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
Collection
Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, I went to get my blood drawn to see how far along I am pregnant. The lady stuck both my arms twice and then busted a vein in my right arm. She told me to come back tomorrow to try again. FML
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
Today, I had to go to the hospital to get blood taken. The nurse mentioned how pronounced and easy to see my veins are. I guess that explains why she missed five times in a row. I'm surprised my arm doesn't look like a heroin addict's right now. FML
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 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 needed to get blood drawn. Apparently, my veins are too thin and no blood would flow into the tube. I'm afraid of needles, and was just poked with some unsuccessfully, and I have to go back next week to try again. 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, 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
Today, I finally went to have blood taken for an allergy test I really need. Afterwards, I had an allergic reaction to the bandaid they used on my arm. FML
Feel like sharing it with the other FML users?
Thanks, your FML was submitted, and will appear in the moderation queue soon!
Top comments
ArtIsResistance7 1
Don't ever mess with the nurse. They do that on purpose... >.>
ArtIsResistance7 1
Whats a 'ure' ? Seriously, is it the beginning of the urethra?
Add a comment · Reply to
You must be logged in to be able to post comments!
Comments (82)
jeffdubya 0
to "donate" or to "sell." ???
j7751 2
the same shizzz happened to me
yazmi_09 3
oh no! not.....a bruise ! how ever will you go about your day properly with a bruise op?!
Pensu 12
If what happened to them is anything like what happened to me after a botched blood donation, it's not just a bruise. It'll probably spread to cover a good portion of his arm and mine had icky looking splotches of blood under the skin for a couple weeks. Not the worst thing in the world, but it ain't fun.
Coccinelle_fml 15
I say sue them.
cch2014 1
**** YOU!!! This is why I think americains are asshole! And I assume they are americain cause they're an asshole!!!
Zebidee 9
Wow - I had no idea they could just take the plasma then put the red cells back in. You'd think if someone had gone to the trouble of donating, there'd be some sort of use for them. Hmm - now I think about it though, it's a little creepy. I can't think of anything that once it's left my body I'd want put back in it...
ScaryyMary 14
Not even penis?
Sappheyes 0
I can think of a few things... but they're either attached to males, or run on batteries. Or both?
starile 20
33- it's very common, they do that for plasma and platelet donations. It's when people donate whole blood that they don't put anything back in.
Zebidee 9
#39 - thanks for the clarification. I've just been reading all about it, and it makes sense now. I'd always assumed all blood donation was whole blood then if they needed plasma or platelets, they'd separate them out from an existing whole blood donation. Who would have suspected it was possible to learn something from this website? #36 - LOL! I meant something that originated in my body, but I get your point. Never tried it, but I'm pretty sure penis is high up on the list of things I don't want put in my body though. Maybe if mine was removed I'd want it back, but it didn't exactly turn out well for that Bobbitt guy, so I'd have to think about it... #37 - now I'm stuck with various images of men with battery powered things attached to them. Cheers for that. ;P
Burgessnk 0
if you donate whole blood you can't donate again for three months. This gives you body enough time to regenerate cells and build up iron (particularly important for women) . Just taking the plasma and returning the red cells means you recover much faster, and you can donate plasma again in only two weeks.
Griggy 0
See what happens when you try to be charitable?
Sappheyes 0
Sure, people, it's not the biggest deal in the world, but it still sucks. Particularly if it's the arm you use the most. I'm a universal donor, so I try to donate when I can, but last time the attendant (the donor bus people aren't necessarily nurses) stuck the needle all the way through my vein. Granted, I have small arms and my veins aren't incredibly visible, but it was still pretty creepy. Blood flowed right at first, then sputtered out along with an intense pinching/stabbing pain in my arm. Just visualizing the needle sucking on tissue on the other side of my vein... Eughh. Hurt to work and lift for about a week.
kid_disaster 0
I do a lot of platelet donations, myself, since my body produces a ludicrous amount -- I usually end up doing a triple donation each time. I've had quite a few blowouts due to my small veins, but it's never been a huge deal. People are gonna think what they're gonna think, and I know I did something good. Still sucks, though, when the blowout's caused by the return. My machine had a pressure error last time, and I wound up on a 6 month deferral because of it. =/
pandazgonebad 0
your allowed to sue retard
ecce 20
Wow, I thought I wrote this FML. The same thing happened to me yesterday. I now have a huge bruise on the inside of my elbow and needle tracks. It's fcking retarded.
UpYoursInAdvance 0
OP doesn't deserve this faggots...