Giving Blood

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!