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Does Anybody Else Not Know Their Blood Group?

KevinPotts

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I noticed over the past three months within this community that so many people know their Blood Type.

I don't:)...even at 54, so I asked the Dic today, but he explained you can't have the test on the NHS as it is not a medical requirement...fair enough:)

I'd be interested to know who else knows or does not know their blood type?


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Both my parents were blood donors, so both knew their blood type. Mum is O+ and Dad is O- so, by the laws of genetics, I must be O+

- never been told it officially, though.
 
Brunneria said:
Both my parents were blood donors, so both knew their blood type. Mum is O+ and Dad is O- so, by the laws of genetics, I must be O+

- never been told it officially, though.
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At some point you may have to face the realization that your mum was unfaithful or that you were adopted............! :D:D:D
- which would be the 'better' option???? LOL

I did know my blood type as I too gave blood, once - before I was diagnosed but that was a long time ago and I've forgotten what type, obviously something very common!
 
slip said:
At some point you may have to face the realization that your mum was unfaithful or that you were adopted............! :D:D:D
- which would be the 'better' option???? LOL

I did know my blood type as I too gave blood, once - before I was diagnosed but that was a long time ago and I've forgotten what type, obviously something very common!
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Happened to Richard III.
 
Used to know when I gave blood but was stopped from doing so, as I lived in a malaria country till my teens... so no idea!
 
I only know mine from giving blood and still having the donor card. So keep it on the emergency details on my iPhone.
 
Wow...so I'm not that unusual at all:)


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As a donor(unit every 6 months) until my bleed stroke (the computer says no) I know mine
BRh+

My GP notes always has my blood type on, as far back as I remember (Teens)
 
OK so another question. How important is it that we know?

If we have to have an emergency transfusion, how quickly can they test, why do they give O as a default when they don't have it in your records?

Just trying to get a bit more knowledge and whether a private test would be useful:)


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I was a blood doner. Mine is A+. I also had a card of some sort from when I was born with it on. So has my daughter - given to me in the maternity hospital.
 
slip said:
At some point you may have to face the realization that your mum was unfaithful or that you were adopted............! :D:D:D
- which would be the 'better' option???? LOL

I did know my blood type as I too gave blood, once - before I was diagnosed but that was a long time ago and I've forgotten what type, obviously something very common!
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Haha! Did you go through that teenage phase of 'Gawwwd, i WISH i was adopted!' I did. Lol.
But eventually, even I had to admit that i have my father's ski jump nose and mother's hair.
<<< see pic.
 
KevinPotts said:
OK so another question. How important is it that we know?

If we have to have an emergency transfusion, how quickly can they test, why do they give O as a default when they don't have it in your records?

Just trying to get a bit more knowledge and whether a private test would be useful:)


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Quote from Mayo Clinic website:
At one time, type O negative blood was considered the universal blood donor type. This implied that anyone — regardless of blood type — could receive type O negative blood without risking a transfusion reaction. But it's now known that even type O negative blood may have antibodies that cause serious reactions during a transfusion. And blood transfusions in general carry some risk of complications.

In an emergency, type O negative red blood cells may be given to anyone — especially if the situation is life-threatening or the matching blood type is in short supply.

My take is that it is more useful to know it and to have it accessible, just as with T2D.
 
I know I am A+
Just like the marks I used to get in school.:D I know my blood group as in my youth I donated blood regularly.
Anyone who is a mother will also have had blood type tested, as will anyone who has had surgery, so it will be in medical notes.
O type blood is Considered safe to be be given to all groups, but O's cannot receive other types.
 
Pipp said:
I know I am A+
Just like the marks I used to get in school.:D I know my blood group as in my youth I donated blood regularly.
Anyone who is a mother will also have had blood type tested, as will anyone who has had surgery, so it will be in medical notes.
O type blood is Considered safe to be be given to all groups, but O's cannot receive other types.
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That's so true about mothers. Yvonne's is A Resus Negative, do quite rare and needed to know that when we had the children because of anti bodies I believe:)

Might think about getting a private test and putting it on my iphone's home screen with my T2 stuff ;)


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Brunneria said:
Haha! Did you go through that teenage phase of 'Gawwwd, i WISH i was adopted!' I did. Lol.
But eventually, even I had to admit that i have my father's ski jump nose and mother's hair.
<<< see pic.
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Lol - doesn't every kid at some point just wish they were adopted? (and their 'real' parent tracks them down after finding fame and fortune!)

And your mothers legs??? :wolf whistles:
 
Just ordered a Home Test kit for £9.88, will report back my experience with results:)


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When I had an operation many years ago I was given a card with my blood type (O+), but other country other customs, maybe.
On the back it says that I should keep it with my driver's license.
Edit: I know now it's called surgery. ;)
 
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