I donated twice back in the day, but on the third attempt the volunteer (not a nurse) "missed" my vein, nicked the side and caused it to bleed out inside my arm. Had a GIANT bruise on my left arm for weeks! I couldn't even bend my arm for 2 days after the incident. After that I became too scared to go back, especially if the person trying to draw blood is some rando volunteer.
URgh, I know what you mean. Last time I gave blood (20+ years ago) the woman kept digging around with the needle, scraping tendons and such. I almost threw up.
I can't feel guilty anymore about not donating, since I lived in Europe for several years, and the current assumption is still that all Europe-dwellers harbor mad cow disease.
I donated twice back in the day, but on the third attempt the volunteer (not a nurse) "missed" my vein, nicked the side and caused it to bleed out inside my arm. Had a GIANT bruise on my left arm for weeks! I couldn't even bend my arm for 2 days after the incident. After that I became too scared to go back, especially if the person trying to draw blood is some rando volunteer.
URgh, I know what you mean. Last time I gave blood (20+ years ago) the woman kept digging around with the needle, scraping tendons and such. I almost threw up.
I can't feel guilty anymore about not donating, since I lived in Europe for several years, and the current assumption is still that all Europe-dwellers harbor mad cow disease.