Is donating plasma bad for your veins when donating a lot of times?

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I wouldn't say it's "bad" for your veins, but I've been doing it for almost a year now and you will have a pretty nasty scar where they stick you. I had to stop using the arm I normally donated with because it was getting so bad. They'll will probably also ask you if you use a bigger or smaller needle according to how big your veins are. You can chose either but I use the bigger needle because I finish donating faster, however I'm supposed to use the smaller one, so keep that in mind if you donate. Using a big needle when you have tiny veins probably won't be "bad" but from time to time if you don't get someone who sticks well, it will REALLY hurt-because that exact thing happened to me this morning.