Feelin' no love for the anemic here...
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trinityvixenI could cry, if only from bitter, bitter disappointment. I woke up, despite little sleep, ate a satisfyingly fortified meal, even bugged Ronii into coming to give blood before I left. Then I got to Lerner, got stuck TWICE, and told to go home, try again tomorrow.
*weeps* My blood iron wasn't high enough to donate. I know I'm usually perilously low, like 12.8 usually, and the minimum is 12.5. I had 11.8, I looked pleadingly at the woman, she said she could try my other middle finger, and it was 12.2. I asked if I could wait maybe 10 minutes or something and come back, seeing as I'd only just eaten like 15 minutes ago, so of course it was a tad low. Apparently, twice is the limit. Maybe if I'd waited just a minute or two more, I'd have gotten up that last 3/10s...
Snuffle, snuffle. I've never failed at giving blood before. I immediately went to make an appointment for tomorrow, then returned to cheer Ronii on...only to see the lady giving her the blue sheet and saying something with a shake of her head. Ronii was low on her iron, too! Oh dear. And she was sooooo nice to come, her first time! She's the only one besides Michelle to ever come along with me! *bawls* Why don't they want my blood? Why are they hatin'?
I'm using my disappointment as an excuse to miss Chinese Civ (I hardly pay attention there anyway), though I'll go to Cell Phys of Disease for the company, and I'm still skipping writing tonight. I get two misses, I haven't read stuff for class, I'm not presenting and I don't have my assignment for her yet. I was planning on using blood loss as an excuse--still might, actually. Dizziness attributable to donation. I just can leave out that it was a failed donation. I'll make it up by going to class on time tomorrow or something, seeing as I'll be up in plenty of time (so there's time to eat a crapload of iron-laden stuff...BACON AND GRAPE NUTS, HERE I COME!!!!).
sigh...it's my one good deed, my public service...it's really sad to be denied...or maybe it's sleep loss, affecting my judgment...::single tear::
*weeps* My blood iron wasn't high enough to donate. I know I'm usually perilously low, like 12.8 usually, and the minimum is 12.5. I had 11.8, I looked pleadingly at the woman, she said she could try my other middle finger, and it was 12.2. I asked if I could wait maybe 10 minutes or something and come back, seeing as I'd only just eaten like 15 minutes ago, so of course it was a tad low. Apparently, twice is the limit. Maybe if I'd waited just a minute or two more, I'd have gotten up that last 3/10s...
Snuffle, snuffle. I've never failed at giving blood before. I immediately went to make an appointment for tomorrow, then returned to cheer Ronii on...only to see the lady giving her the blue sheet and saying something with a shake of her head. Ronii was low on her iron, too! Oh dear. And she was sooooo nice to come, her first time! She's the only one besides Michelle to ever come along with me! *bawls* Why don't they want my blood? Why are they hatin'?
I'm using my disappointment as an excuse to miss Chinese Civ (I hardly pay attention there anyway), though I'll go to Cell Phys of Disease for the company, and I'm still skipping writing tonight. I get two misses, I haven't read stuff for class, I'm not presenting and I don't have my assignment for her yet. I was planning on using blood loss as an excuse--still might, actually. Dizziness attributable to donation. I just can leave out that it was a failed donation. I'll make it up by going to class on time tomorrow or something, seeing as I'll be up in plenty of time (so there's time to eat a crapload of iron-laden stuff...BACON AND GRAPE NUTS, HERE I COME!!!!).
sigh...it's my one good deed, my public service...it's really sad to be denied...or maybe it's sleep loss, affecting my judgment...::single tear::
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Date: 2004-04-14 06:26 pm (UTC)I think you're brave for even giving blood in the first place, I've never given blood, and never had blood taken for a blood test (at least not while I was conscious, they may have done it while I was KOed and having my tonsils out).
I have no problem with injections, but no bloody vampire is taking *my* blood! *Shudder*
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Date: 2004-04-15 09:52 pm (UTC)I like giving blood. NOT IN THE WAY THAT LIZ SAYS, but just 'cause it's a service I can do, it doesn't bother me or alter what I do much for more than a day, and it's life-saving. Seeing as I'm short of heroic stature, being a life-saver is kinda nice. PLus, community service, and it's the only one I do. Maybe I should work towards fixing *That*.
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Date: 2004-04-16 12:29 am (UTC)At the edge of the wild, the corner of the eye. Master of the night, and tamer of the day.
We are the Wolves, and that is our way.
I admire the fact that you can even let someone stick a needle in you and siphon off your blood, the mere idea gives me the creeps.