits, and whether they would be a good match to them,
I’ll never forget my grandma’s last words, she was so old and couldn’t understand anything. The paramedics kept asking what her blood type was and all she had to say was “be positive” miss you gram-gram
Finally donated for the first time a couple months ago because of your video on plasma -- and I gave plasma/platelets. Turns out I'm type AB, the universal plasma donor, which makes me very happy because I know I can help so many people
As someone that was a courier that did medical deliveries I can't stress how important donating blood is. I have had to transport six blood bags from one hospital to another to save a sixteen year old boy after he was shoot on accident by his cousin. I had to walk through the waiting room were the family was wating on news of their son while making the delivery. He survived because of the hardwork of the medical staff and those donations. So definitely donate blood it's one of the few things that it dosent matter if you have money or not that you can do to save actual lives.
Fun fact: In Sweden, there's a hospital which notifies blood donors for when their blood has helped someone. It was supposed to motivate people to donate blood ♥️
Was ??
🤩Wow
I think in a nearby country, which I don't remember the name, but it is small and has less population so every citizen will be notified if someone's life was saved thanks to their blood.
@@hellbusterdragon Norway
@@kumarvikramaditya9636 whoa, right right!
My daughter is 9 months and has diamond black fan anemia . Since birth she hasn’t produced any red blood cells. So every month she gets a blood transfusion. until she’s 1 and gets all her shots they can do bone marrow testing and see what else we can do long term. Every 4 weeks I go to the hospital and I get to see a little red bag full of blood . And I just think wow that was someone’s blood . It’s made me want to donate my own blood and I also encourage my family to. I didn’t know how important blood donations could be
I owe my life to blood transfusions. When I was about 1, I had cancer in both of my eyes and was enucleated, I needed about 15 blood transfusions within that period. Thank you to all those who donate blood.
Wishing your daughter a long happy life. Reading your situation REALLY is inspiring to WANT to go and donate again (until watching this I hadn't realized that 10 years had gone by!!)
Is that different with thalassemia?
@@yimpax1222 wait, you have both eyes removed?
@@frostincubus4045 I think he meant that the bone marrow was removed?
You just get a satisfying feeling after donating, that maybe that blood you donated can save a life in the future
ok
Bro... You're like... Everywhere I go.
@@Mochi-xv8zo ikr
Bro I see you everywhere
broooooooooooo why are u everywhere
My dad found out he has an ultra-rare blood type (the RH null you were talking about) when he was young and the first time he volunteered to donate (through his work where almost all employees would give blood onsite), he was ushered to the front of the queue and his blood was airlifted off the site - he went on to find out that his blood was used to save the life of a baby boy who needed emergency surgery. Since that day he has gone on to donate blood over 70 times and has never missed an appointment
He’s one of the like 43 people?
Oh I just saw a video about your father
cis-AB rh Null - I needed a HUGE transfusion years ago and they had to give me what looked like plasma...great big, huge bag, yellowish fluid, plus IV fluids. A hole in my stomache had bled out and was still bleeding at that time.
@@Alex52YT its every 6million so theres about 2000 ppl that have it
@@etl3nne43 known/identified.
From someone who has a bleeding disorder, thank you to anyone that donates cause it saved my life multiple times!
Yes…same here..Von Willibrands disease. As recently as 3 months ago I had 3 units of blood because of a GI bleed. Thank you to everyone who donates!❤️
i hope you are okay
i will be donating in a year, i am 1 for now i am allowed to donate at 18
As someone who received four units of blood transfusions giving birth, I appreciate everyone who donates blood
wow!
Did you have to pay for any of it?
@@lisscat I did. It was about $200 for each one.
I had donated Power Reds, which is basically just 1 unit of platelets, with the plasma being pumped back to me. Through the Red Cross, I had gotten a card from a young woman that got the platelets I donated. My donation saved her life after an extreme car accident.
@@whitneymcgovern4763 Wait what, you have to pay for them? How heartless
Fun/Interesting fact: My mother had cancer, and needed bone marrow transfer. Her blood type changed from 0 till AB.
How does that work? Are those compatible?
@@Rob_Saccamano no because the cancer cell were in the 0 blood so with a new bone marrow it will produce a different type of blood
That's cool!
Yep my Dad had a bone marrow transfer 9 years ago and his blood type changed, not sure what from/to but I know it did. He's been given almost every treatment under the sun for his Leukemia. Stuff seems to work though as he got diagnosed back in 2005.
Is she okay now?
My mom constantly needed blood and platelet donations in the last 3 months of her life but she kept running out of platelets every couple of days. She died from the same leukemia that killed Mike’s mom. Donations are important and helpful for people besides trauma. Thank you Dr Mike!!!
Thanks for the best answers Doctor Mike. I can learn a lot of things here.
Where and how do people get to ask him questions in real time?
@@jirahtabligan4045 leave a comment on this video with your question!
@@LamestreamMedia oh okay and then he will see it?
@@jirahtabligan4045 yeah maybe
Yeah!
As someone who has had several transfusions, I would not be here today without them. Always greatful to those who can and have donated blood. If I could give it back, then I would, but due to having them within a certain time frame, and medical conditions, I can't. Just thanks to people who have done so. 💛
I donate whenever I can. Knowing that maybe, just maybe, I could have been able to help you, makes it all worth while. Take care my friend ❤️
I donate as often as I am able. I just recently surpassed 80 units (10 gallons). I just enjoy it and glad it can help people.
I’m right there with you, Lorna! I echo your sentiments. I definitely wouldn’t be here if not for generous blood 🩸 donors.
