Getting blood drawn

[StatmanCrothers]

I used to donate blood but I finally gave up. They always can't find a vein, end up trying the same tiny little vein which has now developed scar tissue, so I usually time out -- if you haven't filled the pint within a certain time frame, they time you out, so its just wasted.

It got to the point where they'd be moving the needle around jabbing around in there, or trying several times-- i felt like a pin cushion.

my wife is a universal donor so she still gets the call if she doesn't come in on her own.

my blood type is the same as my motivational advice -- "Be positive"

i've been putting off a routine cholestoral/blood screening for about a year because I'm dreading that needle. And they don't even need a pint, just a few vials for this and that.

[Simbagal23]

I'm O - the universal donor - so they like me. I don't mind it, but the first time I did it I learned a lesson the hard way. You know how when you are 18 you don't believe anything they tell you? Well i had blood drawn at 1:00, went to baseball practice right after that, and then went out drinking that night.

Bad plan.

When my brother was in college, various locations would pay if you gave blood. Granted, it didn't pay much....but he would do it to get at least $10 drinking money. Give blood, get $$, hit the bars. I believe he only did this once.

[Socnorb11]

I'm O - the universal donor - so they like me. I don't mind it, but the first time I did it I learned a lesson the hard way. You know how when you are 18 you don't believe anything they tell you? Well i had blood drawn at 1:00, went to baseball practice right after that, and then went out drinking that night.

Bad plan.

When my brother was in college, various locations would pay if you gave blood. Granted, it didn't pay much....but he would do it to get at least $10 drinking money. Give blood, get $$, hit the bars. I believe he only did this once.

Huh? They always tell me "drink lots of liquids".

I guess that's not what they had in mind.

[Radbird]

Yeah, they missed the part about avoiding alcohol for the next 24 hours...

[dangerous]

I've drawn my own blood for lab tests.

[ThatGuy]

I've drawn my own blood for lab tests.

One-upper.

[lukethedrifter]

When I was a paramedic I thought it was fun to tell the patients when starting an IV, "Hold real still because I've never done this before."

The patients disagreed.

[Fat_Bulldog]

I think it's fun.

[jim]

I'm O - the universal donor - so they like me. I don't mind it, but the first time I did it I learned a lesson the hard way. You know how when you are 18 you don't believe anything they tell you? Well i had blood drawn at 1:00, went to baseball practice right after that, and then went out drinking that night.

Bad plan.

When my brother was in college, various locations would pay if you gave blood. Granted, it didn't pay much....but he would do it to get at least $10 drinking money. Give blood, get $$, hit the bars. I believe he only did this once.

Sure it was blood and not platelettes? We become very concerned when we found out our son was going like 2x per month giving platelettes and getting paid for it. Apparently it's safe, but we totally freaked out when we first hear that.

[Simbagal23]

I'm O - the universal donor - so they like me. I don't mind it, but the first time I did it I learned a lesson the hard way. You know how when you are 18 you don't believe anything they tell you? Well i had blood drawn at 1:00, went to baseball practice right after that, and then went out drinking that night.

Bad plan.

When my brother was in college, various locations would pay if you gave blood. Granted, it didn't pay much....but he would do it to get at least $10 drinking money. Give blood, get $$, hit the bars. I believe he only did this once.

Sure it was blood and not platelettes? We become very concerned when we found out our son was going like 2x per month giving platelettes and getting paid for it. Apparently it's safe, but we totally freaked out when we first hear that.

Well, he told us it was blood....and, keep in mind, this was roughly 18 years ago.......I do know that he didn't get much, but it was certainly enough to enjoy 25 cent beer night at the local bar!