Do You Know Your Blood Type?

[AbbysMom]

My mother was filling out an emergency card the Senior Center gave her yesterday and called me to ask if I knew if she was B positive or B negative. She was a bit horrified when I told her that I didn't know what my own blood type was, so how would I know hers.

I asked a few people I know and none of them knew their blood type. Do you know yours?

 

[Kieka]

I do, A-.

Funny story on why I remember it....... I donated blood in high school. After they send you a little card saying thank you and here is your blood type. Since I donated through my school's blood drive it said my school's name at the top then my blood type. I was really confused when I saw the two at a glance and wondered what class I got an A- on since all my grades were solid A or A+, where had I slipped? Then I realized it was the blood drive, how did I get marked off points on a blood drive? Que minor panic until it sunk in that it was my blood type. Keep in mind this took place in a ten seconds span of time. I am not *that* slow but in my defense it was a pretty vague postcard "thank you for your donation at: (high school) you are type: A-" then below that "go to (website) or call (number) to learn more about what your blood type means!" The high school name and blood type were double the font size of everything else so they stood out more.... Yeah, probably just an excuse for my poor teenage perfectionist brain.

Good news, I remember my blood type.

 

[PushPurrCatPaws]

I don't know mine. I know I should find out, though. My husband's is O neg and he has given blood for years, every 6-8 weeks, since it's a universal blood type and it's always needed. He's always sending me happy emails each time he goes, as they laud him for being the donor at each blood drive for having given the most donations. Around Thanksgiving, his tally was 85 pints of blood given -- the other day, he sent me his 86-pints-given email. They give him a little pin for each gallon he gives, lol. I love that guy.

 

[Mia6]

O+

 

[Kat0121]

Yup. O+

DD is O-

 

[muffy]

O+. The reason I know is because I used to give blood back in my younger days.

 

[Katie M]

I'm either O positive or B positive

 

[verna davies]

A+

 

[Lari]

I'm B-! I donated blood in high school just to find out. My mom is A+ and my dad is B+, and my sister was O- (I think) and so I could have been anything and I was curious.

 

[GaryT]

A pos

I learned when I joined the Army back in 1975

 

[susanm9006]

I found out my blood type in 1969 when I was pregnant. Back then they were just starting to have a treatment for negative blood type mother’s who had positive blood type children. Before then when this occurred the mom could develop antibodies in their blood that could kill future positive babies before or shortly after birth. My mother lost two late stage pregnancies from this.

Anyway, when I was pregnant I was told I would be treated with an injection immediately after birth if my baby had positive blood. At had an outrageous (at the time) cost of $125. In the end I didn’t need it because my son was born with negative blood.

 

[ItsMaryann]

AB positive

 

[NY cat man]

I'm O+; it is so stamped on my old dog tag. My wife, on the other hand, is O neg.

 

[betsygee]

O+. I have the Medical ID section on my iPhone, including my blood type, filled out in case of accidents. I just realized, though, that I don't remember hubby's. Or my mom's.

This is a good reminder, thanks.

 

[Lari]

I found out my blood type in 1969 when I was pregnant. Back then they were just starting to have a treatment for negative blood type mother’s who had positive blood type children. Before then when this occurred the mom could develop antibodies in their blood that could kill future positive babies before or shortly after birth. My mother lost two late stage pregnancies from this.

Anyway, when I was pregnant I was told I would be treated with an injection immediately after birth if my baby had positive blood. At had an outrageous (at the time) cost of $125. In the end I didn’t need it because my son was born with negative blood.

Since my fiancé has positive blood, I have this to possibly look forward to in a future pregnancy.

 

[Boris Diamond]

O+ I learned when I gave blood.

 

[rgwanner]

I have no clue. But this a reminder that I need to find out. I have a card in my wallet that lists all the meds I take. I need to add this. It is at least as important.

 

[MonaLyssa33]

I'm O+. I donate blood whenever there is a blood drive near me. I should donate more by actually going to a donation clinic, but I'm kinda lazy.

 

[Elphaba09]

B negative. I used to give blood often. I still do sometimes.

 

[DreamerRose]

I don't really know, but I think it's O. O is a recessive gene, so that means both my parents were O. Interesting that the majority of people are O, even though it's recessive. I've been typed several times for surgery, but no one thought to tell me what mine is.