"Checking your blood for infections." (aka Lying Qui-Gon)

[lumy12]

One of these days I will give blood and not have to babble about it. This was my 4th successful donation in 6 attempts.

I went over there with J this morning, and he let me go first. Temp 98.4, check. Pulse 66. BP 118/something - I already forgot. In the 60s maybe? Iron count was 38 which is barely acceptable - thank God I ate that shrimp last night! Yeah. That must have helped.

So I'm sitting there talking to the guy who needled me, he was funny and I remember him from last time. The lady in the seat across the aisle from me had a 5-minute head start on me but her blood was flowing all slow so I said I was going to beat her. J came out from the back where they ask you the questions and whatnot and he took the seat in front of me, facing me. We played footsie. Needle-guy started telling a long joke. I listened to it, started feeling a little faint... *blink blink swallow* maybe it will go away... I felt embarrassed and didn't want to draw anyone's attention. WHOOOOOAAAAA total dizziness - the guy finished his joke and I have no idea what he said, I didn't hear it. I saw stars swimming in front of my face. It was trippy! The guy noticed I wasn't feeling well, I admitted I was "tingly." He reclined the seat and put a cold cloth on my head. I felt better after a minute and didn't pass out. They brought me cranberry juice.

Naturally, J has to tease me about this. He said I turned white as a sheet. Ha! I'm already pretty pale, I must have looked ghastly. My boss said I looked pale when I came back.

Oh! And I DID beat that lady. Ha ha ha! Fear me and my fast blood!

I just ate a huge Asian chicken salad. Mmmmmm. I should have eaten a bigger meal last night, I guess. I haven't had a decent meal since I left the mountains on Monday, maybe that's why I got woozy. And now, 2 hours later, I'm still feeling dizzy from time to time. I'm sure once the food settles in that will stop. I ate a breakfast bar this morning and forced down a glass of water, plus I limited myself to one cup of coffee because coffee's bad. I got 7 hours of sleep, should have been fine (last time I got sick was due to lack of sleep, extra coffee, and eating nothing but crap; I've tried to be better about that now before I donate but obviously I didn't try hard enough!)

YAY someone's having a birthday today. That means we get CAKE. And my piece will be bigger than everyone else's. (see below question re: cake)

Comments

[sweet-panda.livejournal.com]

Haha, your blood just wants to leave you. *snicker* You're a bleeder.

Qui: I didn't want to explain the whole midichlorian thing. I wanted the kid to go to bed so I could shag his mother. Jeez. *O_O* I mean... uh... have a meaningful conversation with his mother that in no way involved my cock. >.> *cough*

[lumy12.livejournal.com]

Heee! We're all Qui/Shmi shippers. Except Megan because she doesn't like het. *waits for Megan to protest/clarify* Okay, she doesn't write het. Whatever.

Did you go to work today, slacker?

[sweet-panda.livejournal.com]

Yes Ma'am. >.> I'm at work being a good - okay, not good cuz I'm on here - little phone monkey.

[karinablack.livejournal.com]

mmm... shrimp
ever wonder why lobster is so expensive?

[lumy12.livejournal.com]

No. I have accepted that all seafood is expensive. Unless you live in San Diego, where everything ELSE is expensive.

Hi

[darthsithqueen.livejournal.com]

Just saying I am still here. Glad to know you are well.

Re: Hi

[lumy12.livejournal.com]

Hiiiiiiiii! Glad to see you here! I've missed you.

[nelliedrum.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I hate when I get blood tests done....its horrible!!

[lumy12.livejournal.com]

I kinda like it though. I'm probably weird.

[azurien.livejournal.com]

LOL lying Quigon!

hey i thought i told you not to give blood!! it's a trick! it all goes straight to...

[lumy12.livejournal.com]

Silly Kate! Well, if I remember correctly, you think that some celebrities that I like are vampires, so if the blood goes to them I really don't mind :)

[sadisticsquirrl.livejournal.com]

The Lying Qui-Gon comment in your subject made me smile. :)

Also, I thought about you and your cats today while watching the news. Don't worry you are not crazy...you have a normal amount. A lady on the news today was fighting the county to keep all 176 of her cats. :) Until you have more than her, you are not a "crazy cat lady".

I wonder how she can feed them all on a school teacher's salary. Wow.

[lumy12.livejournal.com]

Ha ha! I just saw your post. Man, that's nuts. If she really fixes and vaccinates them all... yay for her but STILL. Way too many cats. There's no way they can all be getting enough attention. She must get donations from people. Or maybe she has no life whatsoever and therefore nothing to spend money on. Or both.

[lumy12.livejournal.com]

Heh. It's an unnatural thing to have so much blood drained from you, I suppose the body can't help but react. I'm just trying to figure out why sometimes I'm not affected at all and other times I get sick!

[kevthejedi.livejournal.com]

Well done for giving blood again! I've never felt like passing out from giving blood, although I feel a little light headed right now. I think I must be tired.

[lumy12.livejournal.com]

Ugh, me too!