silverai | (no subject)

I've been having a lot of headaches for the last 6 weeks or so. Went to the doctor last Wednesday, who gave me a thing for a blood test and a cranial CT. That's the second needle for a blood test this year - more on that later. So I had the blood test last Thursday morning and the CT this morning. I took the film in to the doctor and asked the receptionist if there was any word on the blood test yet, as I was wanting to know what my blood type was - I had the doctor add the blood group test in while I was having the needle in my arm anyway. I'm O negative! I finally know what blood group I am. The receptionist said it was a good blood group because O neg can be used for any other blood group. She also said that the test showed up a severe allergy for something, but didn't know anything else because the doctor hadn't looked at it yet. I have to call back on Wednesday for further info + info about the head scan.

O Neg! Yay! I know! Coming up to 24 years old and I only just found out *heh*

As for the needle thing. Well, needles. Yes. They are pretty much on the top of my Panicky Scary Things, along with spiders. I have faced this fear twice this year now, which yes scary, but hey faced fear is good. Now I used to partake in Vampire Live action role playing, and they used to organise blood drives every so often where everyone would go and donate blood. I never partook because of the fear of needles thing, but always thought I would donate if it wasn't for that. Well I've faced this needle fear twice now, so why shouldn't I face it again and donate? I'll be freaking the whole time, but it will be a good feeling after. I have this hair-brained idea of going and donating blood for my birthday, and other people can come too if they want. Then I was thinking of going to the museum and the art gallery after. Either do that, or go to the zoo or something. Something that doesn't involve a party at my place, since I've had quite a lot of those now. I've told two or three people about my donate blood for my birthday idea now, and they have all reacted that it's a weird and macabre idea, but the idea is really growing on me. What do you all think?

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*thinks* I don't think it's wierd at all. It isn't like you want to donate blood for the sole purpose of drinking it later on in the moonlight!

I reckon it's a great idea!!! Yes, unless we all dressed up as vampires (uh oh, am I giving you ideas?) I don't see how it could be taken as macabre. And what a spunk you are to be boldy facing the very things that make you shudder the most!

I donated blood for the first time this year with my friend Jess at uni (and found out, in doing so, that I'm O positive. I too had always wondered but never found out!). I was kinda freaked about the idea before I did it, but once I'd done it it did feel really good. I reckon it also made it heaps easier to be doing it with someone (and someone who was also a little scared). So yeah, even if you decide you don't want to do it as a birthday thing I'd be happy to go with you sometime...actually I've been meaning to go for ages...

Well, the Red Cross won't take my blood until I'm thirty (I had one too many bad reactions to donating - they don't understand that whole blood I'm fine with, it's only trima that makes me pass out), but as someone who's donated blood on a number of occasions:

Gang blood-donation is a great idea, but I really don't recommend doing it before hitting the museum and art gallery. Those be a lot of walking, and some people - including, quite likely, you, if it's your first time donating - will be feeling a little weak and anaemic and should be doing something relatively restful while consuming fluids. Fainting is not your friend, and you really don't know how blood donation will hit you until you've tried it.

Hey - we're blood buddies! (Is a universal and regular blood donor).

I'd be happy to go along with you.