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I'd love to go on a trip like that and just try to make due with whatever I could find. Don't think too many of my friends would be down with that, though.
 
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NewToVolCountry said:
What was giving plasma like back then?

Ol Miss Betty at the place I go to has some horror stories. She's lucky to be alive.
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I only did it twice in Colorado Springs. No problem for me. But, obviously exposure was very limited. Got a nice buzz when they shot it back into the veins. Seems like, or they explained it this way, they drew out the whole blood, spun it to seperate the plasma and then shot what was left back into you. I don't really remember much about it. Just give, get cash and free juice and cookies.
 
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NewToVolCountry said:
I'd love to go on a trip like that and just try to make due with whatever I could find. Don't think too many of my friends would be down with that, though.
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Biggest obstacle now is the price of gas. Back then, it was much cheaper. In those days, I could drive from Knoxville to Dayton Beach and back for less than $50.
 
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Not alot of $$$ being spent in the smokies on anything except lodging and food from the looks of things
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I could probably spend a week or two in the Smoky's and not spend a penny on anything other than food, lodging, gas.
 
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Slydell said:
I only did it twice in Colorado Springs. No problem for me. But, obviously exposure was very limited. Got a nice buzz when they shot it back into the veins. Seems like, or they explained it this way, they drew out the whole blood, spun it to seperate the plasma and then shot what was left back into you. I don't really remember much about it. Just give, get cash and free juice and cookies.
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She was talking about how she would never use gloves pre-1980. Her hands would be sticky from the plasma and sometimes blood covering them. This was before they knew what AIDS was, I guess.

I kind of get a buzz, and it is due to the anti-coagulant they put in your blood. Your lips go numb and they feel like they are vibrating. You have a metallic taste in your mouth. It's kind of crazy.
 
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ITC, to show solidarity with you on this poor and no food thing, I've decided not to have any caviar or smoked salmon tonight. I've told my cook to come up with some simple fare.
 
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NewToVolCountry said:
She was talking about how she would never use gloves pre-1980. Her hands would be sticky from the plasma and sometimes blood covering them. This was before they knew what AIDS was, I guess.

I kind of get a buzz, and it is due to the anti-coagulant they put in your blood. Your lips go numb and they feel like they are vibrating. You have a metallic taste in your mouth. It's kind of crazy.
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It's hard to believe there was a time when no one used gloves or masks and/or face shields other than the operating room.
 
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