Good news/Bad news. First, the good news: my blood pressure was up about 30 points today (all the way to 117 over something) and so I was allowed to give blood. I think that my previous low blood pressure may have been due to low hydration. I drank extra water this morning to make sure I wasn't dehydrated. The other side affect was that by the time they started prepping my arm, I really could have used a trip to the bathroom.
The bad news: Perhaps due to my super hydration state or perhaps it was something else, when I got poked with the needle blood spurted all over. I got a good 15-20 drops on my shirt and pants, some more on my arm and some on the lounge chair. They tried to clean me up with some hydrogen peroxide (which worked a little) but I think there was just too much blood. So I'm working from home the rest of the day. So, I guess this isn't really very bad news.
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Blood Fountain
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You mean all you need to do to get work from home is spurt a bit of blood? That's way too easy!
Yeah, spurt of blood, threat of snow, expecting a package, all my underwear is in the laundry, or anything important like that.
Hmm, I think my nails need trimming, I'd better head home. ;)
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