giving blood.

Deleted · Post by **Deleted** » Thu Jun 28, 2001 2:50 am

Today i gave blood, I know that i am O positive so they can really use it. Thing is I have really low blood pressure 100/78 when I went in today(hey I am only 20 give me time to clog my atreiries

). I didn't drink enough water or something another before going in becasue they almost had to call 911 because my blood pressure had droppes to 88/40 and my pulse to around 70(it is normally around 80).

So i almost died and i wasn't scared it was the same way when I got into my first and only car wreck at the age of 16. While i was at the hospital i managed to contract pnuimonia. I was never scared despite the fact that at neithertime did I believe not now not then in any sort of god/helping force.

Does anyone considerer it odd that i wasa not afraid?

Deleted · Post by **Deleted** » Thu Jun 28, 2001 2:54 am

I wish I had your courage about death.

Deleted · Post by **Deleted** » Thu Jun 28, 2001 3:01 am

I think it is mostly denial. I think that i don't really consider it an option. I wonder how i would feel if i knew i was goign to die tommorow or a few weeks from now.

Deleted · Post by **Deleted** » Thu Jun 28, 2001 3:02 am

What's to fear?

Not a another "death" thread.

By the way...don't give blood immediately after running five or more miles. Trust me on this. Your body is dehydrated and the procedure is most painful from start to finish.

I chalk this up under "lessons learned."

diana

Deleted · Post by **Deleted** » Thu Jun 28, 2001 3:40 pm

Not a another "death" thread.

I heard that!

Anyway, I'm O+ too, so I really feel I should give blood. I just finally got up the courage to do it for the second time, four years after the first.

I have a vaso-vagal fainting reaction (When one of my veins is punctured, I tend to pass out). I was doing OK until the end of the donation, and then told them I was feeling faint. They tipped my table to elevate my feet, one nurse fanned me with a folder, another kept clapping her hands in my face, and the third was yelling, "STAY WITH ME!" over & over.

I was so embarrassed dying might have been preferable! (Did I mention this happened at my law school with classmates all around? I was known as "Blood Girl" thereafter.)

I think this time, I'll just keep my mouth shut and pass out! (Just kidding - I need all the brain cells I can hold on to.)

Deleted · Post by **Deleted** » Thu Jun 28, 2001 3:59 pm

I wonder if any one of the md's can tell us the value at which low blood pressure becomse dangerous.

Deleted · Post by **Deleted** » Thu Jun 28, 2001 4:09 pm

Originally posted by diana:
By the way...don't give blood immediately after running five or more miles. Trust me on this. Your body is dehydrated and the procedure is most painful from start to finish.

Don't go drinking after giving blood either. It certainly seemed like a good idea at the time, but trust me, it's not.

Fortunately for me, but unfortunately for the blood banks, I'm AB-. I still give blood on occasion, but without the blood drives like they had in college, it's easy to forget about.

Deleted · Post by **Deleted** » Thu Jun 28, 2001 5:05 pm

originally posted by Mr.Kitchen:
I wonder if any one of the md's can tell us the value at which low blood pressure becomse dangerous.

Oh I agree! Everyone knows that only an MD knows such things.. lol

Oh yoohoo Dr. Rick?

Deleted · Post by **Deleted** » Thu Jun 28, 2001 5:38 pm

i think its a bit sad...no offense but if your not afraid to die does that mean you don't have much to want to live for?

it seems that normally we would really not want to die

but you said "not afraid" so maybe that is different, actually.

What do you think aMr Kitchen? I'd really like to know. Especially since I've been at "not afraid when people thought i would be" so...maybe i can relate a bit. Yes, would love to hear you share more on this...

(I appologize for teasing you on the other thred i was just trying to be funny.......)

take care
Helen

Deleted · Post by **Deleted** » Thu Jun 28, 2001 7:49 pm

First of all i would like to apologize to mad kally and all other nurses for my stupid phrasing of the question.

I am not afraid of death because a long time ago(can a twenty year old have lived long enough to say this phrase?) I learned that fear or worry concerning things that i can not change is a waste of time. I would rather deal with problems that have solutions than whine.