Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Blood Donating Story

So I donated blood for what I think is the 5th time today, but it might've been my 4th. Anyway, I got on the chair, got stuck, pumped out a good pint of solid 17.4 hemoglobin (which apparently is super good for males according to the doc who checked me in, hooray iron!) blood, and then right as the guy was taking out my needle I started to feel my arm go numb.
The last time this happened I was in high school, I think my senior year. I felt my arm go numb, and then I felt all the blood in my body come up to my face, and then I passed out for like 2 seconds. When I came to I was surrounded by a couple other doctors and a few worried students who were unnerved by my green skin tone. I got extra snacks and was escorted to my next class, so all was good.
This time was almost exactly the same. Blood rushed up to my head and I passed out for about 2 seconds. This time, however, I remember having this really cool dream about something that I have no recollection of. When I came to there were 4 doctors standing around me saying my name, and I swear I had no idea where I was or why I was there. I thought I was in another dream. Then after like 15 to 20 seconds I slowly realized where I was and I was like ah, must've passed out again!
According to the girl at the refreshments table my legs started shaking and then non-donating arm shot up, which scared her a little. So I must've looked like a freak of some sorts. Anyway I had twice the snacks (Grandma's chocolate chip cookies, shortbread, nutter butter, a bottle of water, cranberry juice, orange juice that didn't taste good, and apple juice) as anyone else and then I walked back to my apartment.
I hope I can still donate plasma sometime, because it actually pays, but I don't know how that works. I hope whoever gets my blood knows what I did to get it to them. I hope someone gets it at all. I hope my vain doesn't start spewing blood when I play in this soccer game in an hour. Although that would make another sweet addition to this little tale. I guess we'll just have to see...

Ramblin' Man over and outta town

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