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Back in the late 00s I heard you could make 50 a week donating blood. I walked into this center Downtown (first result on Google) and immediately walked back out 
All the people in the lobby looked like crackheads from the 1980s who never stopped smoking. I quickly forgot about it and started working 10-15 hrs overtime which solved my money issues.
Fast forward to 2020, I'm transitioning career-wise and then Covid hits. I find this place "BioLife" that's halfway between my job and crib. They are open from 6AM-9PM which means I can stop in on the way to work, or from work. They require 2 forms of ID, I lost my SS card so I used a license, and w2. You also need a piece of mail within the last 30 days.
Your first time donating, they have a nurse give you a comprehensive physical which was cool. They take a sample of your blood and screen it for diseases. I seen alot of first timers get rejected, mostly women who had small veins.
2nd visit you check in on a "medical history" kiosk, if you got a tattoo or piercings within the last week or been to jail recently, if you traveled to certain countries during certain years.
Then they have a tech prick your finger to measure the protein in your blood and hydration. Interestingly it's mostly chicks that get rejected cause their ratio of tissue to water is lower and they have to drink a whole lot more. Also if your heartbeat is over 100 they'll reject you, but you can come back the next day and try again. The last thing they have you do is step on a scale, people under 140 donate the least, 175 and over is the highest. You get paid more but also might spend an extra 15-20 mins out there.
Now that they recorded your stats (which are available on an app which is cool) you ready to go out on the floor and lay down on a zero gravity bed. It's got a funky design where your back is reclined but there's a hump under your legs to promote good circulation. I notice my back pain drops significantly the rest of the day.
Next the nurse dips a q tip in iodine syrup and rubs it into your arm before they stick you with the needle. You go through about 5 cycles of giving plasma squeezing your fist and relax cycles where they return blood cells. Towards the end your body gets cold and your lips start tingling. After you finish, the phlebotomist disconnects you, puts a cotton pad on your arm and triple wraps it in bandage.
After 2 years, I'm back on my feet but still visit twice a month for the easy cash, you can go twice a week max.
Another plus is all the eye candy
Obviously it's gonna vary from location to location but at mine it's about a 50/50 ratio of frumpy to dimes. You'll see em from all walks of life, hipster chicks and soccer mom's to divas and professional women. The phlebotomists themselves also tend to be hotties.
Anyone else on this plasma wave?
All the people in the lobby looked like crackheads from the 1980s who never stopped smoking. I quickly forgot about it and started working 10-15 hrs overtime which solved my money issues.Fast forward to 2020, I'm transitioning career-wise and then Covid hits. I find this place "BioLife" that's halfway between my job and crib. They are open from 6AM-9PM which means I can stop in on the way to work, or from work. They require 2 forms of ID, I lost my SS card so I used a license, and w2. You also need a piece of mail within the last 30 days.
Your first time donating, they have a nurse give you a comprehensive physical which was cool. They take a sample of your blood and screen it for diseases. I seen alot of first timers get rejected, mostly women who had small veins.
2nd visit you check in on a "medical history" kiosk, if you got a tattoo or piercings within the last week or been to jail recently, if you traveled to certain countries during certain years.
Then they have a tech prick your finger to measure the protein in your blood and hydration. Interestingly it's mostly chicks that get rejected cause their ratio of tissue to water is lower and they have to drink a whole lot more. Also if your heartbeat is over 100 they'll reject you, but you can come back the next day and try again. The last thing they have you do is step on a scale, people under 140 donate the least, 175 and over is the highest. You get paid more but also might spend an extra 15-20 mins out there.
Now that they recorded your stats (which are available on an app which is cool) you ready to go out on the floor and lay down on a zero gravity bed. It's got a funky design where your back is reclined but there's a hump under your legs to promote good circulation. I notice my back pain drops significantly the rest of the day.
Next the nurse dips a q tip in iodine syrup and rubs it into your arm before they stick you with the needle. You go through about 5 cycles of giving plasma squeezing your fist and relax cycles where they return blood cells. Towards the end your body gets cold and your lips start tingling. After you finish, the phlebotomist disconnects you, puts a cotton pad on your arm and triple wraps it in bandage.
After 2 years, I'm back on my feet but still visit twice a month for the easy cash, you can go twice a week max.
Another plus is all the eye candy
Obviously it's gonna vary from location to location but at mine it's about a 50/50 ratio of frumpy to dimes. You'll see em from all walks of life, hipster chicks and soccer mom's to divas and professional women. The phlebotomists themselves also tend to be hotties.Anyone else on this plasma wave?
