I did this also, back in '86/'87. It was my first and only year in college, and I wanted to have some money available for spring break.
The procedure you described was the same - they take a pint of blood, run it through the centrifuge and draw off the plasma. Then give back the red blood cells. I got $20 per visit, and could visit twice a week.
Before I started donating, I had to be screened. After the screening process, I was given an injection of some sort, to increase the particular type of antigen or whatever it was they were looking to collect. To this day, I have no idea what it was they injected into me - I was young and stupid, and didn't question authority of any kind. Same when I went into the military the following year - no questions as to what they were injecting into me. I trusted that they had my best interests at heart.
I did this also, back in '86/'87. It was my first and only year in college, and I wanted to have some money available for spring break.
The procedure you described was the same - they take a pint of blood, run it through the centrifuge and draw off the plasma. Then give back the red blood cells. I got $20 per visit, and could visit twice a week.
Before I started donating, I had to be screened. After the screening process, I was given an injection of some sort, to increase the particular type of antigen or whatever it was they were looking to collect. To this day, I have no idea what it was they injected into me - I was young and stupid, and didn't question authority of any kind. Same when I went into the military the following year - no questions as to what they were injecting into me. I trusted that they had my best interests at heart.