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could not donate blood
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this post was submitted on 10 Oct 2026
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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.