Blood Fail
I tried to give blood today. I been eligible to give blood for a week. I decided that I should give blood before the snow came this week and next week is right out with the change over to Day light Saving. My blood pressure would been way too high.
The problem started with the stick. Right away the blood flow would start and stop. The technician tried to adjust the needle to no avail. The head technician tried to hold the needle in place but gave up after ten minutes when the clots blocked the vein. For all their efforts they only got the three test tubes filled and one third of the bags.
Maybe I did not drink enough water, but I had a least six glasses today. Maybe I have to consider that giving blood every eight week for more than twenty years has cause too much scaring to continual to give blood. For now I will try the other arm, right arm veins are harder to find but have a lot less scaring.
The problem started with the stick. Right away the blood flow would start and stop. The technician tried to adjust the needle to no avail. The head technician tried to hold the needle in place but gave up after ten minutes when the clots blocked the vein. For all their efforts they only got the three test tubes filled and one third of the bags.
Maybe I did not drink enough water, but I had a least six glasses today. Maybe I have to consider that giving blood every eight week for more than twenty years has cause too much scaring to continual to give blood. For now I will try the other arm, right arm veins are harder to find but have a lot less scaring.