Yeah! Big fat bruise! But no, it's not swollen, my arm is just chubby.
he·ma·to·ma (hē'mə-tō'mə) Pronunciation Key n. pl. he·ma·to·mas or he·ma·to·ma·ta (-mə-tə) A localized swelling filled with blood resulting from a break in a blood vessel.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
This is what I get.....
For being a good citizen. Last time I went to give blood I got denied because my iron levels were too low.... This time the iron was just fine. (I ate a lot of broccoli this week.) But the chick with the peircings in her face, (one in her upper lip-kinda like a shiny Cindy Crawford mole, and the other in her nostril) gave me a hematoma. Because of this, they only got 1 pint/liter/I don't know what the measurement is but they only got one. At first it didn't hurt, and she kept appologizing, and I kept telling her it was fine. She gave me an ice pack and even though I didn't think it was necessary, I held it on for 10 minutes like she told me to. About one hour later it started to hurt. It doesn't hurt now but here is how it looks today.
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I gave blood on my first date with H. I got a hematoma that day too. It was the nastiest looking bruise you ever say, covering the whole antecubital area. When I was at Olive Garden on our date I remember threatening H that if he didn't treat me right I was going to tell the crowd that he had given me the bruise. Doesn't sound as funny now as it was then. Mine didn't hurt either. I was the one who caught it and said something to the phlebotomist like, Hey, um, my arm looks like its leaking blood on the inside. Oops.
Wear your bruise like a badge of honor!
Ouch! I know exactly how you feel. Had one myself a couple of weeks ago. I hope your arm heals quickly!
N-n-n-n-nasty!!! And that is just one reason I CANNOT give blood.
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