Ant Tea You Red Cross Society organises blood donation drive every semester, having missed the previous 5 sessions, i've decided to take my first step. Wahaha. Last week during the unbearable lesson on Friday, went out during the break and made the appointment with Ant Tea You RCS. Wahaha. Ma will kill me if she knows about it. She always says "
You so skinny why go donate? later faint then you'll know.." Haha. out of concern la. But dont worry, ma. I'm still fine, typing this entry now :P
The day before donation, on the day of donation and one day after the donation, i am supposed to drink a lot of water/fluids. *
Gulp Gulp* So was revising act stats while getting drunk with water yesterday. End up sleeping very early at 8pm. Wahaha. Then the next morning (which is today), went for morning lesson with another big bottle of water. *
Gulp Gulp Gulp*
Before i went for the donation, ate mr. bean cheese pancake and soya milk to replenish the ferum in my body (just in case haha) then also one big
pau plus one
charsiew pau. Haha. Not too oily or else the blood will be 'dirty'. So at 2pm, here i go to SAC with my passport (Yes, foreigners you need to bring along your passport and student pass).
There are six stations that you need to go through to donate your blood:-
Station 1. Pre-register at the counter with RedCross ppl. Fill-in a form to declare that you are feeling well, no fever in past 3 days, no medication, no operation in last 6 months and no sex with ppl who might be HIV virus carrier etc.
Station 2. Register with HSA staff who gave me a sticker to stick on my shirt. "
Be nice to me. This is my first donation". Haha. then double checked my ID then off i go for doctor screening.
Station 3. Doctor screening which includes weight and temperature measurement. 54kg and 35.9 °C. then blood pressure. Mine was "abit on the high side" according to the doctor. 99bpm and 174/89 if i'm dun remember wrongly. Haha. Too much quail's egg during steamboat huh.
Station 4. Blood test. Hemoglobin test to be exact. Took a droplet of my blood and there it goes, sinking to the bottom of the beaker. that means i have enough iron in me? :D Then next , queue for my turn.
Station 5. Blood collection. The queue was rather short and there was an empty chair for right-hand donor. so i didnt wait for very long. After disinfection with alcohol, the staff found my vein effortlessly then injected something into me.
I think it's some stimulant coz my heartbeat got very fast a few seconds after the injection.Wahaha. it's some anesthetic drug la.
Then she poke a tiny hole on my arm and my blood flowed out through the needle then the pipe that attached to a rubber(?) bag that contains some yellowish-transparent fluid. Didnt hurt at all. It was amazing to see your own blood, forming the stream flow in its dark red healthy colour went into the rubber bag. Haha.
i guess it was due to my rather high bp that it didnt take long before the bag was fully filled with my blood. haha. Less than 5 minutes i think. Then off i go with the 8-shaped bandage around my right arm.
Station 6. Refreshment. Am supposed to rest for 5-10minutes with the refreshment provided. They actually prepared some snacks, biscuits and milo for the donors. Think i still have enough of blood in my body, didnt feel dizzy or whatever so just went off straight with a packet of Ligo. (: 2.45pm
First few ccs of my blood. Didnt touch it with my other resting hand to feel its temperature.
Some souvenirs from the donation. A packet of raisin & nuts. 8 tablets of Ferrous Gluconate (Ferum + Glucose?) for daily consumption. A heart-shaped pressing ball. and the first timer sticker. Wahaha.
Next time? I am eligible to go for another donation from 5 May 2009. :D
Your gift could save a life. For those in Ant Tea You, the blood donation is on going till this Friday. Do support!
*Gulp Gulp Gulp*
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It has become a daily routine.
Cold feet. duh.
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