Yesterday, I noticed a greenish bruise on the inside of my right arm, I couldn’t for the life of me remember where it came from?!
Oh yeah, Janette (the CT scanner tech) searched both of my arms for a good vein to put the contrast in. It was the CRAZIEST feeling!!!
I remembered my first blood drive at my high school that I was eligible to donate. I made the signs. I was very excited!
The woman drawing the blood that day took one look at my veins and just said, “No!” She told me that if she can’t see my veins, I can’t donate.
I got an, “I Tried” sticker. I was SO BUMMED but fast forward less than a year and they don’t WANT my blood anyway! I get blood drawn often at the hospital but I can’t donate having MS.