On Friday, I donated a unit of blood for my surgery. I told the technician that I was squeamish about it and he was completely insensitive. He kept saying things like "squeze your fist, I need to find a nice juicy vein" and "keep pumping your hand, we need to get the blood to gush out". I wanted to jump up and clock him one, let me tell you. During the 10 minute donation, I felt really lightheaded . They reclined me back in the chair and elevated my feet and put cold compresses on my head and neck. Afterwards, I was exhausted. I went home and slept for three hours. On Saturday I took another three hour long nap. All weekend long I was so tired, I felt like I hadn't slept in days. Has anyone else experience extreme fatigue after donating blood? I am assuming the donation was the cause of my fatigue. I have to do this all over again this Friday and am dreading it.
Brandi
Brandi
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