My sister has that rare blood type. When she was pregnant they recommended she donate her blood for storage for labor if something happened where she would need it.
But didn't dr mike said its only used within 40 or so days?
There are some methods where you can store blood longer like freezing RBC which can be stored for 10 years.
@@sayyedzarrar Blood that is frozen is good for 10 years. The process of thawing it is called deglycerolization.
@@alexandraMroca blood banks don't do that. You have pay for a private facility or the hospital to store it that way.
@@cnoelad83 That's factually incorrect. I work in a blood bank and we do. So does one of the blood centers that supplies us with additional products.
I just had an emergency blood transfusion that saved my life! Thank you for everyone who donated! ❤️
What's in it for you?: (if helping isn't it)
- free iron tablets
- juice, cookies, snacks, sometimes even ice cream
- guilt free chill day afterwards
- bragging rights
extra: it's kinda cool to watch. 👍
Here in Germany there are services that pay you a little sum of money (ca. 15€) for your donation, that's most likely true for other countries as well. It ain't much, but it's a nice bonus to everything you and Mike mentioned!
@@niklaswassermann9971 A lot of places consider it risky to pay for blood, i'm actually a bit surprised Germany isn't one of them. 😶
I donated 5 times in high school and always said I did it to get out of class and for free Oreos and pop. I also just don't mind needles so I figured why wouldn't I.
@@niklaswassermann9971 In the US you only get paid for plasma donation. Not whole blood donation. Plasma donation can make some decent money tho
@@stellannie86 Why would it be risky? You get screened, tested and denied if you return before you've recovered. We don't let homeless people bleed themselves dry, and only if you're healthy do you get to donate at all, so where's the catch in giving some compensation?
To everyone who donates, THANK YOU! I need 2 transfusions in my life after a medical emergency and I'm forever grateful ☺
Are you sure you didn’t need the blood Bc ur a vampire 🤨 aka ur name
@@duckygibson2075 👀
As for someone who previously suffered from severe menorrhagia, couldn’t have survived without your blood donation. Thank you for donating blood and saving lives!
Same here! Tell me how good it felt after that first bag went in :D I went from not being able to walk without getting dizzy to wanting to dance on the ceiling
@Myth Tree uh what the frick???
@Myth Tree dude your red blood cells and the plasma heal after a month or so... but if you cut off your finger that won't grow back. its not exchanging body parts, its a renewable resource basically
@Myth Tree some people don’t have the luxury of that, a lot of us are born with illnesses and disease that require blood transfusions sometimes, and hell even surgeries can result in needing blood sometimes. Not to mention certain types of cancer, etc. that are NOT preventable with just maintaining good health.
same here, for the same reason. would've died otherwise!
Speaking of blood donation, I love my grandma. Not only was she a cop and the best grandmother ever but she donated so much blood near the last year's of her life, she was sometimes ALWAYS in the bed. Yet she still helped people around her town and had 300-350 people come in and out of her funeral.
I’m so happy to find out what the ‘golden blood’ is. My dad told me about meeting someone with that blood type at a blood drive. The head nurse took care of the guy’s donation and immediately called for a medical team to take the blood to Atlanta. Crazy how valuable that blood is…
i have golden blood!
@Praveen coooool
@@bbgirl373 you could become a professional blood donor.
I have Rh- AB- blood, as well…
@@heatherkeegan3148 u mean AB RH- blood
My boyfriend was diagnosed with AML, a form of leukaemia in April this year, so this video means a lot. My sister donated for the first time in April too, and I will be joining her for my first time donating in August. I also plan to ask about plasma donation and signing up for the bone marrow registry.
Thank you to everyone who donates blood, plasma and signs up to donate anything else that could save someone's life.
This hits home😔... It is SO important to donate (if you can) and register to be a bone marrow and plasma donor, as you mentioned. It can literally save someone's life!!🙌🙏🧡
I wish you, your boyfriend, and his family THE best!!🙏🧡 Its going to be a tough battle and he will need all the love, support, and encouragement that he can get as well as his loved ones. He will get through this!!💪🧡🙏
My mom was diagnosed with an agressive type of leukemia a year and a half ago. Unfortunately, she lost the battle.😔💔 She was only 58.🦋🧡
I'd love to donate blood. I used to regularly for years.
But apparently being gay (having slept with a guy) and means I can't donate blood, even if I get STI screenings regularly and haven't had an STI ever. I'm a bit shocked that Dr. Mike of all people would make this video during pride month and not mention how absurd it is that a perfectly healthy person can be unable to help save other people's lives due to who they are. Maybe hold off on making a video about agencies that are required to discriminate against gays until after pride month?
@@Reign274 I understand where youre coming from. I think your comment will be better off on its own and start its own thread rather than on this thread. It will be seen by other people instead of being lost here.🙂 Thank you so much for your past donations!!🧡
@@marylu2216 lol what?!...
I’m an AML survivor. I had my transplant August 2020. Well done for looking into donating. You’re a hero! Best wishes to you and your boyfriend! ♡
As one who twice in my life, had needed to get blood donations for surviving, I just want to say a big thank you to everyone who donates their blood and plasma. You're making a difference!
Thanks for the doctors and nurses who assisted with my MTP.
And a HUGE thank you to the donors!❤❤❤
Two blood cells met and fell in love...
But alas, it was all in vein.
Dude.
