Yeah, they do the fingerstick. The threshold for donating is a couple points above the threshold for anemia, but after several low readings in a row, I figured maybe I should start taking an iron supplement. I don't know if it's made a difference in how I feel day-to-day, but it put me above the donation threshold, so I'm happy.
I'm a big girl. Just tell me.
Inara ,'Objects In Space'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Kate P. - Oct 15, 2014 6:59:03 am PDT #13753 of 30002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Strix - Oct 15, 2014 7:13:22 am PDT #13754 of 30002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I betcha anything I wouldn't have been eligible for donating before my hysterectomy.
erikaj - Oct 15, 2014 8:14:04 am PDT #13755 of 30002
Always Anti-fascist!
My mother got really hurt the last time she donated. They went in the artery or something...huge bruise.
Dana - Oct 15, 2014 10:10:20 am PDT #13756 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I donated at Dragoncon. And almost passed out.
Ginger - Oct 15, 2014 10:21:42 am PDT #13757 of 30002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
My mother got really hurt the last time she donated
If possible, get a phlebotomist and not a nurse at a blood drive. You want the person who sticks people all day long day after day. Most nurses don't have nearly that much practice.
I first donated blood to meet Robert Heinlein at MidAmericon.
Atropa - Oct 15, 2014 10:30:03 am PDT #13758 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I haven't been able to donate blood for the past few years because I keep getting tattoos, within 12 months of each other. But if I don't get new ink by December, I should go donate.
Fred Pete - Oct 15, 2014 10:54:33 am PDT #13759 of 30002
Ann, that's a ferret.
If possible, get a phlebotomist and not a nurse at a blood drive.
This. I donated blood once, during my freshman year of college. I had an hour and a half between classes. The nurse took forever and never did find a good blood vessel. By the time they finished drawing blood, I was late for my next class. I ran there (without waiting for juice and cookies), which was a big mistake. I didn't pass out, but it was a near thing.
askye - Oct 15, 2014 11:10:25 am PDT #13760 of 30002
Thrive to spite them
Getting tooth fixed. Could use some get through it ~ma . The novice shot almost undid me.
askye - Oct 15, 2014 11:23:39 am PDT #13761 of 30002
Thrive to spite them
And I just needed another shot . Hopefully this takes. This shot didn't hurt as bad but it keeps freaking me out.
erikaj - Oct 15, 2014 11:49:46 am PDT #13762 of 30002
Always Anti-fascist!
Dental--Ma.(I used it last year, but it should still be good, right?) There are two things that I probably should stop thinking about Kentucky's Senate Candidate, right? 1. Wow, Boyd Crowder's new Senator! 2. Her hair is shiny enough that she could be a green ball of energy.(But I really am a srs activist)