r/plassing

So... How long does it take in your experience to train in the gym or calisthenics or whatever after donating plasma? I wish to try it so I can get a free physical but... how does it fare in your end after donating.

I shall do it in 2 days and see how it fares..

Thanks!

I did the ascend method while donating today and finished in record time. It usually takes me 1 hour+ to donate. Today I finished in 30 minutes 😦. Didn’t know about the method bc I started out donating at Biolife.

I have been donating plasma and withdrawing the funds loaded on the ATM card without ATM fees for a couple years.

Today was my routine physical with them. The nurse gave me a new arm card and said they have to do it as part of the 6 month physical. I don't remember this happening before, but went with it.

I activated the new card and had to create a new account on the comdata app. I can see the money was transferred. So not worried about that. I just think it's weird.

The issue I am having is I decided to pull the money out of the all pointe ATM and it's trying to charge a $3.75 fee in addition to the bank fees.

Has anyone had this issue, I am hoping it's just a glitch ? The octa app doesn't show any info related to my available funds so I am hoping it will fix itself within 24 hours.

I hate using the debit card because I miss out on using my credit cards for purchases and the 2% to 5% cash back I get back on purchases.

Hi all! I've been wanting to start donating plasma and was just about to start through CSL plasma. I completed their questionnaire and just realized I am planning to get a tattoo on Monday so I will have to wait 4 months after that to donate anymore. My question is: If I donate plasma this week and receive their welcome bonus of $100 for the first and second but then wait 4 months to do the 3-5 donation will I lose the $100 rate? I'm just curious how long the first 5 visits at $100 lasts for. Should I wait to start after the 4 month period? Any advice would be helpful! Thank you!

So i went to donate plasma the other day and I got a 56 for my iron points, it was 2 points too high. Im assuming its because I hounded an omelet an hour before. I was told I needed to eat a good hearty breakfast and i was running late. Now, I have it rescheduled for tomorrow. For dinner I was gonna have BBQ pulled pork, but that is also high in protein. Would it be okay if I eat that and spam water afterwards or should I avoid it entirely? I dont have a thing to test my iron and my diet mainly consists of chicken eggs bacon cheese and wheat (all i eat are sandwiches) but today I didn't have anything greasy because I know im not supposed to. Im mainly worried about the eggs. If i spam a bunch of water bottles shoild i be fine? I just dont wanna make the trip for it to be vain again

How are you guys avoiding fees when withdrawing money from the BioLife card? I haven't done it yet and the website isn't telling me what the fees are for everything. Do you have to use certain ATM's or are there ways to transfer it to a bank account without fees?

I was permanently deferred from BioLife because their records show I have a tattoo that I didn’t disclose from 2012 but I told them to check me because I don’t have any. They wouldn’t even check me. It’s insane. Anyways, I want to try another company. Do they share that deferral status between companies? And any idea how much they pay? I know it changes between location and such. Just maybe a general idea would be helpful.

Thanks!

So I just started donating and I’m currently doing it under one of the offered promotions. My question is for more veteran donors, how much do you typically get per donation (when not doing a promotion or deal), is it worth it to keep donating even though the regular payments will not match the donation rate ?

I started going back to biolife last month for the return donor bonus, then the two weeks after that it was 115.

this week it's *92*

Biolife here is now a ghost house. There are NO waits anymore. I'm in and out in under a hour with screening. It's like no one is going there anymore and with this pay compared to the other centers I can see why. Guess I'll finish july and stop going again for 8 months if the pay doesn't go up. $40/52 is kinda a insult when they have no business, the two dollars is just the icing on the top of the insult.

I'll "donate" in austria, will be my first time "donating". Anything I should watch out for? Sorry for my English Thank you for the answers! I'm much more at peace of mind for now ✌️

As the title says, I’m curious if you have to wait before giving plasma at a different center. I’m kind of done with BioLife and wanna give csl or octapharma a shot.

I tried to donate at BioLife, missed half the new donor promotion due to high pulse. When successfully passed that step, donation is fine.
But BioLife had my anxiety on high every time due to the amount of people and standing in line for hours.

Switched to Biomat/Grifols and first donation was a breeze. They told me to try and come back often and even find friends like me lol due to me being done in under 30 minutes.

I’m not sure what the person did that day but yesterday - the person took my blood pressure 3 times before she told me to sit and wait. Then after 10 minutes, much like experience at BioLife - my pressure and pulse is even higher. Came back today and same experience. And it checks out cause if you keep squeezing my arm like that over and over it will give a false reading.

I know I have big upper arms and at BioLife the successful donations were when they used the XL Long cuff. Biomat/Grifols has been the large Long cuff only and they said they must take the pressure at upper arms and not forearms

I have historically low blood pressure (110s/70s max ) despite my weight and BMI, my “high blood pressure” is what is considered the norm for adults. Heart rate/pulse is typically great too. I’ve lost over 50 lbs and walking more and more so my resting heart rate is typically in the 60s again.

What can I do? I’m tired of going over and over to be deferred. BioLife ended up flagging me and asked if I have a heart problem lol. I want to avoid the same with Biomat/Grifols.

Does Biomat/Grifols not have the XL Long cuff? Is it policy to not do forearm? Do I just need to not donate until I’ve lost more weight/inches? I wish to donate more since they said I donate well.

Edit: my center does not have XL long cuff so my readings will always be off. I went today and pressure was fine but pulse was 104. After retake, and the blood pressure machine having to take twice my blood pressure was 160s/130s but pulse less than 90. I tried explaining that I need a larger cuff. But they disagree since the cuff fits before inflation. So, I’m just giving up on this. It does suck that my first donation will have to be tossed but it’s just pointless to go everyday and get the same result. Blood pressure false readings that would indicate I should be in the hospital based on my medical history of low blood pressure. My only successful donation - my blood pressure was 90/60s. Sigh

I went to take out my weekly earnings at Biolife and when I went to the ATM it said insufficient funds. I knew I had the money in there and I went home and to the website and saw that someone had debited $100 out of my account from an ATM yesterday (July 4). It was in my wallet the entire time and so someone has somehow hacked this card. I called the number on the back of the card and told them what happened and they sent me a form that I have to fax back to them to open a fraud case. I also have the card canceled and have to pay for a new card for 4.95. It's got me wondering if this is even a safe way to get money.

I live in Tennessee and I’m 16 and I heard you can donate plasma with parent permission but cannot receive payment for it. Is it different from state to state ?