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Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer
Giving blood took about 5 minutes. However, before you have to fill in a questionaire and visit a doctor who asks more questions and takes your blood pressure and some other things. Then I had to wait for 5 minutes for a bed to free up and when it was my turn the doctor explained to me how it all worked. Afterwards I had to stay on the bed for a couple of minutes before I was allowed to go to the donor cafe for a drink and snack where you have to stay at least 15 minutes. All in all it took 45 minutes I think. I mostly took my Kindle for in the donor cafe.
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It usually takes me 30 - 35 minutes from beginning to end and I take my Sony but usually only get about 5 minutes of reading in. It's easy for me to do at lunch. My next donation (#87) is July 4 (a holiday here) so I might get a free t-shirt or coupon for ice cream in addition to the juice and cookie. It's the small pleasures, you see.