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The topic of donating blood and diving has come up before, but the threads seem to drift towards who is best qualified to give a good answer. I'm more interested in any personal experiences, the stuff that doesn't get reported. I donate regularly and haven't had any incidents until just recently. Usually donate every couple of months, slightly longer than the recommended wait time.
I was diving in 42 degree water last week and was at about 20' when I didn't give a prompt reply to one of my buddy's signals. Buddy re-signals while I was assessing how I felt. Second missed signal, buddy thumbs me. At the surface I told him I felt tired. Surface swim back, felt even more tired getting out of the water. No missed meals or anything that would provide an obvious answer. Felt fine after an hour or so. I'm pushing 60 but in excellent health. The DAN site says I'm good to go after a day:
DAN Divers Alert Network
It seems obvious that it was the combination of donation, age, and cold. Anyone else had a similar experience? I'm posting here (rather than in Incidents) because this is a regular component of my diving and need to correct for it.
I was diving in 42 degree water last week and was at about 20' when I didn't give a prompt reply to one of my buddy's signals. Buddy re-signals while I was assessing how I felt. Second missed signal, buddy thumbs me. At the surface I told him I felt tired. Surface swim back, felt even more tired getting out of the water. No missed meals or anything that would provide an obvious answer. Felt fine after an hour or so. I'm pushing 60 but in excellent health. The DAN site says I'm good to go after a day:
DAN Divers Alert Network
It seems obvious that it was the combination of donation, age, and cold. Anyone else had a similar experience? I'm posting here (rather than in Incidents) because this is a regular component of my diving and need to correct for it.