Murder on the Dancefloor I
I just lost some blood today. o_o
There is a three-day blood donation in our school. So after our last class, me and two of my friends went there to donate. Actually my other friends wanted to donate too, but some of them still have classes and the others already went home for they have an exam tomorrow.
The booth was situated at the Yuchengco lobby. There were more or less 10 beds there. ((It's voluntary so not all students are donating.)) It was raining so the weather is really cold. We didn't exactly went straight there and told them we wanted to donate our blood. Actually we've been standing for quite some time ((more like 15 minutes I think)) near the SPS building, about 3 meters away from the table of the booth ((where you need to get questionnaires first)), talking to each other if we are gonna go for it or not. The thing is, all of us were afraid of blood. And at that time we were sort of looking for someone who could cheer us on and tell us we could do it.
Not only that I'm afraid of blood, I'm afraid of syringes too. I cringe at the mere thought of it. This is my first time to donate blood so I have no idea of what I'm getting into. I haven't even tried getting a dextrose up my arm. ~_~ Add the fact that it's my third day of having my period so I'm not sure if they'd allow me or not to donate. That's the reason why I'm thinking twice about it. I've been thinking of donating blood for quite some time and at that time, I don't really care about those things. If they'd allow me, why not, I'd gladly volunteer to donate. I even tell my two companions that we could do it. Maybe I'm just not convincing enough. Hahaha. Though at that time, my hands were ice cold - not only because of the weather, but maybe deep inside, even though I said I don't really care, I am still afraid.
Finally after gathering our guts we've decided to do it. We went to the table and they gave us those lengthy questionnaires. There must've been at least 30 questions on it, questions like if you've been pregnant before, are you taking any medications lately, had a operation, etc. Even if you've taken illegal drugs and if you have been imprisoned. At least it has drived my mind away from what I'm going to do any moment. There is a check up first before you can be allowed to donate blood. As we were waiting in line for our turn to have the check up I remember one girl saying that she thinks she's going to die. Lolz. The first was a blood pressure check, I was really nervous I keep asking the doctor questions while he was taking my BP. I asked him why they need to know the blood pressure, why you need to be at least 100lbs to donate, approximately how many is 450cc of blood ((he gestured on the small mineral water sitting on the table o_o)), how long will it take to fill the blood bag, will I be able to go home after donating blood, etc. I guess you're already laughing right now after reading that line. Well, I do get giddy when I'm nervous so...Lol. My BP was checked twice, he checked my right hand first then my left. He told me I have greater pressure in my left hand. Next was the weighing scale. I almost got deferred because of my weight! Grr! You needed to weigh at least 100lbs to be able to donateI thought I'd be throwing the weighing scale. I seriously thought I was a 105, but it only showed 100 on the scale. >_< to be continued...
There is a three-day blood donation in our school. So after our last class, me and two of my friends went there to donate. Actually my other friends wanted to donate too, but some of them still have classes and the others already went home for they have an exam tomorrow.
The booth was situated at the Yuchengco lobby. There were more or less 10 beds there. ((It's voluntary so not all students are donating.)) It was raining so the weather is really cold. We didn't exactly went straight there and told them we wanted to donate our blood. Actually we've been standing for quite some time ((more like 15 minutes I think)) near the SPS building, about 3 meters away from the table of the booth ((where you need to get questionnaires first)), talking to each other if we are gonna go for it or not. The thing is, all of us were afraid of blood. And at that time we were sort of looking for someone who could cheer us on and tell us we could do it.
Not only that I'm afraid of blood, I'm afraid of syringes too. I cringe at the mere thought of it. This is my first time to donate blood so I have no idea of what I'm getting into. I haven't even tried getting a dextrose up my arm. ~_~ Add the fact that it's my third day of having my period so I'm not sure if they'd allow me or not to donate. That's the reason why I'm thinking twice about it. I've been thinking of donating blood for quite some time and at that time, I don't really care about those things. If they'd allow me, why not, I'd gladly volunteer to donate. I even tell my two companions that we could do it. Maybe I'm just not convincing enough. Hahaha. Though at that time, my hands were ice cold - not only because of the weather, but maybe deep inside, even though I said I don't really care, I am still afraid.
Finally after gathering our guts we've decided to do it. We went to the table and they gave us those lengthy questionnaires. There must've been at least 30 questions on it, questions like if you've been pregnant before, are you taking any medications lately, had a operation, etc. Even if you've taken illegal drugs and if you have been imprisoned. At least it has drived my mind away from what I'm going to do any moment. There is a check up first before you can be allowed to donate blood. As we were waiting in line for our turn to have the check up I remember one girl saying that she thinks she's going to die. Lolz. The first was a blood pressure check, I was really nervous I keep asking the doctor questions while he was taking my BP. I asked him why they need to know the blood pressure, why you need to be at least 100lbs to donate, approximately how many is 450cc of blood ((he gestured on the small mineral water sitting on the table o_o)), how long will it take to fill the blood bag, will I be able to go home after donating blood, etc. I guess you're already laughing right now after reading that line. Well, I do get giddy when I'm nervous so...Lol. My BP was checked twice, he checked my right hand first then my left. He told me I have greater pressure in my left hand. Next was the weighing scale. I almost got deferred because of my weight! Grr! You needed to weigh at least 100lbs to be able to donateI thought I'd be throwing the weighing scale. I seriously thought I was a 105, but it only showed 100 on the scale. >_< to be continued...
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