Suffering from iron deficiency - ex-Tea Addict

I must admit I daren't give blood either. Not for fear of needles though (although I don't like them), but just because I'm not at ease with losing a significant quantity of blood.

Logically I know its not an issue, because they wont take more than is safe to take, but last time I lost a significant quantity of blood was the day my mate inadvertently split my head open with a brick. The wallop hurt, but it was about half an hour later that I was most poorly. Dizzy and weak and suffering from a bout of amnesia that made me unable to remember my address, my dad's name, our home phone number etc. When we got to the minor casualty hospital my mate had to answer all the questions.

At the time, and for ever after until just now, I thought it was simply the loss of blood that had rendered my brain temporarily useless, but now I actually think about it, its kind of more likely that concussion from having an airborne house brick nearly fraction one's skull that did it.

 

Yes seen website thanks

Thanks for reply, it's some thing i've bin meening to do for a long time, now i've kicked myself up the you know were and got on with it

 

Omg!

 

I'm not sure if I'd feel better with someone with me or not! I think the best thing would be to go and at least see what it's all about. I don't even know what blood type I am!

 

I'd really like to give blood too. The nearest thing I've done is signing all my organs away for donation when I die.

They can have the lot!

 

blimey, is it the zombie apocalypse already

 

that'd explain the bag of broken bricks you've got up on Freecycle