Re: What about AB+?

Hi Anne - So you posted awhile ago on this topic....so not sure what you've learned since? Not sure about the Jesus nonsense or being healthier? What is true is that AB - is the rarest blood type, followed by B-, and then AB +. AB+ is the universal recipeint and can only donate to other AB + people...So as far as donating blood goes - yeah it would seem a waste....as your blood would probably never be used for transfusion as only other AB people could accept your blood, and they in fact can take blood from anyone. If your AB + like me, you can donate plasma and platletes! You are a universal donor for this and your donation is very important. Plasma donation uses a wider guage needle and takes a bit longer than blood donation. In Plasma donation your blood is taken out and the plasma is centifuged out in a machine and then your blood is put back......many cyles of this to "fill a bag of plasma" and hence the time. Really isn't bad though and you don't feel nearly as week as when you donate blood. I would encourage you though to donate plasma as opposed to blood as you are a universal donor in that regard and plasma is used in numerous ways to help people. If you do donate plasma the one suggestion I have is to be well hydrated before you donate as this will dramatically reduce the time of donation, as Plasma is mostly water. Also Plama donation can be done twice a week as opposed to blood donation which is done every 2 months or so. So go donate some plasma and see if you can handle it....some people can't but it's really not that bad and everyone can take your plasma as your AB....Look up the many uses plasma donation....and they will pay for your donation...although not much :) Tweet