i gave blood again. i've been avoiding the red cross people at all costs since my last draining (experience). but some how they found me hiding under the bed and convinced me that we're in a state of EMERGENCY right now. and since the patients i take care of at the hospital rely on many bags of blood every day to survive, i do feel some social responsibility as a healthy citizen to do my part.
so since i had a short day at the hospital today, i decided to go give blood. a few hours before i went, i worked out at the gym for a wee little while...and then panicked that i dehydrated myself and that they would have to squeeze me like an under-ripe fruit again to get any blood out. so i drank my weight in water, ate all the salty protein-y food i could find in the house, and thought lots of happy zen blood flow thoughts.
and it worked. on my first fateful visit to the vampire den, the coven of witches came over to fiddle w/ my blood bag about 40 times before they finally disconnected me, all the while berating me for not having had enough water during the day. it took so long, i thought for sure they were filling their gas tanks with my life juice.
but today, whether it was because my pressure was up a bit, they were more competent or just not as evil, everything went smooth sailing. the one and only time they came over to check on me it was to take the needle out and send me home. even the oreo cookie snack pack seemed bigger this time.
so just wanted to give you some follow up from my previous post on the subject. my fellow americans, (and occasionally canadians, when you accidentally stumble across my blog- Eh to you, too, there!) it is the right and honorable thing to donate blood. and if you don't otherwise have high blood pressure problems, i recommend eating a bag of pretzels and a gallon of water before you go. your pump will work much better if you do. :)
update on PA stuff: a surgery interview tomorrow and will decide on job by the end of this week most likely. crazy stressed. the oreos helped.
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