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Dec. 17th, 2010 01:59 pm
truepenny: artist's rendering of Sidneyia inexpectans (Default)
[personal profile] truepenny
Today I have succeeded in giving blood. That makes the fourth time this year, which, allowing for broken ankles1, inevitable human frailty2, and uncooperative hemoglobin3, feels like a very satisfying achievement.

I may not achieve anything else today, but by gum, I donated blood.

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1Say it with me, ankle you are very stupid.
2Remembering the appointment, but forgetting what day it was.
3Last month, I went, but could not get a hemoglobin count above 12. Today, the first stick got a 12.4, and when we tried again, it came up an entire point. Baffled, but not arguing.

Date: 2010-12-17 08:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] uilos.livejournal.com
Finger sticks for hemoglobin aren't terribly accurate. If the person doing the stick doesn't flush enough blood through, the value gets contaminated by fluid from the tissues. It's used because it's much faster, cheaper, and less invasive than giving all potential donors a full blood count, all of which are good reasons to keep using the finger stick.

Date: 2010-12-17 11:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] romsfuulynn.livejournal.com
For premenopausal women the hemoglobin varies during the month.

Date: 2010-12-17 08:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dd-b.livejournal.com
You are mighty!

In fact, the vampires were in my building this morning as well, and I did my part. I'd missed the last attempt due to being out sick that day.

Date: 2010-12-17 09:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pixelfish.livejournal.com
I've given blood twice this year! Go you!

Date: 2010-12-18 12:19 am (UTC)
redbird: closeup of me drinking tea, in a friend's kitchen (Default)
From: [personal profile] redbird
Go you!

Date: 2010-12-18 04:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] girlpunksamurai.livejournal.com
For some reason, I can't donate blood

The one time I tried, I ended up passed out for the rest of the day and part of the night. But I'm bull-shouldered and solid and have serious stamina-good thing considering my job-so I know it's not because I'm anemic o.O

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