VHDA Flexible Alternative: LP and DU approvals will also be accepted for VHDA's Flexible Alternative. The loans are to be input as either a Flex 97 (DU) or an Alt 97( LP) loan program. The approval also applies to credit qualifying issues only (i.e. credit, ratios, employment).
A. You can safely donate your whole blood every 8 weeks, automated red cells every 16 weeks, platelets every 3 days up to 24 times each year, and plasma every 28 days. A. Eat at your regular meal times and drink plenty of fluids before donating.
The red blood cells will be replaced within a few weeks. You may donate whole blood once every 56 days, which allows plenty of time for your red cells to be replenished. Platelet (apheresis) donors may donate more frequently -- as often as once every seven days and up to 24 times per year.