I swear I am not a sissy
May. 11th, 2004 12:29 pmThis is getting old. Since the age of 17 I have donated blood about 4 times a year ( except while pregnant). I tried to give blood last summer, and recieved a giant hematoma instead. Freaked the needle stabber so much she wouldn't try the other arm.
I am waaaaaaay past due on donating, so I went today to give blood to kick off my vacation with my blood donating duty. It didn't go so well. They try for the hematoma arm and she sticks the needle in. I am trying to not act an ass, but there are some tears leaking out because it burns like a muthafucker. I mean.. hurts. I am debating whether I can go 10 minutes with that searing pain in my arm. Luckily, another lab coat walks by and notices that it is barely a trickle coming out of my arm. On closer inspection, she finds the reason is because it is not actually in a vein.
I offer up the other arm.
That was going well and we had half a bag...until the stabber decided she wants it to go a little faster and pulls it out a little (ouch) and then shakes her head and pushes it in a little (ouch ouch) and then apparently stuck through the fucking vein and had to take it out and send me away. They cannot use the half bag either.
I am beginning to think they don't want my blood anymore.
I am waaaaaaay past due on donating, so I went today to give blood to kick off my vacation with my blood donating duty. It didn't go so well. They try for the hematoma arm and she sticks the needle in. I am trying to not act an ass, but there are some tears leaking out because it burns like a muthafucker. I mean.. hurts. I am debating whether I can go 10 minutes with that searing pain in my arm. Luckily, another lab coat walks by and notices that it is barely a trickle coming out of my arm. On closer inspection, she finds the reason is because it is not actually in a vein.
I offer up the other arm.
That was going well and we had half a bag...until the stabber decided she wants it to go a little faster and pulls it out a little (ouch) and then shakes her head and pushes it in a little (ouch ouch) and then apparently stuck through the fucking vein and had to take it out and send me away. They cannot use the half bag either.
I am beginning to think they don't want my blood anymore.