Wednesday, April 23, 2008
$25 dollars richer!!
Yes, I finally did it! I went and donated plasma. I took a picture of the needle so you could all see the torture I went through.Let me tell you...it hurt soooooooo bad! It was all I could do not to cry. I was shaking before I even sat in the chair. Then they pulled the needle out and I wanted to leave right then. It was huge!!! I have seen my fair share of needles (with my high-risk pregnancies) and this one takes the cake. How they even get that into a tiny vein, I don't know. Anyway, Yes I am $25 dollars richer but scared out of my mind. And I have a nice bruise to remind of the terrifying experience. Okay...I am making it sound a little worse than it was...okay so a lot worse than it was. It was actually, dare I say, wonderful. I really was shaking, but it wasn't any worse than getting blood drawn. I usually do pretty well with needles but I psych myself out too much thinking I am going to die. That really isn't the needle they use...it is certainly not that big. So, I had a great experience...it may have been luck my first time, but I am scheduled to go again on thursday and so we will see. If anyone decides to go, tell them that I referred you. (You'll have to use my full name Kimberly) And I recommend that you go.
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yuck! I can't believe you did that? I cant get myself to volunteerily get pricked... But I have heard of a lot of ppl doing this. Good way to earn a little extra cash, if you can handle the pain.
You made it! Great job, I am so proud! Do you get anything cool in return for refering other people? That would be nice if you did!
Ya, I hope someone says you refered you so you can make even more! My hubby had done it maybe 6 times... Once or twice he got paid w/o actually donating because they couldn't ever find the vein, but his arm was black and blue for like 2 weeks after that happened, so even though he got the money w/o donating, it wasn't like he got out of anything!!! I bet you wouldn't be a problem though because you can probably see your veins much better than his because you are so skinny!!! Good job on donating! I'm not sure if I would or not, if I weren't pregnant... oh, and I was going to tell you, I have gotten two shots so far and they haven't been bad at all. Both times the nurses were really careful and the first did it really slowly, but the second did it faster and it actually hurt less! Both times it felt like a bruise for a couple days after, but I guess that's not so bad. I'm sure it's worth it! (oh, and they used really small needles, so I didn't actually feel much more than a little prick.)
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