so not to dissuade anyone from doing their part to save the universe or anything, but....i gave blood yesterday for the first time (never was able to earlier in life as i was an anemic starvin' marvin vegetarian....but now that i'm a beefcake, it's fair game.) and let me just tell you, the whole process sucks so much more than those red cross bastards let on. and the lady that did my orientation thing was extremely awkward and humorless and sort of treated me like i was a naughty girl who might be trying to sneak my hepatitis into the donor blood for my own anarchical purposes. and even though i explained that i was in health care, she all but said, "now we're going to have to use a n-e-e-d-l-e to do this, ok? do you know what a needle is?" sigh.
and then it took them FOREVER to get my blood out and the other lady kept fooling w/ it and disparaging me for not having had enough water that day and she squeezed the green right out of my arm w/ that BP cuff- it was uncomfortable and my fingers went numb.... so i started getting a little panicky toward the end that it would NEVER END and apparently this was revealed on my stricken face, because they came rushing over w/ ice packs for my neck and forehead and a brown paper bag to re-breath into, as if i was hyperventilating. then they threatened to make me lay on the cot provided for weenies like me instead of letting me go eat cookies and juice-in-a-can w/ my husband in the outer room.
but at least i'll get my blood type and a donor card by mail in 2-8 weeks!
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This sounds just like Andy's experience last Thursday. He has had bad experiences in the past but was able to give a couple months ago. They finally gave up on him and he only has a big bruise to show for it.
I can't believe you don't know your blood type! You had best hope it's not a rare one! They'll pester you any time they get low in your area. Ask me how I know!
Funny that you start talkinga bout blood and everyone comes out of the woodwork with comments. Hee hee. I've been giving blood ever since I could get out of class for it in high school. Just say cookies and I'm there!
yep, it sucked. and yep, i know how totally la-ame i am for getting this old and not knowing my blood type. now it will be a mystery no longer and if any of y'all need a pint of blood or an organ or something, i guess i'm on the hook.
i do find it amazing that americans are so willing to do something so unpleasant just for the greater good. rather selfless of us, isn't it? we are my hero.
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