I donated a little over six months ago in a paired kidney donation. All of my follow up labs have been fine. I am also a platelet donor. I have not been able to get to the blood center much post donation and want to get back in the habit of regular donation again. When I went to donate platelets this go around, I was deferred due to low hemoglobin.
I know how to eat in advance of a donation to not be deferred. Although I realize there are many reasons this can happen, it made me curious - has anyone here had lower hemoglobin levels post-donation? I have, overall, been a bit lower since my surgery (although this is the first time I've fallen below normal.)