I've never had anything to post about before... and this isn't that exciting, but I thought I'd write about it. I'm procrastinating finishing my Julius Caesar test for my Shakespeare class.
So yesterday I went to give blood for the first time. I always thought I couldn't give blood because I'd had mono and that stays in your blood for forever. But you can, as long as it's not active. Anyway, they had the blood drive here on campus and Katie signed us up. So I was kinda nervous, but not too bad. So I finally get in the chair and I'm really hungry at that point, but I'm thinking, oh well. So she puts the needle in and almost as soon as she does it I just get really tired. So the more I sit there the weaker I'm feeling and even starting to see spots. So she finishes up and is wrapping my arm and asks how I feel. I told her I wasn't feeling very well and she says "yep, you're white!" so she tips my chair back and makes me move my legs back and forth, puts a cold cloth on my forehead and makes me cough (why cough? I have no idea). Katie's over at the food table eating and turns around to see me lying like this. So she comes over and brings me food and I'm thinking okay, yeah, I'm feeling better. So Katie leaves to go get her stuff and I am about to stand up and some nurse (excuse me, phlebotomist) walks by and says "do you feel okay?" I said yes and almost immediately felt worse then I had yet. My vision was totally going black and I started hearing ringing in my ears so I'm like, actually I'm feeling not so good. "yeah, there goes your color again!" so they tip me back again and we start it all over and Katie turns around to find me again like that! It was funny. Anyway, so they finally moved me to a cot to free up their chair and then I was trying to call someone for a ride home cause I didn't think I could walk all the way home. No one was answering but I finally got a hold of my roommate who was just getting off work in the building right next to where we were. I thought I had made it clear I needed a ride home, but apparently I didn't. Cause she showed up about five minutes after we called her and said I'm here! (not enough time to get from campus to home and then get her car and bring it back to us) And then proceeded to hold onto my arm while we walked home :) so I was grateful for her help, but all the same, I wanted to cry when I realized she hadn't brought her car. Anyway, so thats a long and not very entertaining story, but I thought I'd share all the same. And I have a fear of passing out, so I was really grateful I didn't actually pass out!
So yesterday I went to give blood for the first time. I always thought I couldn't give blood because I'd had mono and that stays in your blood for forever. But you can, as long as it's not active. Anyway, they had the blood drive here on campus and Katie signed us up. So I was kinda nervous, but not too bad. So I finally get in the chair and I'm really hungry at that point, but I'm thinking, oh well. So she puts the needle in and almost as soon as she does it I just get really tired. So the more I sit there the weaker I'm feeling and even starting to see spots. So she finishes up and is wrapping my arm and asks how I feel. I told her I wasn't feeling very well and she says "yep, you're white!" so she tips my chair back and makes me move my legs back and forth, puts a cold cloth on my forehead and makes me cough (why cough? I have no idea). Katie's over at the food table eating and turns around to see me lying like this. So she comes over and brings me food and I'm thinking okay, yeah, I'm feeling better. So Katie leaves to go get her stuff and I am about to stand up and some nurse (excuse me, phlebotomist) walks by and says "do you feel okay?" I said yes and almost immediately felt worse then I had yet. My vision was totally going black and I started hearing ringing in my ears so I'm like, actually I'm feeling not so good. "yeah, there goes your color again!" so they tip me back again and we start it all over and Katie turns around to find me again like that! It was funny. Anyway, so they finally moved me to a cot to free up their chair and then I was trying to call someone for a ride home cause I didn't think I could walk all the way home. No one was answering but I finally got a hold of my roommate who was just getting off work in the building right next to where we were. I thought I had made it clear I needed a ride home, but apparently I didn't. Cause she showed up about five minutes after we called her and said I'm here! (not enough time to get from campus to home and then get her car and bring it back to us) And then proceeded to hold onto my arm while we walked home :) so I was grateful for her help, but all the same, I wanted to cry when I realized she hadn't brought her car. Anyway, so thats a long and not very entertaining story, but I thought I'd share all the same. And I have a fear of passing out, so I was really grateful I didn't actually pass out!
3 comments:
hey i thought it was totally entertaining!! and for some reason looking at the bags of blood was totally making me feel sick. so i'm glad i wasn't there. i kept thinking you were going to say you threw up. i'd way rather pass out than bawf. or throw up. amy barf and throw up are the same thing. uh, yeah wight!
I did pass out last year giving blood...it was pretty cool...ask Heather about it sometime!
Yeah having thrown up and bawfed and passed out, I'd waaay rather pass out.
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