Donating blood

[anotherlaujgirl]

Today's the first time I've ever donated blood.
The fact that it's one pint scared me, but I still did it.

But the best part about it, Is that

The first time I"ve ever donated blood would be today.


My Birthday.

MORE Specifically..

MY 18th Birthday :') 

[bretay]

congrats..i remember the 1st time i gave blood.i was so scared.they looked at my arms and said we are gonna get to double bag it.my veins are very visible in my arms..scared the crap out of me.they got a good laugh anyway.wasn't as bad as i thought

[cloudsoup]

i got a little dizzy the first time i did it!
i only remember doing it once, in highschool i think?
i've considered donating plasma for money before.

still considering it actually, lol.

[bigedshult]

I used to give blood all the time. But the last time I gave blood person didn't know what they were doing. They could not find a vein and they poke so much my arm was sore for a week afterwards. So I cleared not give blood anymore!

[luvh8tragedy87]

I really should donate. My dad donates all the time and keeps telling me I should since I'm AB-. It just keeps slipping my mind  :-

[cutiepie9447]

Contracts on doing something productive on such a milestone! Wish more ppl would he so considerate

[rricardi58]

I donated blood one time a number of years ago at my place of work.  I was told that you sit in a really comfortable recliner chair.  Was I disappointed. 
They had me lay on a hard table on my back, staring at the ceiling.  Then I had to open and close my fist throughout the whole procedure.  All the time, I was told not to pay attention to the procedure.  Yeah right !  Worst of all when I was through, I stood up and I nearly blacked out.  I had to sit back down for about 5 minutes.  Then to really finish it off, I felt so weak for the next day, that I could barely hold a pen to write.  It took quite a number of hours before I really felt back to normal.  So, never again did I donate blood.  I did not enjoy it.

[sherryinutah]

i got a little dizzy the first time i did it!
i only remember doing it once, in highschool i think?
i've considered donating plasma for money before.

still considering it actually, lol.

I've donated blood many times.  I usually don't have a problem and I've learned to ask for someone who's experienced.  The only time I've ever had a problem was when I donated plasma.  That was a completely different story and I'll never do that again.

 

[LaKecias]

Even though I haven't donated I have received blood. It'a wonderful thing for people to do. I haven't because I heard if you had certain types of child hood illness you couldn't. I had chicken pox as a child I don't know if i'm eligable. I never thought I would ever need donated blood but I loss a lot of blood during a childbirth procedure and it was necessary. I thank the person who donated the blood I needed.

[anotherlaujgirl]

[djohnson43]

I also used to give blood but can't anymore because of my medicines i'm on for my heart condition. i'm O+ so i'm very much in need but what can i do. my daughter is also very much saught after, she is B+ and first gave blood last year at school when she was seventeen.

[Cuppycake]

Congratulations. I myself am unable to give blood because my lupus causes me to have a problem with bleeding. If I get even a small cut some times the bleeding just won't stop. The more I bleed the more anemic I become and the bleeding is even harder to stop. I nearly died from a miscarriage because they had a very hard time stopping the bleeding. It was awful.

[africanclaudie]

CONGRATULATIONS!!! I've given 66 pints already. My daughter (who is highly fearful of needles) gave her first pint and then promptly fainted. As we walked into the room 3 months later so she could give her 2nd pint, she fainted in the doorway.....! She is now talking herself into giving number 3.....unfortunately I won't be around to see what happens. 

[beatsdrop]

I really wanna donate one of these days, but I'm anemic. Hopefully one of these days!

[vickysue]

I donated for years, but am not able to do it anymore. Doctors said no. But i don't think i will ever be able to repay all of blood donated to me while i was trying to carry a baby to term or at least far enough along for her to be able to live. My thanks to all of the most unselfish people who donate.