My daughter gave blood 2 weeks ago and didn't have a good experience. You can read the thread under "Blood donation #1."
So this morning she gets up and gets her period--the first after the blood draw 2 weeks ago. About 1/2 hour after she's up, she tells me that she feels like she did when she had blood drawn. She was very pale, heart racing, nauseous (did throw up), and had *very* bad menstrual cramps.
This is NOT typical for her--she gets twinges sometimes w/her period and hasn't had cramping in about 3 years. She NEVER gets as pale as she did.
She did not faint, however, nor did she say she felt faint.
Took her downstairs, laid her on the couch and put a cool compress on her head (she said she felt warm). Beforehand, took her temp. 97.9 degrees. Gave her a hot water bottle (warm) for her abdomen.
After a couple of hours, she said she felt a lot better, ate breakfast, and has pretty much been ok since.
I have a call into her GP and also the surgeon. I am not sure what to do other than I do feel this is related to her blood donation (her hemoglobin was 12.7 the day of the draw).
She never did give a 2nd pint--and I'm very glad now she did not.
Any suggestions as to what this could be or questions to ask her GP?
Thanks.
So this morning she gets up and gets her period--the first after the blood draw 2 weeks ago. About 1/2 hour after she's up, she tells me that she feels like she did when she had blood drawn. She was very pale, heart racing, nauseous (did throw up), and had *very* bad menstrual cramps.
This is NOT typical for her--she gets twinges sometimes w/her period and hasn't had cramping in about 3 years. She NEVER gets as pale as she did.
She did not faint, however, nor did she say she felt faint.
Took her downstairs, laid her on the couch and put a cool compress on her head (she said she felt warm). Beforehand, took her temp. 97.9 degrees. Gave her a hot water bottle (warm) for her abdomen.
After a couple of hours, she said she felt a lot better, ate breakfast, and has pretty much been ok since.
I have a call into her GP and also the surgeon. I am not sure what to do other than I do feel this is related to her blood donation (her hemoglobin was 12.7 the day of the draw).
She never did give a 2nd pint--and I'm very glad now she did not.
Any suggestions as to what this could be or questions to ask her GP?
Thanks.
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