Been to the blood bank yesterday to donate blood. Quick test showed I could not donate this time. Iron was at 134 but must be 135 or above to donate. It’s probably due to surgery I had last month, and now i’ve been advised to wait 6 months. Somehow It makes me feel a bit sad and guilty.
Don’t be hard on yourself. You have just recovered from surgery (hope you are feeling better now) and you set out to do a good thing. I’ve also been rejected from donating blood because of low iron several times, but luckily iron levels can be improved through diet and supplements (if necessary).
And it’s good that you can’t donate with low iron. Some people need blood transfusions due to having extremely low iron themselves–sure don’t want them getting a unit with low iron!
Thnx! The recovery goes very well and fast. That’s probably why I did not see this coming.