13 September 2007

Mmmmmm Blood

I just finished giving blood about half an hour ago and can happily await my blue card. Apparently twiddling a juggling ball speeds up my blood flow to 70ml/min. This means it should be possible to completely insanguinate (good word) me in 65 minutes.

They had to get a nurse to find my vein and even she had trouble. The carer said that in another couple of years they will stop sending nurses to the donor sessions at all. However they will be given a new piece of equipment for finding veins by ultrasound.