Human Fluid
Health Sciences Authority came over to TJC for a blood donation drive.
I never thought that I actually would donate blood but after hearing that it does not hurt as much as most people think [i admit hesitating because of this], i signed up for it [and end up forging my mother's signature].
Tension begins to build up as the turn for me to donate appoaches. While queueing I saw many of my friends being 'manhandled' [don't worry the nurses are very caring and gentle], I tried to relax myself for fear of tension which would result in pain [believe me I tried acupuncture].
I ended up on the station beside where Trevor was already donating his blood [which was a good thing as I had someone to talk to]. The nurse then proceeded to smearing this 'highlighter' fluid on my forearm nearer to the elbow [funky disinfectant]. A syringe full of anaesthetics were half injected right below the skin, which resulted in a lump forming on the skin. Then the 'scariest' part came. The nurse proceeded to remove the plastic cap of this rubber tube to reveal a pencil-thick metal tube that is taper so it is sharper on one end and pierced it into the lump on my skin. No pain at all [seriously]. Blood began flowing into the collection bag rather quickly at first.
Then it stopped! The nurse came over to check, and pulled out the tube a little. Blood flowed for awhile, but slower this time. It stopped again soon after. So she pulled out the tube that bit more, but there's this limit as to how much the tube can be pulled pulled out before it is completely separated from the arm. What did she do? She pushed it back in, and pulled it out again bit by bit. The blood for some reason clotted at the other end of the tube and stops flowing totally. The nurse ask whether I am feeling well [but I am not since I have already used the amount of time 2 person used to finish donating and I felt the anaesthetic wearing off already] and I told her that I am not and is feeling a little giddy with the discomfort felt. The senior nurse then said that it has to be taken out and they snipped off the tube without taking 4 tubes of blood for testing! Result: I lost 3/4 of a bag of blood and I would never know my blood type, haemoglobin content etc as they are not going to use my blood! sigh
Superhero Power: Extreme Healing
Blood clots at superhuman speed and close all open wounds leaving bearer free from injuries.
I guess I am addicted to donating blood already since it is really painless [some might feel that it is a little excrutiating to see one's own skin being impaled by a pencil-sized object slowly.
So those of you under 45kg please eat more!
Those under 16..
Grow up.
This strikes my interest.
Later!
Embrace-Gravity
I never thought that I actually would donate blood but after hearing that it does not hurt as much as most people think [i admit hesitating because of this], i signed up for it [and end up forging my mother's signature].
Tension begins to build up as the turn for me to donate appoaches. While queueing I saw many of my friends being 'manhandled' [don't worry the nurses are very caring and gentle], I tried to relax myself for fear of tension which would result in pain [believe me I tried acupuncture].
I ended up on the station beside where Trevor was already donating his blood [which was a good thing as I had someone to talk to]. The nurse then proceeded to smearing this 'highlighter' fluid on my forearm nearer to the elbow [funky disinfectant]. A syringe full of anaesthetics were half injected right below the skin, which resulted in a lump forming on the skin. Then the 'scariest' part came. The nurse proceeded to remove the plastic cap of this rubber tube to reveal a pencil-thick metal tube that is taper so it is sharper on one end and pierced it into the lump on my skin. No pain at all [seriously]. Blood began flowing into the collection bag rather quickly at first.
Then it stopped! The nurse came over to check, and pulled out the tube a little. Blood flowed for awhile, but slower this time. It stopped again soon after. So she pulled out the tube that bit more, but there's this limit as to how much the tube can be pulled pulled out before it is completely separated from the arm. What did she do? She pushed it back in, and pulled it out again bit by bit. The blood for some reason clotted at the other end of the tube and stops flowing totally. The nurse ask whether I am feeling well [but I am not since I have already used the amount of time 2 person used to finish donating and I felt the anaesthetic wearing off already] and I told her that I am not and is feeling a little giddy with the discomfort felt. The senior nurse then said that it has to be taken out and they snipped off the tube without taking 4 tubes of blood for testing! Result: I lost 3/4 of a bag of blood and I would never know my blood type, haemoglobin content etc as they are not going to use my blood! sigh
Superhero Power: Extreme Healing
Blood clots at superhuman speed and close all open wounds leaving bearer free from injuries.
I guess I am addicted to donating blood already since it is really painless [some might feel that it is a little excrutiating to see one's own skin being impaled by a pencil-sized object slowly.
So those of you under 45kg please eat more!
Those under 16..
Grow up.
This strikes my interest.
Later!
Embrace-Gravity
1 Comments:
haha i went for tis red cross blood donation drive when i was in JC haha.. is fun!!
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