pheuuwwwhh…. it’s been a while i didn’t update my blog… hiks…actually i’ve been busy with my studies … but i havent started with my final year project yet.. aiyoo.. anyways…. i’ve donated my blood last week in my uni…FINALLY.. i’ve tried like 3 times to donate my blood… but my blood were rejected…damnn.. u know y?? because my blood doesnt have enough iron or something like that…. but this time… i tried my luck…and my blood was okay….and i can donate my blood…yyeeepppeeeyyy…then only i get the red book that i’ve been dreaming of all this while..hiihihh..it’s like a record book for how many times u have donated your blood and the date.. because once u have donated your blood… the next donation can only be performed after 3 months from the date of donation….
this is the book..
so before u start donating… u have to answer a few questions and u need to fill in some forms…. u have to answer them truthfully ok..no cheating!!!… if u have HIV or something..just admit it laa..ngaku jerk..tak mati kene tembak pon ok….so usually all donors will go through screening… this is important since it might be unsafe for the recipient lah..to avoid cases such as if the donors got an HIV blood then the recipients will suffer for the rest of their life la kan….. tak nanges??? tak pasal2 jerk dapat kan….konon nak idup lame..tak pasal2 kene mati cepat plak kan…..hiks…all donors will be examined and asked specific and detailed questions concerning on their medical history to make sure that donating blood cannot cause any harm to their health….the donor’s hemoglobin level is also tested to make sure that the loss of blood will not make them anemic…and this check is the most common reason that a donor is ineligible like my previous case…. then after my blood was checked and found ok…the doctor checked my pulse, blood pressure, and body temperature to make sure everything is normal and ok for me to go through the blood donation…and your weight must be more than 45kg…if not…. u are not allowed to donate blood…. pregnant women are also ineligible to donate blood….my blood type is A….so i can accept A blood and O blood type whenever i need an extra blood in future..hikss….so sape yg same type tuh cepat laa gi donate..nanti senang nak pakai…uhuhuh
it was my first time donating blood.. so i was quite nervous like hell but the nurse was soo nice and politely told me to stay calm and she said there’s nuthing to be worried about…and it’s not that hurt la…..at first the skin was cleaned with an antiseptic to prevent skin bacteria from contaminating the collected blood and also to avoid any infections to the donors and in this case is me la…hiihihh….then a LARGE needle was used… when i said LARGE… it was freaking large ok…. i wonder why they need to use a large needle instead of the small one… it is said that the large needle is used to minimize shearing forces that may physically damage red blood cells as they flow through the needle…the flow of blood from a vein into the needle and down tubing into the collection bag is mainly by the pull of gravity… a tourniquet was lightly wrapped around my upper arm to increase the pressure of the blood in the arm veins and i was given an object like a plastic pipe and need to hold it and queezed it repeatedly to increase the blood flow through the vein……so that the blood can be drawn faster and easier……
i saw the needle moving underneath my skin when the nurse searching for the blood vein…. hiks….nangess…
i squeezed the thing as hard as i could…. i took only a few minutes to fill up the blood bag…i donated 350 mm of my blood…hiks..sket jerk..
yeah peace to u…. go and donate your blood now!!!!!! you can save the world..hiks..
after im done donating…
this is what u get after donating your blood…
wah..it was quite an experience which i’ll not forget….phheeuuwwwhhh……. so i guess you guys out there should try it too.. go and donate your blood now!! peace ya’ll!!