do you donate blood?

I've given blood loads of times but the last time I had finished the donation and was sitting at the snack table when a nurse rushed over and grabbed my arm - I looked and blood was just spurting out of my arm! I had to sit down on one of the special chairs until it stopped. Apparently this happens sometimes. It freaked me out somewhat. Now I see why they make you sit for 10 minutes and drink orange squash and not drive straight home...

Whoa!!! Glad you were okay!

I did it once in my life many years ago

I do not. I used to suck when having blood drawn. I never passed out, although I did get close the first few dozen times I got blood drawn. One blood draw gave me a migraine I was so bad with it. Now I usually just get wobbly for a few minutes so I stay seated for two or three minutes in the chair where my blood was drawn, and then I'm good.

However, even over the aversion to blood draws, with the pills I take and some of the issues I have, I am very hesitant to donate. I might have some anemia too so it's hard to test the waters. I think it would have been bad for the past couple years too since I had heightened liver enzymes in my blood.

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Did they not put one of those cotton balls and med tapes on it? I'm glad you seem fine now, I'm just guessing and that is the impression I got. It just surprises me. In my experience, when getting needled, the nurse (I can't spell the official title) usually puts a stoppage on it. My mom frequently donates blood and they usually cotton her arm when they do it.