Wednesday, July 23, 2008
I went to donate blood today!!!!
Wheee!!!! HAHAHA! So COOL right!
At first two of my classmates huiming n jasmine were supposed to donate with me. But then huiming's veins are too soft (??? according to the nurse) n then jasmine doesn't have enough iron in her blood.
So in the end I was the only one who managed to get the tube stuck up my arm. Haha. =P
I didn't see how thick the needle was but apparently it was damn thick cos my arm was bandaged for like 4 hours plus n when I took out the bandage the hole was still super obvious. Like about as thick as a pencil lead. (The mechanical one, not the wooden type!)
But then, when I had almost filled up one whole packet of blood, I started feeling giddy and faint and all the stars and spots and whatever started appearing in front of my eyes. so i had to tell the nurse Im dying badly. and when I spoke I sounded far away.... Quite scary...
Then I had to lie down with the lower part of the stretcher-looking chair raised so my legs are higher than my head to aid blood flow or something -_______-
I think I looked stupid.
I think i was supposed to lie there for like 10 mins but after 3 mins plus a nurse came oveer n asked me if im ok so i decided to be macho n say im fine n i got up ( the giddiness did subside by a bit)
So i went to the refreshment area to eat n drink the stuff they prepared but after awhile the giddiness came back and i thought i'd faint. N huiming said i gave her a scare cos my face was so pale i looked like a ghost -__________-
Imagine sai the ghost...
So the nurse decided i was better off lying down in that wierd position n wheeled the stretcher-like chair next to the refreshment area n made me lie down on it. And then she wheeled me all around the place, in full view of every single soul, and it was so EMBARRASING!! Cos nobody else looked like they are being wheeled out of some major operation or something.
So i had to lie in a remote and ulu corner (thank goodness it remote n ulu though) and look as if im waiting for my coffin to arrive. Luckily there were very few donors waiting for their turn or I think i'll scare them all away. Haha!
Haiz... nevermind!!! At least I managed to donate one packet of blood! N the packet's not small u know! I hope it helps all those patients who need the blood. They will be so honoured to have my blood running in their veins! Woots!!
Wheee!!!! HAHAHA! So COOL right!
At first two of my classmates huiming n jasmine were supposed to donate with me. But then huiming's veins are too soft (??? according to the nurse) n then jasmine doesn't have enough iron in her blood.
So in the end I was the only one who managed to get the tube stuck up my arm. Haha. =P
I didn't see how thick the needle was but apparently it was damn thick cos my arm was bandaged for like 4 hours plus n when I took out the bandage the hole was still super obvious. Like about as thick as a pencil lead. (The mechanical one, not the wooden type!)
But then, when I had almost filled up one whole packet of blood, I started feeling giddy and faint and all the stars and spots and whatever started appearing in front of my eyes. so i had to tell the nurse Im dying badly. and when I spoke I sounded far away.... Quite scary...
Then I had to lie down with the lower part of the stretcher-looking chair raised so my legs are higher than my head to aid blood flow or something -_______-
I think I looked stupid.
I think i was supposed to lie there for like 10 mins but after 3 mins plus a nurse came oveer n asked me if im ok so i decided to be macho n say im fine n i got up ( the giddiness did subside by a bit)
So i went to the refreshment area to eat n drink the stuff they prepared but after awhile the giddiness came back and i thought i'd faint. N huiming said i gave her a scare cos my face was so pale i looked like a ghost -__________-
Imagine sai the ghost...
So the nurse decided i was better off lying down in that wierd position n wheeled the stretcher-like chair next to the refreshment area n made me lie down on it. And then she wheeled me all around the place, in full view of every single soul, and it was so EMBARRASING!! Cos nobody else looked like they are being wheeled out of some major operation or something.
So i had to lie in a remote and ulu corner (thank goodness it remote n ulu though) and look as if im waiting for my coffin to arrive. Luckily there were very few donors waiting for their turn or I think i'll scare them all away. Haha!
Haiz... nevermind!!! At least I managed to donate one packet of blood! N the packet's not small u know! I hope it helps all those patients who need the blood. They will be so honoured to have my blood running in their veins! Woots!!
8:51:00 PM
