ZemZem Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 My arm has a large red bandaid wraped around it, and I'll need to drink tons of water for the rest of the day, but I'm alive. I'm pretty exhausted, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espinosa Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I barely notice anything happened ~5 minutes after blood is taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZemZem Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 (edited) I felt pretty loopy by the time they were done, lol. Someone had to walk me back to my next class, and my friends were bro enough to give me some water. Edited April 19, 2013 by ZMesu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freohr Datia Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I have a feeling that with how small I am, donating blood might've had a horrible horrible effect on me x3 I wonder if I'll ever donate blood =o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZemZem Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 Save a life, Freohr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ein Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Wooziness is never fun. Unless.... What eles do you normally do when you donate blood anyway? I'm pretty sure I'd pass out while they're siphoning my blood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 (edited) I should actually look up whether my meds would make my blood damaged goods I usually hear that it's painless, but I think I heard at least one person claim it hurt like fuck for them. You guys weren't wracked with pain, I assume? Was it the kind of thing that'd be routine at a doctor visit? Edited April 19, 2013 by Rehab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZemZem Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 Wooziness is never fun. Unless.... What eles do you normally do when you donate blood anyway? I'm pretty sure I'd pass out while they're siphoning my blood. Unless...? Just wait...for your blood to be taken? When I saw the pouch full of my blood...ugh. I should actually look up whether my meds would make my blood damaged goods I usually hear that it's painless, but I think I heard at least one person claim it hurt like fuck for them. You guys weren't wracked with pain, I assume? Was it the kind of thing that'd be routine at a doctor visit? When the Red Cross employee pricked my finger for an iron sample, it kinda hurt. That was the most painful part of the entire thing, though. No, we weren't wracked with pain, but we had to sit down for a while to get ourselves together. And it wasn't really like a doctor visit, actually, since people were getting their blood taken simultaneously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikethfc Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I tried giving blood once. I believe the response was something along the lines of:"Sir, what the fuck are you doing going around with that box of old tampons" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randoman Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I commend you for donating blood. It's a process that sounds really scary at first, but the worst part about it is the finger prick and the 2 inch needle that goes into your inner arm almost parallel to your skin, with 3/4ths of the needle in your skin, a bit like if your skin was getting skinned off by a need... Okay, maybe I should stop. I've actually donated blood 17 times now. Though strangely enough, the arm needle never gets any less painful or less scary. I personally find that once the needle is in, the worst part is over. What's even worse actually is when they didn't get the vein in your preferred arm, and they have to move on to your next arm (giving you needle wounds on both of your inner arms, which'll hopefully never happen to you). I personally don't get grossed out by blood much, and I'm perfectly fine with seeing my own bag of blood. Unless it looks like it wasn't a full unit and that I wasn't able to donate as much as the typical person (though donating blood in the first place is quite the noble sacrifice already). It sure sounded like you were in bad shape after your blood donation. Do you feel okay now? Hopefully it was just a matter of you not having enough fluids before the donation, and it's not something too serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZemZem Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 I tried giving blood once. I believe the response was something along the lines of: "Sir, what the fuck are you doing going around with that box of old tampons" ... XD I commend you for donating blood. It's a process that sounds really scary at first, but the worst part about it is the finger prick and the 2 inch needle that goes into your inner arm almost parallel to your skin, with 3/4ths of the needle in your skin, a bit like if your skin was getting skinned off by a need... Okay, maybe I should stop. I've actually donated blood 17 times now. Though strangely enough, the arm needle never gets any less painful or less scary. I personally find that once the needle is in, the worst part is over. What's even worse actually is when they didn't get the vein in your preferred arm, and they have to move on to your next arm (giving you needle wounds on both of your inner arms, which'll hopefully never happen to you). I personally don't get grossed out by blood much, and I'm perfectly fine with seeing my own bag of blood. Unless it looks like it wasn't a full unit and that I wasn't able to donate as much as the typical person (though donating blood in the first place is quite the noble sacrifice already). It sure sounded like you were in bad shape after your blood donation. Do you feel okay now? Hopefully it was just a matter of you not having enough fluids before the donation, and it's not something too serious. Thanks bro. The thing is, I wasn't really scared at all. Actually, out of all my friends and other sophomores in my grade, I'm the only one that I know of that donated blood. When I got back to class, everyone was asking me all kinds of questions about it. Seventeen times? Wow, so many lives saved. O_O And...I HOPE that doesn't happen to me, the inner wound stuff. Still, I'd be happy to donate blood again, and getting past the small hint of wooziness I endured seeing a lot of my blood in a bag, I thought it was pretty cool. Yeah, I'm