💀💀
💀💀
lol
How big of a weeb does it make me if the first thing I thought of when reading that was cells at work? 😅
I'm anemic. The first time I found out about that, my doctors were shocked with how little and pale my red blood cells are that I ended up feeling faint a lot until I was rushed to the hospital. I had to be given blood to. So for those who donate, you don't know how much good you're doing. Thank you. 😊🙏✨
As the mom of a cancer survivor (he was diagnosed at 3, Neuroblastoma), I am so grateful for those who did donate! He needed so many transfusions of platelets and whole blood. Save a life. Donate!
Dang, diagnosed at 3, that's rough
I have cancer and needed blood and platelet transfusions often at the start. I do not or ever will know who donated that blood but each of you is my hero!!!! Everyone who gives blood is one. Never forget that!!!
My mom has had to have multiple blood transfusions in the last year due to her hemoglobin dropping near 4.3 for unknown reasons at random. I appreciate everyone who takes time to donate!
"My blood is not rare, should I donate?". Well, your type not being rare means there are more blood donors out there, but there are also more people in trouble who need your blood type.
Whoa, I never really thought about that. Well, my dad is a universal donor so no problem.
Good point!
Good point. I have one of the rarer blood types and it always made me feel guilty for not donating because of my phobia. Then someone brought up, because it's rare there's also usually less of a demand for it simaltaniously. I'm still working on my anxiety, I'd like to get the strength the donate in the next couple years.
I work at a hospital in an area that has a large population of patients with sickle cell. Because of how many transfusion they receive, they often can have multiple alloantibodies. I know it makes it hard for the blood bank to find a compatible unit. And of course you get the occasional resident asking why you can’t just give them type O. *facepalm*
@@BeakerandBella Type O is universal donor, type AB is universal recipient. More people need to know that.
Simple math: The more common your blood type is, the more people on average would need your blood type, so don't take your blood type into consideration when deciding whether to donate blood.
It's just simple logic man
No actually if u blood type is rare like O- or AB- any person can use ur blood
@@Nikhil-lf7kp Yes, but the rare ones are not given to everyone
@@mariaphilojames714 Yeah but it can be used for anyone
@@Nikhil-lf7kp Though you can give O- blood to anyone, an exact math is still the best by far.
O- people can only receive O- blood, which is also given in emergencies and to people with unknown blood type, so it shouldn't be the first choice for people with a different known blood type.
AB- blood can only be given to people that are AB+ or AB-, which is only about 5% of people. But AB- plasma can be given to everyone. And for platelets blood type doesn't matter.
Though the ABO and Rh of the blood are the most important factors, other factors such as Ro and Phenotype might also be important.
And take "everyone" and "doesn't matter" with a grain of salt, as there might be persons for which the general facts doesn't hold.
You could argue that O- and AB- donors are the most important, but there is no way that they can keep up with the demand.
Mike: "Blood is actually made in your bones, but no one believes me when I say that."
Me, a biology nerd: "Hi, I exist and I learned this already, so I believe you."
I have blood type "O negative" which is great as i've heard since i can pretty much donate to anyone who needs my blood, regardles their blood type, but i can only recieve blood from someone who has the same blood type as me.
You are Rh negative! Rarest blood type in the world!!
@@didasm.gisagara i dont mean to be rude but I believe you're thinking of rh null which is different from blood type O negative when you have rh null you have a complete lack of all Rh antigens (no Rh and RhAG) in/on your blood but O negative blood only lacks A,B, and RhD antigens also roughly 7% of the world population has O negative blood but less than 1% have rh null
Also if you are rh negative that just means what ever your blood type is it would be __ negative so it specifies roughly half of the blood types that exist (all exept for rh null which if I understand correctly dosent have a positive or negative difference)
Also congratulations on being a posible universal blood donor I would consider it something to celebrate especially if you are also CMV negative because that is considered to be the safest blood type to donate to new borns and infants who are in need of blood. 🥳😁
@@Neopolitan777 although my English is at a level where I can’t fully understand your first comment but I appreciate both comments they were very informative thanks
With all sadness,, am the opposite of you am an AB I can reserve from all types but only donate to the same blood type 😔 am also anemic I was only able to donate once .. hope you’ll make the best of this treasure and always keep healthy with beetroot orange juice and green vegs they’re the best for your blood
My mother's blood type is Rh null, she needs to get blood drawn ahead of time before surgeries just in case she needs a transfusion.
Does she have health complications due to her rare blood type?
@@bexter4ever she does have medical issues, though i don't think they have anything to do with her blood type.
Aren't there only like 49 people who have Rh null? And aren't there only like 8-9 active donors?
@@BeaTheBear28 well, half the world doesnt know which blood type they have as they have never been to the hospital. But if you roughly count from the 1-600000 it holds up to around that yes. Probably why the mom needs to have transfusions ahead
Do you know anything about why people get the Rh null blood type and if it can be hereditary? Just wondering
Never heard of an easier way to actually be a hero that saves lives.
@@kevinbissinger i dont think thats saving lives. more like making them lol
I'm RH- and both my daughters mothers had to get shots when they were pregnant because of it. I never understood exactly why but I guess one of them could have died if they hadn't.
to avoid an abortion (up to what bloodtype combo mom and unborn have). the shots negatate their antibodys that they dont attack the fetus (-blood)
Sameee your not the only one
@@rilviatetzer4728 Thanks I appreciate you elaborating I'd have had no idea.
@@rilviatetzer4728 yup!
I had to get a shot when I was pregnant for my daughter because I'm o negative blood type.
“An adult human can have 1.2 to 1,5 gallons of blood”
Americans: “Ah yes, understandable”
Rest of world: “What?”
