Pearlynn Yang
31May1990

in order:
- to increase my iron level, i ate like DOUBLEcheeseburger on Tuesday, and ALOTofliver on Wednesday.
- to increase my blood pressure, i slept damn late for those two days as well (but it's for completing assignments as well luh actually.lols)

all these yucky things done for just one thing.
that is,
to do a blood donation on Thursday.
see how kind i am?

i survived the disgusting things to do something good!
or well, almost did.

i wanted to donate in 2006 but got rejected cos of low iron level.
i tried to donate on Thursday again.

so this was what happened,
i passed all the tests, happily hopped onto the chair,
and waited to get poked.
hmmm.
so i saw them injected the analgesics (no it wasnt painful. just felt really weird)
thn thn thn. the nurse went to take the bag to collect the blood.
after all the explanation, cleaning site to be injected,
she opened the bag. and i looked away (cos i know that the needle would be ultra thick)
thn she poked.
i didnt feel anything cos the area was numbed.
but she told me when the needle was in.
then i turned to look.
**oh great!! i see blood flowing into the tube connecting the needle and the bag**
but then...
the flow stopped. (like at just about 1/3 that tube)
so she tried to re-locate the vein.
again, i repeat. i couldnt feel anything because i was numbed.
so i just smiled at her.
then she asked me to wait and she went to get another nurse.
oops..a few other nurses came to me as well.
then one senior one removed the needle. i just stared at her.
there was a gauze covering the site and they asked me to apply pressure on the site, so i didnt get to see what happened to my arm.
thn another nurse placed an ice pack above the wound.
ahh.then, i could feel the coldness which slowly, numbed a larger area of my arm
soon after, the doctor came.
thn told me that i had my vein ruptured.
i thought it would just appear as a small bruise. like the usual blue blacks that i ALWAYS get.so i just smiled like normal.
the first nurse came back, with hirudoid cream (acts like heparin to remove clots)
applied for me and tell me the instructions for it and she kept apologising.
and cos i was kinda high (i realised), i smiled at her and told her that it's alright
thn she applied a new piece of gauze for me and wrapped it up for me.

so. i didnt get to donate my blood in the end.
but rest assure, there would be a next time!
im determined to do this.haha

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i skipped training cos i couldnt hold my left arm straight cos the site hurts,
and cos my sprained right thumb hadnt recovered.
i got home, unwrapped the yellow smiley faced bandage
uncover the site, and my face went
,,,,,,,
|o o|
( o )

LOLS.ok looks like a cow or smth. but it was seriously YUCK!
and thn i quickly covered it back.
i was shocked luhhhh. i even went 'oh gosh' unconsciously
the bruise was protruding.
shape was ' .F '. (like F for fail.) with a small blue black around it.
and the colour was like THIS
lols. will upload the photo soon after i finish my NR review.
when mommy and kor came home,
they were stunned!

ahaha
anyway, i dont know if the contusion is getting better or worse,
better that the WEIRD COLOURS ARE FADING AWAY into a normal blue black
but worse that the SITE IS EXPANDING!

and yesterday, Friday,
it looked like a lightning.
how will it look like later??

oh and i didnt get an ' .F ' for my NSL prac luckily.
haha
the examinar was very nice and she told me my marks!!!
30/35. dont know if she's lying though.
ahaha

lols. okayyyy.
super long post.
&im supposed to be completing NR.
ok i know i ought to be strike by lightning for drifting off from schoolwork.
haha.
i cant wait to upload photos to this page:D

till next time!:D

With Love,
Pearlynn