Prep Donating platelets in 2 days

Last time I donated platelets, my arms started aching to hurting 1-1.5hr mark from being extended and not being able to move them. Thankfully I was done slightly after 2 hr mark.

Anyone got suggestions how to prevent arm fatigue?

Things I’ll already be doing - hydrating with LNMT rest of today, tomorrow and day off with cutting off fluids about 2 hr beforehand. - take calcium with vitamin D ( 1000mg and 5000 units) daily - eat more lower fat diet until after donation

UPDATE: I couldn’t donate platelets because the last time I donated my platelets were 149 Red Cross required minimum of 150. (Which was -about 1.5 years ago)

I had to submit a sample for lab to retest my platelets, which I did. My recent annual labs at md office was 153.

I found it silly they can’t let me do whole blood and take the lab sample right before the whole blood donation.

But, I might need to “stick” to whole blood.