Health: Today, as a veteran blood donor, I made a friend who was donating...

By bridalqueen - 24/03/2009 12:43 - United States

Today, as a veteran blood donor, I made a friend who was donating for the first time- I told her not to be scared and that I've been doing it for six years and that it was a great way to help people. While at the snack area afterwards, I passed out, started convulsing and went into shock. FML

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By angelsaredicks - 11/09/2015 13:55 - United States - Morgantown

Today, I gave blood for the first time, since I'm a universal donor. After it was done, I passed out, woke up, puked, and passed out again. The kind nurses told me I was the worst case they had seen all week. So much for doing something to help others. FML

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By ktm1313 - 26/01/2016 21:38 - United States - Cleveland

Today, I donated blood for the first time. It wasn't until I passed out on the ice during hockey practice that I remembered the nurse warning me not to do any type of exercise. FML

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By passedout - 14/07/2017 05:00

Today, I got my blood drawn for a donation and they didn't warn me that I was borderline anemic. I passed out in the middle of Walgreens and woke up to people just standing there, staring. FML

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Panic attack

By Anonymous - 06/05/2009 00:22 - United States

Today, I went to donate blood for the first time. When they stuck the needle in my arm, I had a panic attack and begged that they take it out. The woman helping me told me she'd take it out in a moment and left. It was then that the Red Cross stole a pint of my blood while I had a panic attack. FML

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By Anonymous - 14/04/2012 16:24 - United States - San Juan Capistrano

Today, I went to a blood drive. The nurse taking my blood mentioned that she'd been called in on her day off, and she swore she wasn't drunk. I didn't know what to do, so I just smiled and blinked back tears as she savaged the vein in my arm. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/09/2010 07:03 - United States

Today, I tried to get over my childhood phobia of syringes by donating blood. The phlebotomist hadn't even touched the needle before I started sobbing hysterically. They made me leave. FML

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By blinkanimgone - 01/09/2010 11:08 - Australia

Today, I went to the blood bank to donate plasma. All went well until the machine went to return my red blood cells. It turns out the nurse sliced my vein and the blood built up in my tissues. I now have a massive swollen arm and bruising, and look like a junkie. FML

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Panic!

By bosssssssss765432 - 16/05/2009 15:20 - United States

Today, I was at the doctor and I had to get a fingerstick in the lab to get blood drawn. There was a 6 year-old boy waiting to go next. He was terrified. His mother told him to, "Watch this brave girl go first." I panicked and began to hyperventilate. The kid fainted. FML

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By lsta - 04/05/2009 04:40 - United States

Today, I donated blood for the first time, and all the nurses kept complimenting on how good my veins were. That's the nicest thing anyone has said to me in the past 2 months. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/05/2009 04:19 - United States

Today, I decided to give blood for the second time. I felt excrutiating pain when she stuck the needle in my arm. Another nurse came running over in a panic. Apparently my inexperienced nurse had put it in my tendon instead of my vein. FML

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TheAntiComment 0

Tuesday 24 March 2009 20:16

"Today, I went to donate blood for the first time. I figured I'd be fine because I was going with my friend who donates all the time. After he donated, he went into shock and started convulsing. I am never donating blood ever again. FML"

lol_shit1 0

Tuesday 24 March 2009 20:10

tehe poor thing! i brought a friend of mine last time i went and she gripped the nurses hand so hard he fingers went blue :P

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JackTheRipper_fml 0

Tuesday 24 March 2009 20:10

smooooooooooooth

lol_shit1 0

Tuesday 24 March 2009 20:10

tehe poor thing! i brought a friend of mine last time i went and she gripped the nurses hand so hard he fingers went blue :P

richarosky 0

Tuesday 30 November 2010 15:52

It's funny people actualy think they are donating it straight to people. Most of it goes to companies to make medicine.

tournamentdecide 33

Saturday 16 August 2014 23:20

It's still helping people, idiot.

liveitlearnit 0

Tuesday 24 March 2009 20:10

Holy crap, how'd that happen?

epicman1999 0

Friday 8 July 2011 22:05

he must have had a poor spleen that could not create more red blood cells to cope for the losses and passed out while the brain was deprived of oxygen so the electricity flow to the nerves was increased and caused a seizure.

kkkristennnn 0

Tuesday 24 March 2009 20:13

eeeek

z_vet 0

Tuesday 24 March 2009 20:15

It may happen to everyone.

TheAntiComment 0

Tuesday 24 March 2009 20:16

yourworstnightma_fml 4

Monday 27 December 2010 3:49

Hmm...look up "fail" in the dictionary and you would be the definition, because A) OP's a girl and B) You simply fail at writing FMLs. Try paying attention next time.

musicbunny 1

Tuesday 15 February 2011 7:00

55, u suck. UR just basically saying these stories don't perfectly match up. the gender thing makes no difference, and one of them could have been lying about their gender to protect themselves better, dumbass

gntfmlingnow 12

Tuesday 12 July 2011 12:17

55 and 56, the stories don't HAVE to perfectly match up, the second was just written to be funny. which it was

splinteredApple 36

Thursday 14 May 2015 3:21

This is really confusing, it seems that you aren't aware that OP is the one donating.

sLap_fml 0

Tuesday 24 March 2009 20:21

i hope this doesn't make you not want to donate blood ever again!

blouuu_fml 0

Tuesday 24 March 2009 20:27

If I was ever planning on getting over my fear of needles and giving blood, this made me completely change my mind. Man, how did that happen? You're okay now, right? Right??