Normally the Red Cross phlebotomists are among the best, because they have so much practice. The worst I've seen have all worked at hospitals.
I'm a vision of hotliness, and how weird is that? Mystical comas. You know, if you can stand the horror of a higher power hijacking your mind and body so that it can give birth to itself, I really recommend 'em.
Cordelia ,'You're Welcome'
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Ginger - Apr 13, 2010 6:05:43 pm PDT #16014 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Zenkitty - Apr 13, 2010 6:05:44 pm PDT #16015 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Turn your head when they get the needle and think of omnis and me with pom poms. He's the one with the pigtails.
Oh, I can laugh and pass out at the same time.
Polter-Cow - Apr 13, 2010 6:08:56 pm PDT #16016 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Normally the Red Cross phlebotomists are among the best, because they have so much practice.
Yeeeah, the last time I went to the Red Cross, the guy didn't secure the needle properly, and it came out, so I ended up both wasting my time and not being able to try again for six months. Thanks, idiot!
But when I've gone to actual blood drives, it's been great. Maybe the mobile Red Cross people are better than the ones in the building.
P.M. Marc - Apr 13, 2010 6:11:26 pm PDT #16017 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Second the recs JZ made.
Ginger - Apr 13, 2010 6:12:49 pm PDT #16018 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Maybe the mobile Red Cross people are better than the ones in the building.
That's been my experience, but I don't know why. The mobile people do probably see more people per day.
Laga - Apr 13, 2010 6:17:20 pm PDT #16019 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I feel like I've already seen omnis in a cheerleader uniform. Have I seen pictures from a past Halloween or did I have a really fucked up dream some night?
omnis_audis - Apr 13, 2010 6:55:04 pm PDT #16020 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
That's right. Turn your head when they get the needle and think of omnis and me with pom poms. He's the one with the pigtails.But... But... I cut my pony tail off YEARS ago... the pig tails will be very short. go! team! GIVE! Blood! Rah! Rah! RUGBY!!
I feel like I've already seen omnis in a cheerleader uniform. Have I seen pictures from a past Halloween or did I have a really fucked up dream some night?Sweet! You are dreaming of me? Niiice! [orders cheerleader outfit to wear for Laga] You might be thinking of the drunken Christmas party at ND's where we both were in kilts. I had a nice one with the socks with the puffs on them and everything.
WindSparrow - Apr 13, 2010 6:56:43 pm PDT #16021 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
I hate needles.
I am so proud of bonny and Zen right now.
The mental image of omnis in a cheerleader outfit and pony tails.... is making up for the needle talk. A lot.
erin_obscure - Apr 13, 2010 7:04:55 pm PDT #16022 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
Dang, i wanna give blood but the red cross won't take it on account of living in the UK during the wrong years. Apparently having been a strict vegetarian doesn't matter. I wrote a long letter to the red cross spelling out all the many reasons why they should be taking my blood, and they politely declined it due to potential health issues. That was when i lived in CA. I wonder how good their records are, if i could just shift the years i was in London...one year later and i would be out of the "no go" zone. I suppose that would be unethical, but i have pretty dang good AB- blood and do very well with blood draws and sticks. I get angry when a huge corporation disses my blood based on the possibility that i might be wrong about not having eaten any beef whilst in the UK. (insert joke here about being "slipped some beed" without my knowledge)
beth b - Apr 13, 2010 7:06:40 pm PDT #16023 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I gave up giving blood after the third time in a row of low iron. More because it annoyed me that the standards are higher than anything a doctor would treat for.
I was giving blood every 3 months up until that time. I don't really have any needle fears, but I do not need to actually see what is going on . I gave blood regularly because I felt that every drop I gave , was helping someone. It was a literal giving of myself.
For me, I can't always give money. And I am greedy with my time. So I gave blood.
For all of you that are trying, I give you the the important words:
Blood is life