Afraid of needles?

Hello friend! That is nice idea. You are so helpful. I saw in the news on the other day that some hospitals especially here in our country are already having some problems due to insufficient blood. As you are aware, in today’s season, dengue fever is the very common disease that each and everyone could get if there is no proper sanitation and safety precautions are observed. Blood transfusion is indeed necessary for those patients who have dengue. It is nice to hear from you that even in a small way, you are able to help. Have a nice and God bless!

I do donate blood. The last time - or the second to last - I got an infiltration - my vein blew and my whole arm swelled up and bruised. However, next time they came to my school, I donated. I think all its great when healthy people give of themselves - especially you - being scared before - but getting over it - well mostly :) . Then this time you realized that you're a hero when you donate blood - just like the posters!

Thank you very much dear for posting this content.I love to see here most are involve in so called great donation.This is a just amazing gift as human being.You are lucky to donate your blodd.as you know it will helps a very needy one.I also feel happy to donate a little parts of mine.

I am not afraid of injection but I have never experienced donating blood. I'm anemic that's why I'm not fit to donate even a little amount of blood. even if I am fit though, I think I wouldn't be able to donate blood. i'll be afraid to do it. ^__^;; I think it will hurt if my blood is being sucked out. just thinking of it gives me the shiver, the "ngilo" effect to be precise. ^__^;;

im proud to say that im not really afraid of needles. i might have when i was a little girl but i grews out of that fear. i still remember having a nurse took blodd samples for testing, it was a really huge needle and they told me not to look, but i just stared and was really amazed. did they just do that? after that i would stare at injections and vaccinations i had while growing up. last year, i had an iv when i was in labor with my baby, nurse said it would hurt and i shouldnt look, just said im not afraid of that miss so its okay. this november, im gonna be a blood donor too. a friend of mine will have a heart surgery and he need his friends to donate blood for him. and im really happy to oblige. after his operation, we'd be more than just a bunch of friends, we'd be blood friends. hehe!

lol, my son is the same way. He can faint just by seeing a needle and he is already 20 years old. But, I think it is great what you did. It is always good to help others. Take care.

I started donating blood when I was in college, you know ROTC and I hope you are aware of that course in college where stupid officers would say dumb things against you!LoL Well I really hate attending it back then, I am just glad that I found another reason why not to attend it. I do fall on formations, but the opportunity just knocked when some Red Cross representatives visit in Fort Bonifacio every sunday to gather blood from donors. That's my que, I found it an excuse and volunteered to not fall in formation from 7 to 11am in the middle of the hot and dry sun. I'm glad that I'm not afraid of needles nor blood coming out of my veins and there it goes inside the syringe. Though it does hurt, but not that long as it is really like an ant's bite!;) After that, we are given drinks and balut, to help regenerate the blood lost. Then it's all rest for us, the volunteers are all excused to bask into the sun as we would act like our energy were all drained!;)

Hey its good that you actually helped someone by donating your blood. And Needles.....hmmmm no I am not that afraid of them. Its cool. Whenever I go to my doctor for any kind of injections...I stay very cool cause I am totally ok with them. My doctor just gives me the medicine via injections in seconds...the thing is it hurts "afterwards"..!! It hurts a lot. But its ok when are given in "hand". But when doctor gives injections at the "back"....then you just can't sit after that!!..lol Yes thats the thing I hate otherwise its all ok. I am not that afraid of them. :)

i haven't tried donating blood.. i wish i could but i'm afraid of needle.

I'll only partially answer this. My partial answer is that I don't mind needles. They've never bothered me. I do, on the other hand, HATE blood. A little blood from cuts or whatever is fine. Even a lot of blood from a bigger cut. but blood gushing or blood in a bag or blood in a need is completely gross! the giving blood, do I? question I won't answer. I will however say that I'm aenemic and my blood is no good.

Hi mycharm88! I am not really afraid of needles. Yes, I do agree with you that donating blood is healthy because they say that it helps in the healthy circulation of blood within us, like it makes us produce new red blood cells.. Oh, I am no expert, I just heard them saying it. haha.. I tried donating blood before but I was advised not to by the medical doctor heading the blood donation program at St. Luke's Hospital at that time because I am hypotensive. Well, maybe if my blood pressure will be regulated and will be healthy, I will be donating blood. Take care and have a nice day.

Havent donated yet.Im a doctor and i dont get scared of needles.But I had a tough time during my 1st year in college when i had to take my blood myself for lab work and i was given a stilette.I had to close my eyes to do it.You could manage it if someone does it for you. My blood gp is o+ve.Since it is so common and hospital stocks are plenty i never had to go for a donation.But i will someday.

i am not afraid of donating blood,cos i am a man,lol.it was the first time that i donated blood when i was a college boy,at that time i just wanted to know my blood tye,that maybe seems to be stupid i think,but it did.i donated 200cc blood and then i played footbal with my patners,and i felt nothing unwell feelings. do u thing iam the great person,lol.from now on i only donated once,and if having the chance iwill donated again.

I think that it is great to give blood to people in need of it. Its even better when you know the person you are donating to. Im not afraid of needles, butI havent found the time to give blood with all my work

im not afraid of needles but i havent tried donating blood to any of my family or friends since theres no chance for me to do that. but given the chance and if i am capable i wont hesitate to donate some of my blood for them.

well i used to get a weekly allergy shot and really needles dont bother me much...some weeks they hurt, others they didnt... as for giving blood, they wont take mine cause i have asthma.

The sad thing for me is that eventhough I would like to give blood, I cannot because of the various medications that I am on. I do encourage others to give it a shot if they can though. As for me, I am not afraid of needles. I used to be a bit nervous about them, but considering the fact that I get blood taken about once a month or so, it doesn't bother me at all now.

I am not able to donate blood now, because I am anemic. But, since adulthood, I have not been afraid of needles. When I went to school for Medical Assistant, we had to practice doing the shots on each other. It was fun and nerve wrecking at the same time for me. It was easier for me to take a shot than to give one.

I'm happy you are that courageous. As for me, I always love to do it but until now I don't realize it yet because I am very afraid of needles. During my medical examination at St. Luke for my US visa, I collapsed when they took a lil blood which they used for the lab test. Dang! It was an embarrassing situation for me since I am already 23 but I don't care because I am really afraid of needles. LOL

u have done a really good job beacuse it is really nice to help somebody with ur own thing i mean u have ur own bloob and if u don't want no one can do any thing but if u give it to somebody it might save someone's life i think noting is greater than to save someone's life u give me inspration to do this think and i will do this donation in near future.......