Blood-suckers

[deathpixie]

So, I have just returned from my first visit to the Blood Bank. And I'm pleased to note that no, I did not pass out, although I did feel woozy for a portion of it. I have, apparently, excellent haemoglobin levels (not bad for a vegetarian, eh?), and the chickenpox of last year was actually good, since it means I may have antibodies still. On the downside, I have tiny little veins and sluggish blood, despite the litre of water I drank this morning, which meant I was there for ages and they couldn't get all they wanted out of me. But I am going to try again in ten weeks, and try and improve the water-drinking in the meantime.

So, go me. :)

Comments

Donate Blood

[iamgerg.livejournal.com]

Free food and a one beer drunk... What could be better. :)

Go you!

[qodarkness.livejournal.com]

Donate that blood. Did you sign up for the thing where, if you go three times by the end of the year, they give you a Walkman? Cause I'm doing that. And if you go 25 times you get a pen and other shiny things. Yes, I'm a present-slut, what can I say?

Don't worry about the slow bleeding. I used to be like that, but I've got a lot faster now. Don't know why - sheer willpower I think. Though I used to go with a guy who could donate the full 370ml in about 5 minutes. If ever he cut an artery he was bleeding to death in *seconds*. So there, that's the good side - you now know that you'd bleed to death really slowly *g*.

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Re: Go you!

[acetal.livejournal.com]

Huh. We don't get stuff like that here. Although I do have a keychain with my blood group on it.

There are ways to speed up the blood flow rate. *shrugs* It seems to be a guy thing to get into a competition with the person next to you as to who can bleed the fastest, spend the least amount of time resting before getting up, etc. Testosterone poisoning, I expect.