I am due to give blood for the 2nd time now. I am blood type A+ (which is 1 in 3 i think) and i managed to fill the bag in around 7 minutes on my first go several months ago. The nurse was very happy with my veins haha so i'm a little worried if i have an accident and start bleeding, i don't think i will have long to be saved haha!
The first time i gave blood was back in September I think and it was prompted by my mum's experience whereby a simple everyday operation went wrong and almost cost her her life :(. Booking it in was a pain as i went through a host of problems from being too late because i couldn't find the place, my name wasn't on the list and on the final attempt i had missed a message (as my voicemail hadn't come through) cancelling my appointment. Lucky as i explained to the guy on the desk about the bad luck i'd been having he managed to wangle me in and i went ahead with it.
It was an odd feeling but a feeling i expected. I felt uncomfortable with it but thought i was fine until the nurses view differed and she called over for help and they raised my legs and put a cold flannel on my head claiming i went green. Slightly embarrassing, especially as i was with my friend Fi at the time who tried to get hers done (but they had cancelled all appointments for the day due to staff shortages). Anyway, got it done and now i've got to do it again!
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