Give blood

so i was deadly scared as i am afraid of needles. so i went in. they used like millions of needles: took blood of my finger to check my blood type, then took blood of my vein (2 tries as they missed the vein aat 1st = 2 needles) to check if it’s healthy and good to be used and then there was the procedure. the big machine taking blood of my vein for 66 minutes.
and it was scary and it wasn’t comfortable.
but it did feel great to contribute, to be able to help someone who is very sick. that thought made me feel good and even happy.

Only 11 more pounds to gain. I’m working on it.

c’est la vie. Boy I really pumped a pint or however much out quick this morning. Those people are always so friendly and funny at the Red Cross. They said my blood type is kinda rare so that is cool that I may really be helping someone out.

as soon as I turn 16….

But I only did it once because I found out I have MS, and even though it probably has nothing to do with blood transmission, I didn’t feel right about contributing my blood until they absolutely know it’s safe for the recipient. But if you’re healthy, it’s totally worth it.

I get to the corn exchange and I’m absolutly bricking it! I’d enlisted the moral support of a friend who gave blood a few months back. We went in and I was given a health questionaire to fill in then I waited… and waited… and waited for about an hour I think before my name was called into the little booth and a very nice lady took me through my questionaire and everything was hunky dory… just about… I got back from the US 31 days ago and I needed to of been back for 28days at least due to something about mosquitos…so pretty much scrapped through! Then she picked my finger (which doesnt hurt at all btw – it’s like push a sharp pencil upto your skin) then “squeezed the life ou of it” and popped the blood sample into some solution and it sunk right away so I was good to go :)

I was sent back into the waiting area for another long while before being called. I lay on the bed and had my pressure cuff put on then the area cleaned. Then the awful bit – the needle – I’m not going to lie – it hurts like a bitch!!! and you can feel it inside you the whole time… but I managed to put up with it… just after I got half way through I started feeling faint and had to have the needle removed and “the wedge” which props my feet up to get the blood going back to my brain! I was then given litres and litres of disgusting tap water to drink and being asked a stupendous amount of times if I was okay before being allowed to go home.

Still feeling a bit groggy now so I’m writting this from my bed.

It may of only been half a pint but I did it and I’m efinately going to go back again and try to fill up that bag :)

I have done this, but would like to do it again! September here I come!

I’ve donated blood 4 or 5 times. Should have been more but I kept doing stuff that meant you can’t for a certain amount of time.

I went travelling a couple of years ago and because I went to Africa I couldn’t give any for 6 months after I got back.

Then last year I got my tattoo. It’s been nearly a year now so I will be going again soon.

It doesn’t hurt but does feel a bit weird but if I can handle it I’m sure anyone can.

It was too hard for nurse to find my veins with the needle..

I love watching the needle go into my vain..No I am not and will never be a needle using junkie. I love to see my blood filling the little plastic bag, what? is that weird?:]