Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Blood donation and stroke rehab

Today was my first time. I wasn't worried about the blood draw, I was worried about getting the bandaid off the right arm. She looked at the left arm but since it requires being able to squeeze a soft rubber ball to make your veins bulge, that was a failure. So right arm it was and even though I requested no bandaid I got one because another person came to finish me up. After the bandaid goes on it is wrapped with this stretchy, sticky elastic to make sure it stays on. I managed to get that red wrapping started off by rubbing it on my car door corner. That now left about an inch dangling, enough to get my teeth on it to pull off 4 inches. And since it was wrapped around my arm I had to shut the car door on that 4 inch length to get it unwrapped all the way.  I did ask back at the blood draw station to remove the small bandaid after lunch. I can't get my teeth deep enough into the crook of my elbow. Feeling ok.

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