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The exams from my last blood donations came in. They suggest next time to donate either platelet or plasma instead of blood and keep alternating between full blood donation and either of those two. I am NOT looking forward to that, donating plasma/platelet is a pain in the ass. They stick a needle in your arm, same as a blood donation, but then instead of dumping it in a bag they attach it to a machine that filters (IDFK how) your blood, separate the platelet/plasma from the rest, then stick another needle in your arm and pump what they don't keep back in you. Or so I understand, never did it, my dad did and he told me. He told me years ago so I may not remember perfectly. Point is The process is far longer than a regular donation, like 1 hour IIRC? And like... WTF am I gonna do there 1 hr to kill time T_T