Blood Drive March 11, 2011

This is a note I wrote to facebook a while ago :) I just want to get some stuff on my blog.

So, I signed in to give blood at 8:45 am. I wanted to do it at this time so I could get out of my second hour. I planned on being done by 3rd hour. Anyways, I showed the man my APOS blood card and he told me I could sit down.

I sat in a chair for about 5 minutes.

I went to a little table where I filled in a bunch of bubbles.

A lady came up to me and started asking me questions like "what did you eat for breakfast?" and "have you caught any diseases from Africa?"

Then.... Then she told me she had to prick my finger... Last time I gave blood I cried when the lady told me. I just had to look away... so I am proud of myself :)

She pricked it and it HURT!!!

She told me to go to a table and drink a full bottle of water (this was the worst part). I had been drinking water all morning so I would be healthy to give blood. My body did not want any more water. I think I was literally filled up. It took me like a half hour to drink a bottle of water... yeah. I thought I was going to throw up. I was about to put my head in between my legs... not even kidding.

But, I got to go lay down on the tables where they draw the blood.

I layed on the table and this guy tied a rubber band thing around my arm and it hurt. He made me flip over because my other arm has better viens.

He and the other blood drawer person thought it was funny to joke around saying they didn't know what they were doing... I didn't find it very amusing....

He put yellow stuff on my arm and every time he came up to me I thought he was going to put the needle in so I freaked out ( My body was literally spazzing out... not like crazy though.)

I had my eyes closed from the second I layed on the table... As soon as he stuck the needle in I breathed a huge sigh of relief which he found kind of weird.

He told me I had to could to 5 like 1...2...3...4...5... and then squeeze the squeezy thing. I was a little shaky still so my counting was like 1.2.3.4.5. squeeeze... I got it done faster though ;D

I finished after about 5 minutes and the whole time the guy kept singing about how close I was getting to being done.

After the 5 minutes he took the needle out not very gently... It was wiggling and it didn't feel so great.

I stood up and felt a little dizzy.

I sat at the table and ate some food and they made me drink juice ( which after all the water I DEFINATELY didnt want.)

After about 10 minutes they told me I could sign out... so I did... then they asked me how I felt... I said "good, I'm just a little dizzy." (WARNING: DON'T EVER SAY THAT)

I had to go lay down on a bed for like 10 minutes... only to get up to go to the bathroom ( I had to go so bad after all the liquid.) The lady had to come with me and hold the stall closed which was AWKWARD!!!

When I came back I had to drink a can of pop ( the last thing I wanted after all the liquid)

It took me probably another 15 minutes just to get half way through with the pop. Then I had to eat trail mix.

It was worth it though :)

It could save someones life :)