Thursday, April 1, 2010

Giving blood

So, I went to give blood on Tuesday and had an interesting experience with almost passing out afterwards. I gave myself an hour to do it which normally is plenty of time. Right after I had finished filling my bag,the nurse that was helping the guy sitting next to me called for my nurse to help her. I looked over at the guy's arm and the nurse was trying to stop the blood and called for my nurse to help her stop it. Well, I looked over at exactly the wrong time and saw a ton of blood. I am sure I turned grey because the guy with the bleeding problem told my nurse to get back to me. She flipped my chair up and put cold compresses on my neck and head. I was so close to losing it, but I didn't pass out, thank goodness. But I think I may hesitate a little more before I donate again.
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Amy Collins said...

Don't blame you for hesitating...glad you didn't hit the floor!!!

April 1, 2010 at 1:15 PM

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