Miles, gallons, feet (for height), etc... They are different in EVERY SINGLE THING
@@jonasbrothershugefan2541 don’t forget Fahrenheit and the way of writing the date
1 gallon is 128 fluid ounces hope that helps
@@aiden3627 oh shi-
Lmao
My mom has problems with hemostasis and she almost died during a hysterectomy due to excessive bleeding even though she was on medication to stop bleeding, so it's definitely not just accidents when you need blood. Blood donations saved my mom, I was 5 years old back then and will donate whenever I can. Unfortunately I have the same problem and my hemoglobin is usually too low to donate. Thank you to anyone who donates and no matter how common your blood type is - it is also very needed then because more people need it.
Hope she's better now
I hope she’s doing a lot better now. That story reminds me that my aunt when she gave birth to my 4 year old cousin there was some damage and she almost needed a transfusion because she bled so much so whether it’s an accident or attack of some kind surgery complications with birth or just certain medical conditions donated blood and plasma helps a lot. There’s even a streamer i watch that inspires me with streaming too her name is iron mouse and she has a condition that makes here basically have no immune system so she has to get donated plasma pretty regularly and if it was because of her or not the kindness of strangers is able to help her live a more fulfilling life and the fact I could be that stranger for someone else is enough for me to donate as soon as I can stay constantly in the weight requirement
Thank you, mum is fine now as this was 25 years ago but she was very weak and hospitalized for quite some time. Don't remember much of it and I was only later told how serious the situation was. Just goes to show that someone having a routine surgery might need blood transfusions, or like you said, someone having complications with childbirth.
If your hemoglobin is too low maybe you can give plasma ? In France if you are above 11 you can donate plasma but not the rest. If you haven’t yet, maybe look into it? It still helps a lot
I can’t donate due to a medical condition, so I highly encourage everyone who can go do it!!
@cqvio doli huh?
So glad I rewatched this, I just donated a whole donation! Thanks Dr Mike I needed a bit of courage to go through with this the first time - I've been meaning to do it since the start of lockdown. ✌️✌️
I tried donating blood today... NEVER AGAIN!!! Too many questions.
Like, "Who's blood is this?", "How did you get it?"
"Why is it in a bucket?"
Haha
the same thing happened to my cousin a while back. they really need to start accepting more blood. all blood is equal!
(im kidding bc i dont want to get slammed)
This joke is older than time itself. Get some new material.
They turned me down for being gay
@@ricardosoca7380 They turrned me down for being English
I actually donated last Thursday, ended up fainting for a couple seconds at the removal of the needle. That's why you make sure to eat and drink enough before donating.
Well at least you will save a life
Mike needs to see this comment
When I gave blood, I had muscle spasms/jerks in my arm. It didn't hurt and I thought it was interesting to watch my arm act on its own, but I didn't like how I was treated by the staff that was taking the blood. I hope others get better experiences.
i would donate but i have needle anxiety and if anyone has any tips on how to help that it would be greatly appreciated.
@@eleanorlewis3667 I don't have needle anxiety, but I'd suggest not watching it go in. You might not feel it and they can angle/cover the needle while it's in, I think. The cool thing is you don't feel it while it's in, only when it pokes the skin. Not sure if that helps.
Never donated blood until last year when two of my friends literally dragged me along with them. Now I've donated 4 times and will be going again in 2 weeks! I was super nervous the first time but it's honestly not bad at all.
I am afraid of the needles.
@@troll2637 I’m not afraid of needles. However, I’ve donated blood 152 times (92 whole blood, and 60 platelet donations). I have never seen the needle go into my arm. I’m not scared of having it done. I just don’t want to see it.
Did you know the top reason ppl gave for not donating is no one asked them? I'm glad you were invited and continue to give!
@@keithmills778 Yes I do the same. Never actually looked at it.
Hello Dr Mike I just wanted to tell you we watched your video in our science class and I loved this video.
I want to offer my personal heartfelt thanks to all people who have donated blood. My dad passed over a year ago due to leukemia. Various complications sadly led to him not qualifying for a bone marrow transplant. However his treatment plan required frequent infusions of packed red blood cells (one component of whole blood.) He was a fighter and determined to hang on as long as possible for his grandchildren and his wife. His big goal towards the end was reaching his 50th anniversary with my mom, and he made it by a few weeks. That gathering of friends and family to celebrate was poignant and joyous and it is now cherished by all of us who lost him. Thank you donors for letting him know his youngest grandson and have that golden celebration with my mom. I love you all for that. 💖🙏
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Hii Jennifer, just out of curiosity. Did they charge your dad for the blood donated? I know they obviously charge for the procedure, but did they charge him for the blood? That bothers me, and I need answers
What I learned about blood type in school: "A, B, AB, O"
Doctor Mike: "Rh null"
„Null“ means zero in German...🧐
Same. :,D I'm still confused.
So on top of being A, B, AB, or O you are also either Rh positive or Rh negative. From my understanding
So being Rh null is extremely rare
Fair enough as blood typing can get a whole lot more complicated that ABO and Rh null kind heads into that territory.
So the basics: there's a separate factor called "Rhesus (Rh) factor" that is either positive (+) or negative (-) depending on whether or not you have it. So add that factor in and you get eight basic blood types, four Rh positive (A+, B+, AB+, O+) and four Rh negative (A-, B-, AB-, O-). Like with ABO, people can only accept blood with Rh factor if they have Rh factor. For example, A+ can accept A+ and O+ blood as well as A- and O- blood but A- can only accept A- or O- blood. Rh+ blood would make a Rh- person very sick. This is basically how blood typing works out 90something% of the time.
