blood blood blood

[besubversive]

Carly had an appointment at 11am to give blood in the gym, and since they were taking walk-ins, I decided to go with her. Last time, she didn't weigh enough and my iron was too low. Fabulously, today, she weighed one more pound than the minimum and for once in my life, my iron, pulse, and temperature were sufficient for me to donate. As they were puttin' me in a chair, Carly was just about to get jabbed. We were in chairs next to each other, makin' jokes and gigglin'. They poked her and damn, that girl is bloodtastic! She filled the bag in 9 minutes and then got up and nearly jogged over to the cookie table. I, on the other hand, bled more slowly and JUST before I filled the bag, this gigantic wave of tingly wooziness and nasuea hit me. Like, a tsunami of grossness.

I whimpered, "I don't feel good," and suddenly I was being tipped back and ice packs were being plopped onto my forehead and neck. They were asking if I was okay, and all I wanted to do was close my eyes, but I was instructed to keep them open. They took the needle out and I asked if it was enough. Nope. I was ONE minute from filling the bag, but because I reacted when I did, they can't actually use it. Wasted blood. ::sigh::

After 10 minutes of staring poutily at the ceiling while dwelling on my failure and not being able to sip my iced tea, I was pretty upset. Carly is a blood hero, and I SUCK at giving blood. I'm a blood loser. Meh. They tipped me up after a while and checked my blood pressure 15,000 times before sending me to mope dejectedly at the cookie table. I ate Nutter Butters and cursed my stupidity in not eating breakfast.

Stupid blood.

But NEXT time... I'll succeed. I'll show my stupid blood who is boss.

Comments

[galorious.livejournal.com]

I suck at giving blood, too. For a long time they wouldn't let me give blood because I'd always have been pierced or tattoo'd within the last year. But, by the time my body mods had settled in sufficiently, I found out that I have really small veins. It takes them forever to get a needle in, when they do I usually get the grossness wave almost immediately, and I usually pass out.

Oh, and I get left with giganto bruises like track marks.

FUN!

[mookyntay.livejournal.com]

hey you and me both suck at giving blood. its aright. you tried hun.

[cyria13.livejournal.com]

at least you get to attempt to give blood. heart meds and anemia make it totally impossible for me to give blood. i pay $35 or send my dad to give blood for me.