By Haberdashing - 13/11/2013 20:10 - United States - Rochester

Today, I donated blood. Afterwards, I regained consciousness on the floor with a half-eaten cookie in my mouth. FML
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Haberdashing 13

Wow. This was my FML. It was my first time giving blood. I'd tried once before but my hemoglobin was too low. So I made sure to eat lots of iron rich foods the weeks before and was fine this time. Everything went really well. But when I got settled at the table with the snacks where they make you wait for 15 minutes I started to feel a bit dizzy. I fainted then. I'd been in the middle of eating my cookie, so it wasn't that odd. The wonderful people there caught me and lowered me to the floor, and I was only out for about 20 seconds. When I woke I was just really confused, and all I could really coherently think was "I have a half chewed cookie in my mouth," and I couldn't figure out how to swallow. They gave me juice and ice and I went back to my dorm to lay down until class. I think it actually went really well, and I'm excited to give blood in the future. I'll just have a larger breakfast and stay laying down for longer.

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emirie 21

I totally pictured you walking with a cookie in your mouth, minding your business and suddenly fainting.

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elusiveshame 22

Good attitude op, and glad this won't deviate you from donating in the future.

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emporiumprincess 11

Sounds like me whenever I donate blood... Except I never make it to the cookies before I pass out. It's funny because I can tell the exact moment I go white (besides how I feel) by looking at the nurses... I suddenly get a lot of attention, am laying back with ice on my chest in a matter of moments. :) drink lots of water too! That will help

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cathrope 10

And that folks is why I don't donate blood.

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baby4mommy 27

and that is why during blood shortages people who donate are given priority to receive blood should they need it. So potentially you might require a blood transfusion that during a shortage would instead go to a patient with a donor card in their wallet.

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sanecatlady 13

What is with wrong with them?! You're not supposed to put anything in an unconscious person's mouth!

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JME0058 8

They didn't. Read the authors reply. It was already in her mouth when she fainted.

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catmcross 7

I have to be extra careful when I give blood too. No worries OP, you're not the first, nor will you be the last.

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NumbaFour 4

Was the cookie ok? And great that you gave blood and tht youre okay. Shame that you feinted though that can be a little scary.

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Mc8005 9

I donate regularly. I've been doing so since my senior year of high school (I'm 30 now, so about 12 years or so). I've never had a problem with it. They take their pint (or on occasion two since I'm O neg and in high demand) then I hop up, grab my cookie and gatorade (they give out gatorade at the local blood drives instead of juice), and leave. Most of the time I drop off the drink and cookies with the next homeless guy I see. I've never had a problem with fainting or even feeling light headed. Then again, I am 240 pounds, a bit bigger than average.

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stoych 19

Thanks OP, I have just searched for the next place to give blood. It's one of those 'always going to do' things but never quite get around to. Hope I can help someone one day too.

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