Donating Blood

[justin_ator]

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I give whenever I know a drive is coming... given four times now, in the last two and a half years. I'm O+.

DO NOT read between these lines if you have never given blood and are contemplating it, if you get queasy easily, or if you hate hearing about needles or blood in general. You've been warned.

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It honestly doesn't bother me much...the first time I watched the needle go in because I was fascinated by how FREAKING HUGE those things are, haha. But the chick doing it was like wow, you didn't even flinch and I just kinda looked at her like 'oops was I supposed to jump so you stab me?'.

Fun stories to go with this topic though...my hs would do 2 blood drives a year, and I was in the NHS and StuCo, which one ran the first and the other the second...so I'd always get to skip all of my classes (except Calc, didn't want to miss that..) to help out with the blood drive where I could. Got so many free t-shirts from that. Lol. But yeah, back to my stories...I saw a number of people faint or pass out, I saw one kid have to get stabbed like 4 times total because the nurse just could not get her act together, and I saw one dude spray the nurse when she hit his vein. It was sick...it got on his shirt and glasses too....lol. That was an interesting day.

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[Aldentron]

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I saw one dude spray the nurse when she hit his vein. It was sick...it got on his shirt and glasses too....lol. That was an interesting day.

hahahaha thats fukken rad man, i wonder y i didnt think of doing that in key club....

[Patricoo]

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I got a serious bruise taking up 1/3 of my arm from it and never did it since. It didn't hurt much but it looked like hell.

[justin_ator]

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I got a bad bruise the third time..it lasted two weeks. Didn't hurt or anything though so I just kind of ignored it.

[Crashfan3]

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I refuse to feed the growing vampire problem in this country.

jk but seriously ****in needles man

[euphoriakisses]

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I donate blood every three months. I usually get kinda warm, tingly and queezy at first but it actually feels kinda cool. I have a better time dealing with this needle than actual vaccine shots, etc. I literally watch the nurse put the needle into my arm everytime, I don't even flinch.

O+ ;_;

[~kitty~]

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I donate blood every three months. I usually get kinda warm, tingly and queezy at first but I actually think it's kinda cool.

O+ ;_;

I wish I knew my blood type. I don't know how I feel about giving blood, though. I'm actually less afraid of needles than I am afraid of bodily damage, or something like that. I'm not afraid of blood, really but I am afraid of what it means or whatever effect it may have on me short or long term.

Anyone else feel the same way?

[euphoriakisses]

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I wish I knew my blood type. I don't know how I feel about giving blood, though. I'm actually less afraid of needles than I am afraid of bodily damage, or something like that. I'm not afraid of blood, really but I am afraid of what it means or whatever effect it may have on me short or long term.

Anyone else feel the same way?

Well I'm not sure where you live but in Canada after you give blood for the first time, you recieve a card in the mail with your blood type on it. At least that's what happened for me, I didn't request it or anything.

[euphoriakisses]

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What is your blood type?! I'm O+ :3

I knew we were made for each other.

[Sephiroth28]

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Well I'm not sure where you live but in Canada after you give blood for the first time, you recieve a card in the mail with your blood type on it. At least that's what happened for me, I didn't request it or anything.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure they do that everywhere. It's pretty helpful. That way if you get into an accident or something people can find what blood type you are quick and easy.