I went and got some blood work done today. Joe came with me in case I started to
feel faint. I don’t do well giving
blood. The first time I tried to
donate blood I got all covered in a cold sweat and blacked out for a second
during the procedure. The second
time I was able to donate blood but as soon as I finished I fainted for a
second. The doctor asked me to
hold the cotton ball and I was so weak I could barely lift my arm or put any
pressure on it. I did a
pre-conception blood test right before Joe and I started trying to get
pregnant. I got very faint as soon
as they finished and had to lay down for a few minutes with a cold pack on my
head. So I really don’t do well
giving blood.
Joe took me to breakfast at our favorite donut shop. I got a bacon, egg and cheese
sandwich. I think eggs really help before I have to give blood. At
the office I was kind of scared to learn that they wanted eleven tubes of
blood. Eleven tubes! Three big and
the rest small. I made it through
fine this time. The only problem I
actually had was toward the end of the procedure my vein actually started to
really hurt. Filling those last
couple of tubes was kind of painful.
But I didn’t feel too faint.
I just drank some water and Joe drove me home.
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