However, A antigen, B antigen, and Rh factor are made up of multiple different proteins that come in different varieties. Normally this variation doesn't affect blood typing much but sometimes it does. In this case, Rh null is what happens when somebody has none of the Rh proteins whatsoever. They're not negative, negative people still have some of the associated proteins even if they don't have Rh factor itself, they're null because they have absolutely none of that. Which is bad for them because standard Rh- blood would make them very sick the same way Rh+ blood would make a standard Rh- person very sick. Of course the reverse means their blood is a universal donor Rh-wise. You could give it to anyone and their lack of proteins for Rh won't trigger an immune response (if they have A or B antigens those might though).
Yeah blood typing out past ABO gets weird. IIRC there's also something called U antigen which comes into play in very rare cases too if it's missing from the blood type. And of course if you're getting past blood type an into organ transplants there are a whole different bunch of antigens in a more complicated system to worry about. But that's beyond me.
LATE EDIT to add: As a couple of people have pointed out further down in the comments, a critical difference between Rhesus factor and A and B antigens is that people don't automatically produce antibodies to Rhesus factor. For example: if someone has type A- blood, they automatically make B-antigen antibodies but they don't make Rhesus antibodies unless exposed to it. So there's a period where you can give Rh+ blood to a Rh- patient before they develop the antibodies to it that will cause a strong immune reaction and make them sick. (Related fun fact: AB blood is preferred for plasma donations because it doesn't have either of those antibodies.)
@@stellannie86 when we say someone is Rh positive or negative we are referring to only one antigen specifically, D. The others commonly worried about are C, c, E, and e. Rh system has a lot of antigens (49 are known) and an Rh null is missing all of them.
I have received 6 blood transfusions in my life; without blood donation I would not be here. Please donate blood if you can!
My brother is O- and he tells that to anyone who'll listen because he's so proud of it xD
me to im type o negative ;) look at my pfp
I’m O- too:) Whenever blood type is brought up, I always bring it up too lol
My blood type is “Sussy Imposter Is Sus”
My grandma has O- blood, and I thought I did as well (I did two of those at home blood testing kits you can get on Amazon but they both got messed up 😂), then when I went to donate for the first time it turned out I was O+, which isn’t rare but I can donate to all the positive blood types
I'm O- too, we're universal donors so everyone regardless of type can use ours, but we can only take our type
“What’s in it for me?”
Me: Cookie and Orange Juice…duh.
I would do a lot of things for a free cookie
... and if plasma, there's $$. Plasma centers pay you.
In some countries you got some small amout of money or taxes benefits. But honestly..in USA.. donor should be compensated with money. I expect in US hospital will sell blood or its derivated for some gooood price
In Europe payment for blood donation is illegal. This isn't business or a source of income. Also unfit donors are discouraged from cheating the system in order to gain money.
I like the fruit punch :3
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My sister has this blood type. She needed to have blood donated and hardly anyone would donate or had her blood type so if you are considering donating blood. I do recommend it.
oh no! is she ok now?! did she die?!
@@bbgirl373 No, luckly someone did donate to her but at the time all of my family had no hope.
@@lilarose15 oh thank god im always worried bc i have that blood type
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@@kadishaburris3525 yes ur life is
I donated plasma for my godfather when he was fighting cancer, after that I have been donating blood once a month and plasma every three months. Thank you for inspiring many!
TLDR: Doctor Mike's Mum needed blood so donate blood so that the world can have more Doctor Mikes.
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Weird knowledge: In Japan, there are decently large circles that believe that blood type has an effect on personality. As a result, many fictional characters often have their official blood type revealed, but more seriously, some workplaces treat blood type as a pseudo-zodiac sign, where they may accept or not accept workers based on their blood type due to expected personality traits.
And that's one of the reasons why in many countries you keep medical information private.
that's actually super interesting from a psychological standpoint, given that it's probably creating a self fulfilling prophecy. like in Jahoda's study where males born on a specific day were named accordingly, and were expected to act in an aggressive way based on what day of the week they were born. the official statistics showed that arrest rates were much higher for males who were expected to be aggressive based on their day of birth and name because the expectation for their behaviour created the self fulfilling prophecy
@@bryrk Yeah, I heard this is the same with names themselves. If a name has a certain reputation, like Chads being mean or Graces being really nice, many people with that name will be pushed towards that reputation, creating a self-fulfilling prophecy
Whoa! uuhuhh...that's messed up. 8-|
@@bryrk Having worked in a school for my career 25+ years we noticed that boys named Cody were discipline issues. Very naughty boys. Only a few Cody's that weren't. So I think you just have those kinds of cases. Maybe we just expected them to be naughty, who knows.
I remember when i had cancer by big brother said to the doctor's "ok so will he need my blood here take it! Does he need my kidney??? Here take it! Take my kidney, just save my bro!!" The doctor was like "no he is fine for now".
@@lilzsoda He just has a true bromance bond
Aww that’s so sweet
@@ColdSalt99 no i was wondering why the docter said he was ok when he had cancer?
Thanks Doctor Mike for making this kind of video! When I went to donate with the American Red Cross for the first time I was nervous and didn't know what to expect. When I found out my blood type was B- I felt that I had a responsibility to help those in need. (Especially since my blood type is rare) I've now donated 11 times and will continue to be a blood donor. It is a great feeling knowing that you're helping those in need. (And with the American Red Cross they let you know where your blood goes which is always fun to see!)
