Comments | marspeach: I made a fool of myself as usual

marspeach

I made a fool of myself as usual

Sep 23, 2007 20:34

So, my giving blood today was one of the worst experiences of my life. I drank five glasses of water in the morning beforehand, plus nearly that much yesterday night. First I thought I wasn't going to be eligible because the testing the iron thing didn't seem to work the first time so the nurse lady had to check it again with a different machine ( Read more... )

blood, tired, sick, bladder, stupidity

Comments 4

cocori September 24 2007, 02:32:52 UTC

I'm sorry to hear what you went through. Was it a requirement to drink a lot of water? And I've heard that people can get dizzy when they give blood, but I didn't know it could be that bad.

marspeach September 24 2007, 14:01:24 UTC

Most people are fine. Um, I don't know if I will give again. It probably can't be worse than that.

hamanosilence September 24 2007, 08:18:15 UTC

I think you didn't do so bad at all. Some little mistakes happen. The thing with feeling uneasy seems to be quite usual if you are not used to it imho.
So no reason to be upset with yourself :)

kyleen66 September 24 2007, 13:05:44 UTC

I've never given blood myself (they don't want it.... ::sigh::), but I think it's wonderful that YOU did. I'm certain it will help someone and I'm also very proud that you went through it.

If you choose to do it again, I'm sure it won't be as bad and you'll know to go pee first.

Luv ya!