I have given blood for 20+ years. Then my blood tested "false positive" for what I don't know. They refused to take my blood, and gave me the name of a doctor to call. Scared me spitless! I called the doc, and she told me not to worry, it was a false positive. But then, the next time I went to give blood, they turned me down again. They said even though I had a false positive, there is a 1 in 3,000,000 chance the false positive reading could actually be positive. They said I could never give blood again, and I have 0-, which is in great demand. Almost every day, I hear radio ads pleading for blood donors -- the bank is running low. It seems to me they are a bit too picky in the name of blood safety. If you needed a critical operation that couldn't wait, would you take a 1 in 3,000,000 chance the blood was bad? I think I would.
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