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Self harm and blood donation

Posted By deskwejrhrhwj12

"Self harm and blood donation"

About: NHS Blood and Transplant

(as the patient),

I last self harmed 7 years ago, and have since donated blood 13 times. I decided that after 15 donations I should swap arms.

The arm I have donated with up until now has no scars. The other arm has one quite obvious scar which as I said is 7 years old.

Should they say anything? I don't want to be made to feel bad about something I did when I was 15,

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Response from Lorraine Wright, Head of Nursing and Care Quality, NHS Blood and Transplant 10 years ago
Lorraine Wright
Head of Nursing and Care Quality,
NHS Blood and Transplant

Submitted on 18/02/2014 at 20:19
Published on Care Opinion at 21:08

Hello

Firstly thank you for being a blood donor, its great that you are supporting us in this way.

Having a scar on your arm should not cause any problems for most people donating and as your scars are old and well healed you should be ok. That said I cant advise on your specific scars, so if you would like to ring our helpline so that you can discuss your concern in more detail with our staff I am sure they would be able to provide you with more specific help and advice. The number is 0300 123 23 23.

Thank you again

Lorraine

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