/tiles/non-collection/p/part2_08_foraker_joseph_lc.xml Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Joseph Foraker of Ohio, chairman of the Senate Committee on Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico, was a Civil War veteran.
1 You cannot donate within 72 hours of your surgery. 2  Acetaminophen (Tylenol), aspirin and alcohol should be avoided for 48 hours before your donation. 3  Your hemoglobin/hematocrit will be checked and must be at a satisfactory level before donating.
What to eat before donating blood? This Wednesday I'm going to donate blood but my mom thinks I'm going to get sick after. The last time I had to give blood for a blood test we went out to eat after wards and it wasn't until I ate the food that I felt sick. So I know it wasn't the blood.