My First Time: Bloody Day (till 4pm)

I lost a lot of blood today…

Went for driving early in the morning. Was constantly scolded cos I was making mistakes like I was producing muffins at high capacity. Went back school, passed by Blk EA, where there was a set up for blood donation drive.

So I signed up.

Yes, this was my first time.

Previously, after I signed up with the Red Cross at Arts, I will always end up with a cough on the day of donation. I think my mind is subconsciously refusing to lose blood.

So when I saw the drive, I thought, might as well. I won’t have cough in 15 min right?

I did donate…

To prove that that was MY HAND

I hope my blood is useful lah. No hidden diseases or what.

Anyways, my Hb level is about 13.5; there was never a check where my Hb level is above 14. Any guys out there like me? I mean, yes, I’m still in the healthy range, but I’m always in the lower end of the healthy range. It’s like no wonder ask me to run will make me feel so chiat lat.

And speaking of running, I can’t run tonight le… haha…

Oh, actually during the donation, I went giddy. So paiseh. They had to tend to me to make sure I don’t pass out… ha… Then another guy also kena. Medan, who was also there pretending to donate blood, said that guy is skinny, so no wonder. But me…?

I was like: hey, I’m fat, but that doesn’t mean I’m swarming with blood mah. Maybe my blood is oily leh? My body is scared of losing all the fats it accumulated over the years…

haha…

Whatever.

Another cork up was from my fast-clotting blood. They had to take some blood after the transfer, directly from that tube. Dunno why, my blood clotted before they could let the blood drain out. So how? Poor me had to have blood drawn from the other hand!! boohoo!!! 2 holes in my arm… Dunno if I will ever do it again…

lol

If you who are reading this is in school, please detour to Blk EA to donate your blood. They’ll be opened till 4pm.

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The effect of lower blood volume is showing vividly on me. Just a simple task of walking to the printer to fetch my print job got my heart racing. Ok, I must admit I was also agitated, cos I neeeded to quickly complete some stuff for the FYP meeting taking place in 30min. AND THEN, allow me to add in that the meeting was canceled and I wasn’t informed.

But then, along the way to the meeting lab, I was lugging my laptop with me. And I felt fatigue very quickly. Not feeling sore or weak, just that my muscle ached quickly. I was so afraid my poor lappy would drop suddenly… lol

And not to add the overall fatigue plus heavy breathing. wa… Machiam like on mountain… not enough oxygen.

I just hope that my sacrifice and little discomfort will be worth it.

haha… i removed my bandage and found i have 2 wounds. One was the puncture, one was the rupture. I think I bent my hand when the needle is still inside, causing the needle to poke from beneath. I remembered the nurse as saying my needle was crooked already. oh well… I will get well.