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.
STOspartan 12
Hey, id love to wake up with a cookie...
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Comments (221)
eternal_malaise 10
You're not supposed to donate ALL of it.
Haberdashing 13
Oops.
huss11 6
that happened to me back in high school
gunnerblaster 21
It happens to some but thanks for donating!
weveallbeenthere 30
did a good deed and got a cookie. win in my book.
Jemm_fml 29
C is for comatose.
cloud1138 10
check into a hospital
crazycatlady1192 5
Why would they need to check into a hospital? They fainted after giving blood. Not a rare thing, at all.
Sputnikspak 13
Next time, bring Powerade, and chug it. I can't donate blood anymore because of Lupus, but I get a ton of testing done once a year where they take bags of blood and that is by far the best thing. Drink it as they're taking the blood.
kristalynA 7
I tried to donate but they wouldn't let me because I was born in Geremany. I'm sorry you has a bad experience but atleast you got to participate in saving a life!
Ghost308 11
Nothing wrong with waking up to a cookie!!!
StellaNox 16
You still got all your organs counted for? Those nurses can be pretty sneaky ;-)