Sep 25, 2008 16:04
And a white one, too. But how to say no to the Red Cross? (Yeah, I know... "No, thanks.") I figure my old workout t-shirt from the Curves days is beat to crap, maybe I'll start using this one.
Yes, I gave blood today. The full report is my temperature was 97.something, maybe 97.3? My resting heart rate was a rock-star 60. Sixty! (It used to frustrate me that I kept exercising and being in theoretically better and better shape and my resting heart rate kept hanging out at 70-something.) My blood pressure was 124/86, which is fine, but last time it was lower. High blood pressure is yet another thing that runs in my family, so I keep a careful eye on it to make sure it's not creeping up.
I took a Diet Coke and a t-shirt for my troubles, but no cookies because I hadn't even had lunch yet. Then I walked to the BP near work, which randomly makes great sandwiches, and got a turkey burger. It was delicious.
The entire time I was walking around, I kept berating myself for not wearing a coat. What was I thinking?!
giving blood