Feeling better

[tarotgal]

Had a nice long talk with boyfriend. Things will be okay, I think. I suppose we'll see :-) At least I'm not pregnant, that's all I can say!

Went out to dinner at the new Thai place in town that just opened two weeks ago. I went out with boyfriend and a few of our other friends. Ohhhh SO yummy! I had Pad Thai with tofu... the tofu was fine (not fantastic, but all right), but the peanut sauce and the noodles were perfection. Soooo yummy!
Then we all went over to the Ice Cream Crank for ice cream. Mmmmmmm. Somehow it's better when you know they crank their own the somewhat old-fashioned way. YUMMY!

Am feeling SO sleepy... I think I might nap a little. It's been a very long, emotional day. And my arm is still hurting from having blood drawn. Grrrrrr!
What I'd really like to do is write some more of my Obi-fic (it's getting to the good part-i.e. the sneezing part) but I think I might fall asleep on the keyboard if I do that. LOL!

Comments

[glitter-sprite.livejournal.com]

Indeed. Baby TG. Odd.

What is also odd is that I do not know your first name. Do you have one?

[(Anonymous)]

Ow! Poor arm. I HATE having blood drawn. Absolutely loathe it. There was a time when I had to get it done every three weeks for maybe 8 months. On a good day, they would only have to stick me twice to get the amount they needed - my veins would collapse/they wouldn't be able to find one large enough to get put the needle in, but would try anyway("Hmmm, it's not bouncing. You don't have bouncy veins - but I *think* it's there...Let me just...**ow**...nope, sorry."). The worst time, they went all up and down my right arm, sticking me I-don't-know-how-many times, (3 different nurses...) then repeated the procedure with my left, FINALLY finding a usable one on the back of my hand (it collapsed before they got their 2 big and 1 little tubes worth, but they took pity on me and my severely bandaged arms and called it a day). Stupid nurses, grrr. I've given blood - there was no problem there. Except the rather mean nurse who was assigned to me. You'd think that, because you were allowing someone shackle you to a bed, stick an un imaginably long needle in your arm, and suck your blood out, they'd be a BIT sociable...:-P guess not.

Sleep? You want to sleep? I suppose...:D Yay, good part! You have NO idea how glad I am that there's an Obi in the works...He's been absent from the list for far, far too long. ::huggles Obi::

I'm glad that everything seems like it'll be fine w/ your bf. I hope that he'll be okay - if he's had it much longer than you, I mean - I hope all his parts stay...in good working order?...okay, digging myself into a hole :)...I hope he's okay.

Night, hun!

-Circe

[tarotgal]

I plopped down on my couch to take a nap and woke up four hours later! Yeah... I definitely needed sleep! Sorry Obi! But I think where Obi is in the story, he can empathyze.

Oh my gosh! That sounds like a nightmare! I bet I'd reach the point where I'd take the needle from them and do it myself. Ug. Wow. *hugs* I don't have very bouncy veins either. And they're not as shallow as they appear. Some of the times I warn them of this and half the time that helps them hit it right-on... while the other half of the time it means they go in too deep and have to take another three or four jabs to get it right. So I don't try to help anymore. But ow... it hurt like anything when I try to extend my arm fully or retract it fully.
As for people at the Red Cross, they always give me a hard time. I'm a really slow bleeder and they constantly hover over me asking why I can't bleed faster. THis has caused me to stop going as often, unfortunately. But I do a heck of a lot of volunteer work in addition so I don't feel so bad. It takes me over twice as long to give blood as normal people, so they probably don't miss me as much. But you're right, you would think they'd be a bit more sociable!

Yeah... boyfriend's a little worried about his, er, parts as it's possible he's had this for 10 years now. But neither of us want children(and if I ever do get the urge, I will be adopting) so we're not too entirely worried. He just feels guilty more than anything. I keep telling him that just because he shows no symptoms it doesn't mean anything. But yeah... he just feels really bad. Though he was slightly relieved when I told him the news- he thought that maybe I was pregnant or something. I just killed a house plant that I've had for 4 years(the poor thing). I don't think I could handle a kid right now!

[(Anonymous)]

LoL, believe me, I've offered to do it myself - but they get kind of snippy when you insult their blood drawing skills. I had bruises *everywhere* - one friend even took me aside to ask if everything was okay with me and my boyfriend. No, really, don't make any phone calls, thanks.

