About Me.
*~Rosaline Tan~*
19+ years old
NP Health Sciences (Nursing)
COS(BT), Youth Impact
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cutie_pier@hotmail.com
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purple,roses,rum n raisin,truffles,
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chilling out at night,oceans,nature,
taking photos,cycling,squishing my toes in the soft sand,
baking:)
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
my first near-encounter of fainting after blood donation
7:48 pm
Today was my first near-encounter of fainting after blood donation.
I went to the BloodBank @ Outram today to donate blood. And because i only woke up at 2pm, i made sure i had my breakfast, which consists of soya milk and tuna pancake, before i went for the donation. (As i remembered only later, i don't digest food and fluid that fast)
After donating blood, i had milo and red bean soup. I felt perfectly fine honestly, no signs of hypovolemia.
And so i was on the MRT, a crowded train, and i was standing by the door leaning on the glass panel. By the time the train reached Clementi, i started feeling nauseated and breathless. Before i knew it, my vision started to blur and i started seeing white. I struggled to focus on my surroundings as i clung onto the side of the door to keep myself from falling. I knew i was losing consciousness and i thought, "Oh God, help me. I can't faint in here". I'm not sure if anyone around me noticed this pale faint girl, but i did try to pretend i was normal.
I managed to persevere on till the next station at JE and then i alighted. I remember walking funnily as i tried to balance myself while walking as i could hardly focus. Thankfully the bench wasn't that far away. My vision returned the moment i sat down.
I called my sis to fetch me from Lakeside MRT. I rested till i felt better, then i took another train. Every train was crowded so i had to stand. Once again i felt my dizzy spell return so i alighted at Chinese Garden. Rested again and took another train to Lakeside. What a day. I went back home safe.
I guess i didn't have enough blood after the donation cos i didn't have enough fluid in my body. The minimum weight for blood donation was 46kg. When i weighed myself there at the Bloodbank, i was barely 47kg. But i still passed all their checkups.
Rosaline must drink more water.
