Yep, I did it. And it was not a very pleasant experience.
I did have lunch but apparently didn't eat enough (which is unusual for me!) and my blood sugar dropped. I got extremely nautious and sweaty and my hand went completely numb and I was just plain uncomfortable. They pulled it our right as they had just enough blood because I was having such a hard time.
I was really shaky and dizzy for a while but I felt better once the blood stopped leaving. Every time I stood up all day I got a little dizzy and I felt lethargic. I ate a big bowl of beef stew, meatloaf and a baked potato when I got home and I was still kind of hungry. Sheesh, who knew taking a big bag of blood out of your body would have negative side effects?
Ya, don't know that I'll be doing that again any time soon. And the next time I do I'm eating a freakin' steak dinner first!
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I've considered giving blood but if I do it I want to get paid for it.
Most of the places that let you donate blood sell it to hospitals. If anyone is going to make money off of me bleeding it's going to be me.
After hearing about your nasty side effects though I'm a bit more hesitant.
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