Say Ralph, by any chance are you as terrified of needles as Ben?<P>The reason I ask, is because I am just like Ben.<P>I am absolutely terrified of hypodermic needles.<P>The last time I had to give a little blood for a blood test, when the nurse pulled out the needle, (I'm not making this up!) went real pale and the nurse thought I was going to pass out!
As it was, I yelped when the needle went in.<P>Oh, I wanted to give blood, but due to my taking two medications for my blood pressure, they said they couldn't take my blood.<P>So I spent the afternoon helping out at the blood donation center.<P>Sure felt good helping out!
Ben and me!
Yeah, i have to say that needles aren't that big of a deal to me. After being in the hospital w/ my 3rd child getting stuck twice daily in my arm for a total of a month's time, having a drip attached the entire time and steroid shots that burn like fire, it takes the fear of them away <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">. Plus the fact that those epidoral needles are massive--so if you can get past one of those, you are good to go <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif"> Then there's the plasma donating needles.......
I'm always up for a game of one-upmanship, so long as you don't handicap me with any silly rules, like making me stick to the truth.<P>However, I'm not sure how to win a game of one-upmanship on blood tests. Maybe something like this ...<P>Archae99: I screamed during my blood test.
Edge: I went into shock during my blood test.
IronDog: I got bubonic plague from a dirty needle during my blood test. I WIN!
Edge: I went into shock during my blood test.
IronDog: I got bubonic plague from a dirty needle during my blood test. I WIN!
I, for one, do not mind needles at all... I've been stuck with them almost since day one. I can watch them draw blood and think, 'Man, this is boring... I hope the cookies are worth it.' However, one of my friends is very different. He's massive, built very much like Ben. Generally, he's cocky and of good humor, but there are two things that he's terrified of. Needles and spiders. Wild horses couldn't drag him to a hospital if it involved a shot. Speaking as someone who has drifted off for a snooze (not fainting) while donating blood, I find it quite amusing. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif"><P>Hallan
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I don't mind needles at all, used to donate blood regularly... Unfortunately, I now have a "worst experience at a blood drive" of my own I can share. I was in the UK during the eighties, and, thanks to the current "mad cow disease" scare, I am now barred from donating for an indefinate time period. Man, I hope they come up with a decent screening process soon - it sucks not being able to contribute to one of the charitable organizations I truly approve of...
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I know; I do donate money to them. (As I said, it's one of the few charities of which I whole-heartedly approve.) But money is of no use to someone on the operating table. I wish, oh how I wish, there was something I could do to address that more pressing need. *sigh* Maybe someday soon they'll either come up with that mythical effective screen or else decide what an appropriate waiting period is. Until then, I'm stuck (or unstuck, depending on what kind of shape your pun-sense is in)...
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Thankfully, there is no pressing need for blood at the moment. The donations have been such that the local Red Cross had to turn donors away for a while. Of course, these things change in time. They will be running low again at some time in the future, no doubt. I hope that isn't any time soon though!