Got the same feeling. My blood type is O- which is even more rare to have. So yeah, let’s keep donating to save lives!!
I’m severely anemic and have had to receive blood and iron transfusions before and after each of my pregnancies. So thank you to those who have donated for keeping me and my babies healthy ❤️
Fun fact: in Vietnam, we tracked how much blood we have donated in our life. So when we/ or a closed family has accident, we could get blood transfer for the same amount we've donated, and completely free of charge.
"if I sneeze sometimes my rib hurts" ah yes the effects of aging
when i move my back
its cracks sometimes
Welp i guess everyone is...
A G I N G
@@rosepetal4524 idk it seems more like lead to me
@@rosepetal4524 sometimes if I sneeze it pulls at some points of my body
aging? I am 18...😂
Thank you for informing the GP about this!
I’m a liver transplant recipient, I needed a lot of blood, plasma, and platelets in my road too recovery. I was in the hospital 56 days, and required Transfusions almost every day. Thanks too my amazing organ donor and blood donors I’m alive and just celebrated my 3 year mark this past September! I also had covid in August pretty bad and needed plasma. You don’t realize how many people you’re helping when you donate, but it really makes a huge difference! 💚
I needed a transfusion after having my son 28 years ago. It saved my life. I will ALWAYS donate.
Wait what? I had a blood transfusion at 2 and I have been banned for life because I had it. Genuine question... how are you still allowed to donate? I live in the UK and my doctors have always said I can never donate blood.
Edit: I just googled it, It's illegal to donate after blood transfusions in most European countries but in the USA you still can. Interesting :)
“What’s in it for me?” at 16 I started giving blood partly to get one of those Red Cross cards mailed to me with my name & blood type on it… since I didn’t have my drivers license yet the card was one of the first things that made me feel “official” in the world 😉
Superficial reason but hey it got me started donating!
Coming back to this video because it motivated me to start donating. I have been donating plasma now for the last 3 months and it really is a rewarding feeling!
Asian parents when they find out that their child's blood type is B+ and not A+.
🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
It took me a second to process that
You’re an Asian not a Bsian
@@haramshibaharamshiba9558 but you're still not A+sian
I need LOTS of blood transfusions. I am just so thankful for everyone who is willing to donate.
I met my wife giving blood. We were both donors and started talking in the recovery area......
That's adorable.
"What's in it for me?"
You: A wife if you're lucky!
Are you Michael Scott
And that’s why you should donate blood folks
👀💖
I have O-negative blood so I try to donate as much as possible. I also needed 3 units of blood over two separate transfusions after the birth of my daughter to save my life which made it even more important to me. I try to get as many people as I can on board with blood and plasma donation 😊
Guess we’re the same in that matter. In blood type I mean.
Imagine all the people you convinced to donate their blood and the respective lives they will save. All because of one 8-minute video.
You're one of my idols Doc Mike!
Even if I wanted to donate blood I can’t both because of health reasons and my weight are not acceptable.
After Question 2, I’m like “ So that’s why bone marrow is related to leukemia “
damage in bone marrow = damage to blood cells during production = higher chance of cancer cells
maybe *¯\_(ツ)_/¯*
@@chikoo7584 you're right
Yeah that makes me wonder, What is needed to be a bone marrow donor, how is The procedure, in which cases patient's may need it?
It’s been since 3rd grade so I’m a little rusty on all the facts, but yeah. Strangely enough, I was almost a 100% match to my sister (it’s very rare to be that close) and a few months after she received my bone morrow she was pumping out blood that had MY dna. It was honestly so amazing to know that I saved her life. I know for most people you won’t be able to see the effect your blood/plasma/bone morrow donation makes, but to watch her be able to live again and see the light in her eyes and my family happy again- it was worth it. It hurt. A lot. I won’t lie- donating bone marrow is an awful feeling, but seeing someone come back from the brink of death because of a bit of pain for a week it was so, so, so worth it.
The problem is the bone marrow doesn't only produce red blood cells white blood cells and other immune cells are also produced there and because they have different DNA than the rest of the body they will go on a rampage and kill every single cell they can find like somekind of microscopic civil war with genocide.
Note: I'm not a medical expert.
The first time I donated blood was in high school and that's how I found out I have rh negative blood type. The donation center sent me a letter in the mail telling me how rare it was and how much they needed it to save lives so I've been donating at least twice a year for the past 10 years. It's just so satisfying to know I can help in such an easy way. The place I donate to usually gives me a $50 HEB gift card every time too which is just a bonus (for people outside of Texas HEB is like Walmart but mostly just for groceries)
ok yeah sure 💀
Ayyy I love HEB they need to expand up to the DFW area man I miss it
Thank you! I'm sure that's helped and saved so many lives, and will continue to!
@bethhollingworth2787 so your one of the like 43 people?
@@Alex52YTrh- negative means you have like o- ab- b- or a- blood so that commentor has probably o- it’s not super rare but it’s very valuable since it’s used as emergency blood but there are way less people with o- than for example o+ blood
I have most common blood type ever and it saved my life whoever cared enough to donate it. I needed it after giving birth to my daughter. 100s of different reasons
I am a plasma, platelet and blood donor, as well as in the stem cell registry and in the organ donation registry. I try to pull my weight as much as I can!
I thought you said you're a plasma. Haha
Have you heard of the Be The Match? They are a registry for bone marrow donors. I am currently waiting to see if I match with anyone. 🙃
I can’t donate because of my health, but my two dogs donate! They love it. It’s considered volunteer because if they show any discomfort or fear, they leave the program. A vet tech lays down with them and feeds them while the veterinarian draws blood.