ROFL - bleed faster? LoL. I'm sorry, but I just have the image of a Homer Simpson type nurse shaking a fist, "Bleed faster! Do iiit." Easily amused, yes - yes I am. Despite the annoyance of the needles and, unfortunately, the people, I adore that feeling that comes after - I am one of those fortunate to be 'giddy' upon standing. Plus, I do it directly at the cancer institute near me, and, having worked there, I KNOW how low they are on blood and platelets. I've done the platelet donatation too, when I'm not pressed for time - 4 hours in total. But the machine is rather mesmerizing, so the time passes quickly in my low-blood pressure stupor.

Poor ickle plant! Aww. ;) Be careful or you'll have house plant protective services knocking on your door. One of the lesser known social service agencies.

I'm still hoping for everything to smooth itself out, for you, hun. And for the Obi fic. Yes, smoothing and Obi...mmm...lol, the first much more than the second, of course.

- circe

Blood letting

[rainbowbluebird.livejournal.com]

Since blood talk seems to be all the rage I figured it couldn't hurt to add my two cents. Though I rarely discuss my personal health, I figure this in one topic that couldn't hurt. I've had a bleeding disorder since I was little and have been stuck more times than one can imagine [granted, they still let me be a blood donor-go figure]...if your veins are shot, or the person drawing the blood is having problems[and trust me, its usually them-not you], ask them to use a butterfly instead...its much easier and doesn't hurt at all[since its a much smaller needle].
There. That was my rambling piece...butterfly good, regular needle bad...
Hope you feel better TG!
B

Re: Blood letting

[(Anonymous)]

LoL, you're very right! Regular needle - very bad. :) Actually, much of the sticking had to be done with the butterfly needle. With the regular needles, they (I suppose I should say I) were lucky to get even half of the required amount. But I've also heard that wearing long sleeves (to keep your arms warm and your blood vessels nearer to the surface) and drinking water before you go can help. I don't think either has done anything for me - except making me hot and forcing me to take an intermition during the stab-o-rama to use the bathroom. :D

[tarotgal]

LoL, believe me, I've offered to do it myself - but they get kind of snippy when you insult their blood drawing skills. I had bruises *everywhere* - one friend even took me aside to ask if everything was okay with me and my boyfriend. No, really, don't make any phone calls, thanks.
ROTF! Poor thing! LOL, but that's certainly a nice friend you've got there! :-)

I'm sorry, but I just have the image of a Homer Simpson type nurse shaking a fist, "Bleed faster! Do iiit."
LOL! That's hilarious :-) Yeah... they constantly come over and shake the bag and weigh it, as though weighing it every ten seconds will help it fill up faster *shrug*

Wow. I am completely impressed about you donating platelets. I've never done that myself. Wow. Good on you!!!

And giddy when standing? heehee Lucky! I am perfectly fine, just highly suggestable. My first time giving blood I was just fine until they asked if I felt faint. At which point I suddenly felt faint. So they had to put my feet up and all that. I felt like an idiot. Now I tell them not to keep asking me and I'm fine.

Poor ickle plant! Aww. ;) Be careful or you'll have house plant protective services knocking on your door. One of the lesser known social service agencies.
Oh my gosh, you have NO idea. Plante(yes, I name my plants and that's his name... and yeah, it's a male, LMAO) has been with me for so long! He came home with me on school holidays and everything! I feel SO badly! He was doing just fine here for two years... and now he's dying. I haven't changed a thing! Same amount of sun(which is pretty much none) and same amount of water. It kills me. Poor Plante... all my other house plants had to go live with parents when I got my cat because they were poisonous to kitties... so he's my last one... ug... breaks my heart!

Re: Blood letting

[tarotgal]

Thanks! I've had they do that to me once(with much more success than regular), but never knew what it was called in order to request it again. Very helpful! Thank you much! :-)

Re: Blood letting

[tarotgal]

They are always telling me to drink more water before I come in... my Red Cross is only open mornings(and I don't do mornings) so usually I have one of the last slots before lunch and I roll out of bed, eat a granola bar on the drive over, and give blood without any thought to drinking anything before. But when I actually remember, it does seem to go a tiny bit faster... though I don't have any stats to back that up... maybe I should time it next time...hmmm. But you're right... does make me need to scamper off to the bathroom more times than I should :-)
I've never heard of the long sleeves thing though... I should try that! Thanks!