alright now. I gave the blood about four hours ago, and I'm making sure to drink as much water as I can. And yeah, i'd say I didn't drink enough before the donation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau of Isaac Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 I should actually look up whether my meds would make my blood damaged goods I usually hear that it's painless, but I think I heard at least one person claim it hurt like fuck for them. You guys weren't wracked with pain, I assume? Was it the kind of thing that'd be routine at a doctor visit? It doesn't really hurt. I had to get my blood checked quite often years ago, the thing I always hated most was the sore pulling I would feel while it happened. The needle's bad and all, but it's just the feeling of something foreign and metal being in your arm that sets me off. What's even worse actually is when they didn't get the vein in your preferred arm, and they have to move on to your next arm What REALLY sucks is when both arms are too hard to get a vein in and they move to your hand. Shit is painful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 (edited) My arm has a large red bandaid wraped around it, and I'll need to drink tons of water for the rest of the day, but I'm alive. I'm pretty exhausted, too. Yeah, I had to do this as well and had similar after effects whenever I gave blood, I'm pretty thin. Edited April 20, 2013 by Opinion Leader Jedi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZemZem Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 Yeah, I had to do this as well and had similar after effects whenever I gave blood, I'm pretty thin. Haha, yeah. I've never had so much blood leave my body before. And not to mention I didn't eat or drink much before it. What REALLY sucks is when both arms are too hard to get a vein in and they move to your hand. Shit is painful. They...that happens? >_< I'm glad they found my vein in an instant in my left arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau of Isaac Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Haha, yeah. I've never had so much blood leave my body before. And not to mention I didn't eat or drink much before it. They...that happens? >_< I'm glad they found my vein in an instant in my left arm. It can happen. They usually won't have to if you don't have thick skin though. It's alright when they put it in the first time, but subsequent times actually hurt a lot. It also leaves a lot of bruising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZemZem Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 It can happen. They usually won't have to if you don't have thick skin though. It's alright when they put it in the first time, but subsequent times actually hurt a lot. It also leaves a lot of bruising. I just took the bandaid off my arm where the needle stuck in, and it's pretty bruised. I can't move it too much without it hurting. I can't imagine what it would be like on my hand, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau of Isaac Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 It gets really sore. If you have an IV in it for most of the day then it really starts getting irritating and you'll want it out, instead of just forgetting about it being there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZemZem Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 Sounds like a really un-enjoyable experience. How long does it take for your hand to heal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renne Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 I tried giving blood once. I believe the response was something along the lines of: "Sir, what the fuck are you doing going around with that box of old tampons" looooooool. just reading this thread has made me woozy... Getting a blood test is enough to make me feel lightheaded and about to pass out. I can't imagine donating blood.... oh god, the blood and pain. again, the blood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riariadne Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 (edited) I've considered giving blood in the past, but I have a hard time with blood as it is so I ended up not doing it. I was better off than a friend who was helping organize it, though. Really sucked for her. Her problems with it are way more severe too. Edited April 20, 2013 by Liquid Snake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZemZem Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 looooooool. just reading this thread has made me woozy... Getting a blood test is enough to make me feel lightheaded and about to pass out. I can't imagine donating blood.... oh god, the blood and pain. again, the blood. I was laying down getting my blood pumped out for 20 minutes. It wasn't fun, but at least I was doing good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZemZem Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 I've considered giving blood in the past, but I have a hard time with blood as it is so I ended up not doing it. I was better off than a friend who was helping organize it, though. Really sucked for her. Is she squeamish around blood, or something? Must've sucked seeing a bunch of blood in sacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riariadne Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 She's really uncomfortable around blood of any kind, real or not. Doesn't even like it being described or mentioned at all. She'd hate this thread. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renne Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 I was laying down getting my blood pumped out for 20 minutes. It wasn't fun, but at least I was doing good. If I had to stay like that for more than 5 minutes, I'd pass out by then. Definitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZemZem Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 She's really uncomfortable around blood of any kind, real or not. Doesn't even like it being described or mentioned at all. She'd hate this thread. :P This thread DOES go in detail a few times in some posts. :P If I had to stay like that for more than 5 minutes, I'd pass out by then. Definitely. I was feeling pretty light-headed after they told me I was halfway done pumping my blood out. After getting up, I could barely lift anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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