I ALMOST fainted donating blood about a year ago.

Jan 26, 2023
12:26:59pm

BlueVU A Reprehensible Half-breed

I was on the cusp, honestly. I've had my blood drawn a bunch and have had plenty of shots. I wasn't worried about it one bit. Then for whatever reason, I did NOT do well with donating...

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BlueVU

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So I just fainted for the first time ever. Am I okay? lol

BlueVU

1/26/23 12:11pm

Do you watch the Golden Girls a lot?

mulletino

1/26/23 12:12pm

My wife and daughter are blonde. I call them my Golden Girls. Does that count?

BlueVU

1/26/23 12:17pm

These are not the golden girls you’re looking for. Move along.

bruincoug

1/26/23 12:26pm

Is your wife one of Jean’s Golden Girls?

mulletino

1/26/23 12:38pm

I fainted through the double doors when I was a teacher ushering the sacrament. It’s been over 30 years since then and

Colorado

1/26/23 12:14pm

Totally did that too. Got to go home early that day. Dad made me a sandwich

Cougforgood

1/26/23 12:22pm

It's fine. The matrix just had an update and you had to do a standard restart.

swingcat

1/26/23 12:14pm

Yeah that has happened to me two or three times. When it happens I take it

Jeff Spicoli

1/26/23 12:16pm

Waking up from fainting is one of the weirdest feelings. I know I'm waking up

ponys

1/26/23 12:19pm

It was suuuuuper trippy. All went dark and the next thing I knew I heard a bang.

BlueVU

1/26/23 12:21pm

I did that once getting out of bed really quickly

maxpowers

1/26/23 12:22pm

I fainted getting an injection into my eye.

ReiUrso

1/26/23 12:25pm

I ALMOST fainted donating blood about a year ago.

BlueVU

1/26/23 12:26pm

Same here a few weeks ago. But it was the double red so when it started putting the blood back into me I got woozy.

supertux

1/26/23 12:29pm

Donating blood was how I fainted my first time. Then my subconscious decided it

ponys

1/26/23 12:53pm

Happened to me in December. Got a heart check up to be safe. Every thing looks

WhirleyPop

1/26/23 12:20pm

A couple months ago we had a missionary faint during his farewell talk

JDBlue

1/26/23 12:22pm

never fainted, can't imagine how disconcerting that is. I have been concussed an

Mayor of Cougartown

1/26/23 12:23pm

I come close multiple times a week. I have to be careful when standing up quick

Turd Ferguson

1/26/23 12:33pm

My wife is in the same boat. She has fainted quite a few times.

85fan

1/26/23 1:49pm

I am not warm, but not freezing. I will wear my down jacket most of the day

Turd Ferguson

1/26/23 3:11pm

It's really just kind of a mind blower. Like, a scene transition in a movie.

BlueVU

1/26/23 12:35pm

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TrackCoug

1/26/23 12:39pm

Should I just make an appointment with my family practitioner?

BlueVU

1/26/23 12:41pm

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TrackCoug

1/26/23 12:47pm

That's super good to know! Thank you!

BlueVU

1/26/23 12:48pm

No, just ask for Dr’s on CB

gwill

1/26/23 12:52pm

If it was a single event that was positional (squatting to standing) then

cougfanz

1/26/23 1:38pm

Am I a jerk that I kind of laughed out loud at the thought of you fainting and hitting a folding table? hope you're ok

Nuke

1/26/23 12:43pm

Not one bit. lol

BlueVU

1/26/23 12:46pm

It's even funnier if you think of him swooning at some shocking news.

deejo

1/26/23 12:58pm

*probably* orthostatic hypotension from standing up. But that's just a guess.

Powerbait DPM

1/26/23 12:50pm

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