Aww so sweet of your dogs👏🏻🥰
Are your dog's Greyhounds? That's great what you are doing.
@@KTFRabbit Thanks! They are Australian Shepherds.
My blood type is RH Null😬... I’ve been in a bad situation where I needed blood. Thank God I’ve got a family member with the same anti-bodies to help me out 👏🏾
I'm South African and I've been donating blood since high school. I love seeing a doctor confirm all these questions they ask on the form.
I (as an ex-Cancer patient) can confirm, we DO Need Many blood infusions
im glad you got through that 🥺
Me too, leukemia. I had so many transfusions I lost count. Forever grateful to all the donors I received blood from.
Congratulations on beating cancer man!! Your determination and willpower is tremendous!!
@@lorihamm4379 you too man!! Congrats on beating cancer!!
@@lorihamm4379 wow; you're lucky that you survived leukemia. i thought it's impossible to survive leukemia
Back in South Korea, I used to donate 320ml of blood every 2 months. The nurses already knew me and were very happy to see me because I was one of the few O+ to visit that blood donation house.
Surely, needles are scary, but it's totally worth it!
I have the same blood type but never have because of autoimmune disease. I’m not sure I’m allowed to donate.
oh cool i’m o-ve
Yeah, if your blood type is common, then it’s more likely that someone needs it, so donate!!
This video taught me so much
I love your videos
I wanted to see if he'd mention the Gold blood type. When my bro was in basic military training he said one of his MTI's had this blood type. The guy said he had been in lots of dangerous situations throughout his career and I'm just thinking how incredibly brave he is!!!😱😱😱
What’s in it for me?: SNACKS....oh and also helping people
He actually missed a very big point, it is directly beneficial to the donor
🤣
@@chinmaybiradar3288 how?
"Idk i guess a free used bandaid if u want to keep it afterwards that and if you video it you have something to send to your friends to make them hate you."
@@taybaybay5553 A new study shows that people, who donate a lot of blood, suffer no serious ill effects and may even live longer than less frequent donors. A new study concludes that regular blood donors are not at a greater risk of a premature death than those who rarely donate blood
My teacher said blood was purple before it hit oxygen. So I, an intellectual who watches Doctor Mike knew that was incorrect. I told her that it was a very dark red color. She looked it up. I was right. Thank you Dr. Mike. (P.S. I'm in 4th grade)
You're very well worded and articulated for a 4th grader, I must say. Well done.
Teachers really do need some research.
P.S. I'm in 5th grade, wanna be friends?
The teacher is incompetent
an incompetent teacher wouldn't have admitted her mistake and might've punished the kid for "talking back" or some such bullshit
@@wahidali681 5th grade squad lol
i’m wearing a blood donation shirt right now! i’m not old enough to donate, but this motivated me to donate when i can!
Then there's me thinking I'm smart: "Obviously it's AB, come on now"
I was gonna say o- dang
I thought it was b-
AB- is rarer than AB+ though
Same cuz I've read it in my book 😂 but still got it wrong anyways
Same
"what's in it for me?"
Well you can save someone's life and be proud of it
“ok but what do iiiiiii get out of it”
"Idk i guess a free used bandaid if u want to keep it afterwards that and if you video it you have something to send to your friends to make them hate you."
"What's in it for me?"
You can be useful for once so that's what you get
As a blood banker, I just wanted to thank you for this video! The USA is in it's worst blood shortage in 60 years and we NEED donors now. I hope this inspires some first time donors to step up and lend an arm :)
1:55 I got over my fear of blood from... getting a lot of blood tests, but donating blood while different is the same process and part of it was the pain associated with it
I used to have intense anxiety but just from exposure I've found it's no where near as bad as I thought it was, granted a week before I got my first tattoo and became desensitised to needles,
taking blood goes deeper and I'd say hurts more than a inner wrist tattoo does but for less of a duration. Once you're ready I'd recommend watching them take the blood if you feel that's something
you could do, try not to tense your muscles and just relax your arm and you'll realise its just an uncomfortable pulling sensation the initial pain was a pinprick and dissapears once the needle is actually in you, but if you don't confirm that atleast in my case I had the belief I was still in pain and that it was the same sensation.
I don't know man humans are wild.
*Plot twist*
*Dr Mike is secretly a vampire that’s how he knows so much about blood*
👀
Medtechs: 👀........ 👁👅👁🤚🏻💉💉
@Icey Shade The Muffinhead That idea don’t sound too bad 👀
its like he went to med school and everything
Nah he's secretly a haematologist.
My husband and I did a blood type test from Amazon and he’s O- and I’m AB+. He’s a universal giver and I’m a universal taker… which also matches our personalities lol
Wow I'm also AB+
Wait…..
Wait... Dr House?
@@ShootyMacShootFace husband is the GIVER, she is the TAKER
@@taekookwonderland07 Another AB+ here!
Last year, due to some health complications, I went in to the hospital and had to receive 3 blood transfusions. I am so grateful for the people who donated to me.
I donated blood when I was 18 and have also donated my eggs twice and donated breast milk !! I love helping others ❤️
I would love to donate blood, Dr. Mike, but as a sexually active gay man in a relationship, I am prohibited from donating. I encourage anyone who can to do so, and also to advocate for the ending of a discriminatory policy that is based on stereotypes and fears from the AIDS crisis.
When my friends like you can donate then I will gladly join in, but until then they must not need the blood badly enough to not discriminate.
