Hahahahahah. I thought it was about organ donors. Close enough.
I've given blood a few times, but I haven't been allowed to do it much. It's only been three or four times, I think. I tried giving another time (in Basic Training), but my iron was too low that time ... which is odd, because every other time I've given blood -- every time -- the nurse has made a comment on how I have a lot of iron. (You know, just the finger-prick thing, where they drop it into the fluid and see how long it takes to sink? Yeah, mine sunk like a rock.)
You're not allowed to give blood while on certain medications, or within a certain amount of time after specific vaccinations, or for one year after returning from the Middle East (there are some diseases there that don't make themselves known for a while). So I haven't been allowed to give often, but I try to, when I can.
That having been said ... I hate needles. I can't even watch somebody on TV get a shot. But I have no problem sticking people with IVs.
But honestly, the worst part for me about getting stuck isn't the needle or the catheter -- it's the damn tape. In the Army, we us "tagaderm", which is like plastic wrap but stickier than hell. For hairy guys like myself, that's no fun to take off. Especially when it's covering (and also stuck to) the catheter that's still in the vein.
Originally Posted by Sasquatch
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