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Topic Started: May 31 2013, 12:03 AM (227 Views)
bloggyelf
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the setting: high school. senior year. (i think. might have been junior year.)

the scene: blood drive. whole class is donating (on a volunteer basis only. obviously).

the script: i've already decided i am not down. free juice, free cookies, doing something nice for others, peer pressure, none of those things are moving my fear of needles much at all. so i'm pretty much a watcher. (watching Masterpiece Theater?)

most of my friends are doing it, except for one girl who is on the fence. she wants to do the good deed, but she is deathly afraid that something will go wrong. the others are trying to convince her, as well as one or two of the nurses are reassuring her that it is a simple easy process. i'm not saying a thing.

so, a couple of them take their turn and all goes well. this apparently is enough to convince Donna, and she takes a seat for her turn. the strap her up, and the nurse puts in the needle... and something goes wrong. they're not getting any blood out of her. they try again, and this time lose her vein. they have to start over. 3rd time in, they are still not getting any blood. by this time Donna is white as a sheet and on the verge of passing out. the nurses seem oblivious to this, and on the 4th try they finally get it. by the time they are done Donna is about to have a panic attack. they get her unhooked just in time to prevent it. she's fine physically, but a total nervous wreck. she doesn't even want juice or cookies. our friends are all horrified that they did this to her. the nurses barely seem to notice. i can't help feeling i made the right decision.

so yeah, it's not too likely i will ever donate blood. :yikes:
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Gfted1
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Ive never donated blood but also never had a problem when they have taken samples for testing. My blood is a really dark shade of red when viewed in the test tube.
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Fralle
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I've never given blood via a needle either for anything but a bloodsample. I really really dislike needles too so I probably never will. Last time I gave any blood was in the moshpit at af Kreator concert, but most of it went to the floor and some headbangers jeans, as my nose was split open by a boot and my glasses.... shit happens... :dance:

Oh... and Rush live in Berlin the day before yesterday was Awesome! No bleeding though.... :^-^:
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Sarah
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I hate having blood taken. Urgh. I would love to give blood but I am too chicken shit, maybe one day. I have a donor card though so maybe i'll do my bit when i'm too dead to care
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