This hurts my heart that gay males are unable to donate. Your blood is just as valuable as a straight male. I advocate and raise awareness for this unfairness for people, like myself, who count of blood and platelet donations. Keep up the good fight!
Same here. I'd love to be able to donate but I'm gay. I guess it doesn't matter than I'm married and I've been with the same guy for 6 years because, you know, I could still totally somehow have AIDS. Even though he said they screen the blood for everything so............
Yup! My friend has 0- blood and could really help but since he's gay he can't. Such a stupid shame!
I was just about to make this comment. When I was in highschool (closeted at the time) I was shook this was even a policy. Its not right.. This needs to be spoken about more tbh.
Donated over 25 times. Turned 34 this year and I plan to keep donating whenever I can for the rest of my life or until I’m no longer healthy enough. I’m signed up for another donation on July 10th. A+, so pretty common. Also have donated platelets. Long and kinda uncomfortable when the machine starts pump in the spun-off blood but worth it.
God bless u man
"well if you're donating, it comes from you"
yes, the floor is made up of floor
but is water wet?
@@firstworldbratofficial obviously not wet describes a noun that has been covered in water water doesn't cover itself it simply is this water can not be wet only something or someone or someplace that has been covered in water can be
This has been my ted talk❌🗣
Well technically plasma comes from the tubes that have an anticoagulant in them. If the blood was allowed to clot after drawing, the plasma will have then been removed, making that tube yield serum after centrifuging
@@firstworldbratofficial Water is wet if you pour water on ice. Ice is just frozen water so the water is wet.
I work in the lab in our local hospital and I was so so worried Mike would have bad information lol. I should have never doubted you Mike! ❤️
Thank you for sharing this info! I work in a blood bank and we need people to donate! There is a national shortage and we need help to help save lives.
Dr. Mike, you neglected to mention that in 2021 gay men are still prevented/restricted from donating blood. This needs to change!
Amen. He should have mentioned some people that are NOT allowed to donate including us.
there's a reason for that and one of the questions stems from gay sexual intercourse and the risks behind it. Same thing for plasma donations and so forth.
@@yulfine1688 Yeah there is a reason for that. It's called discrimination.
Really? Why tho?
No joke, it made sense in the early 80s before they knew how AIDS worked and how to test for it... not so much in 2021. That is full on discrimination they managed to grandfather in.
"Whats in it for me?"
In Germany u get paid. And COOKIES🍪
they used to pay me too but when I had to start back on my seizure meds I was forced to quit donating
@@gamerkat1492 that sucks. I just love the concept of: need money for a new game or book? then PAY WITH YOUR BLOOD.
Didn't know you get payed. I mean I know you get something to eat - cookies, or even better - sandwiches...
There are hundreds of thousands of donors in Australia that don’t get paid at all. Ever. There shouldn’t be a ‘what’s in it for me’. That’s why it’s volunteer based.
@@amymckay23 yea, thats the way it should be. But if people wont volunteer... Giving them like 20 € is totally worth. It also depends on what ur donating: if i remember correctly, people can donate different parts and the rest will be put back in your blood. This can take over half an hour so u get compensation for the time just sitting there.
As an employee of a blood center, as one of the ones who drives blood to hospitals in my state. It is imperative we donate. There’s nothing worse than a hospital calling us for a stat due to someone crashing or bleeding out and we don’t have what they need and time is now ticking fast. Especially O- please donate folks. You may not know of these behind the scenes work but it’s eye opening. Please.
I found out I was extremely anemic when I tried to donate blood.
SAME
Your body adapted to anemia, that's why you didn't feel it, but that doesn't mean it's healthy!
The same thing happened to me. I was at a festival, just turned 18 and wanted to donate blood. They told me that based on my test I more likely should be getting some blood and if I donate I will pass out quickly.
My blood tests show it is pretty much under control now, but it was really bad during my first pregnancy. I was on the edge of a transfusion, luckily I found an iron-vitamin syrup that worked wonders just in time!
0:51 To Mike, in Japan, people are more interested in blood types the way people are interested in astrological signs in the western world, so they talk about whether someone with a certain blood type would have certain personality traits, and whether they would be a good match to them,
I learned that from Kagami from miraculous ladybug
Interesting.
@@mei7354 lol sry?
I’ll never forget my grandma’s last words, she was so old and couldn’t understand anything. The paramedics kept asking what her blood type was and all she had to say was “be positive” miss you gram-gram
I'm also pretty sure B positive (B+) is a literal blood type if you didn't realise :)
@@bsweeting1481 wowwww amazing job! you've figured out the joke! would you like a cookie? huh? and some milk with it too?
@@anakin269 is that satire or
@@bsweeting1481 Mah dude, that's the joke.
@@yoohoomilk Of course it's satire, what else?
Finally donated for the first time a couple months ago because of your video on plasma -- and I gave plasma/platelets. Turns out I'm type AB, the universal plasma donor, which makes me very happy because I know I can help so many people
Not to make you disappointed. But as AB you can only give AB. People with blood group 0+/-, we can give many people.
As someone that was a courier that did medical deliveries I can't stress how important donating blood is. I have had to transport six blood bags from one hospital to another to save a sixteen year old boy after he was shoot on accident by his cousin. I had to walk through the waiting room were the family was wating on news of their son while making the delivery. He survived because of the hardwork of the medical staff and those donations. So definitely donate blood it's one of the few things that it dosent matter if you have money or not that you can do to save actual lives.
thats long hall ya blood sheep
Jesus saved him