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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Today, I tried donating blood for the first time because my company was hosting a blood drive. Right after telling everyone I wasn't afraid of needles, I fainted before they could even use one. I woke up surrounded by phlebotomists offering me juice while my coworkers whooped like I'd just scored a goal. FML
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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TheAntiComment 0
"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
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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arby 0
i can't donate blood :( sucks being gay... in more than one way too
MsMaddi123 0
Just because your gay doesn't mean you can't donate blood
PTERONOPHOBIA 0
Tehalon = huge douche. And #21, I remember when I filled out my first blood donation form and there were all the questions about "are you a man whose had sex with a man EVEN ONCE." and thinking, wow totally bites for healthy gay guys who want to donate...
airandfingers 0
woah, that can happen? #21 and 22: I totally agree.. It sucks for healthy gay guys.. I just looked it up, and it's a federal law, not a Red Cross policy. Also, the Red Cross is petitioning to allow homosexuals to donate, based on recent studies regarding the relative safety of their blood.
Coolaidegirl 18
WTF?! whats the difference between a gay guys blood and a straight guys blood, last time i checked it was still red and still gushed out of ppl when they cut themselves regardless of their sexuality
BananEnigma 24
Uh, HIV/AIDS? That's what the law is about, anyway. They used to think it was only a "gay man's disease".
NorfolkDude 2
You ought to be like, "Ah-ha, just playing with ya!"
may_cause_fail 0
Aw, it happens. I'm too much of a wimp to donate blood, so be glad you can do that without being afraid. :]
diet_cocaine 0
yeah ive been donating for a long time too btw was she on the bed while this was happening or still waiting to go???
earwaxisyummy 0
ahhh that sucks! smooth...
boopookers 0
I was in the exact same situation, the only difference was that i was in the process of giving the blood. lmao
jujube123_fml 1
#8... I volunteer daily with the red cross and regularly donate despite my own intense fear of needles...it is a rare thing for someone to pass out and even more rare (never have seen it happen!) to go into shock. don't let one person's not so great experience influence your decision to donate blood. that would be like not going on a roller coaster because you saw a friend get off and puke. give it a chance! to the OP, I hope your friend still had a decent experience and that you are feeling back to normal by now thank you for donating =]
BananEnigma 24
It's called VasoVagal Syncope, and it's actually very common. The reason you don't normally see it in blood clinics is because the people who KNOW they are prone to it, simply don't donate blood, or they inform the nurses before the procedure so they can be ready, etc. It's NOT "rare".
two2 0
i agree with #8...i hate needles