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Hi all this is my first time ever joining a chat so im not sire how this all works. I have given blood 2 times now 500ml each time which my specialist has just stoped for a while as I've been feeling very dizzy, weak, extremely tired and been feelinh very sick. It's nice to read some.comments as some time it feels like your the only one who feels poorly all the time. Are these normal symptoms please
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eric89660 kelly18948
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kelly18948 eric89660
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peekay kelly18948
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Hi Kelly, I still feel shattered for a day-or-so after giving blood and tend to just sleep it off. At first I felt a bit queasy/dizzy after the venesections but I think that was more just a symptom of not especially liking needles as opposed to anything 'medical' going on. After 8 months of weekly venesections I'm near enough doing them myself now-09
peekay kelly18948
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Hi Kelly, I still feel shattered for a day-or-so after giving blood and tend to just sleep it off. At first I felt a bit queasy/dizzy after the venesections but I think that was more just a symptom of not especially liking needles as opposed to anything 'medical' going on. After 8 months of weekly venesections I'm near enough doing them myself now-09
peekay kelly18948
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Hi Kelly, I still feel shattered for a day-or-so after giving blood and tend to just sleep it off. At first I felt a bit queasy/dizzy after the venesections but I think that was more just a symptom of not especially liking needles as opposed to anything 'medical' going on. After 8 months of weekly venesections I'm near enough doing them myself now-09
Pudding80 kelly18948
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kelly18948,
I feel a bit tired for about 24 hours after venesections. I try to rest but sometimes I have to work but I feel a bit feeble, nothing more.
I have never felt dizzy, but when I have had my blood pressure checked before and after venesections it is always the same - the low end of average which is normal for me and I think this helps.
My haemoglobin is the high end of average and I think this helps too.
To cope better with the treatment (my first couple of times were truly awful) I do the following which I find helpful:
- Always have the venesection in the afternoon (the body is more dehydrated in the morning)
- Build good relationships with the staff
- Drink plenty of water the day before and on the day of the venesection
- Work from home in the morning (it is less stressful)
- Leave early to go to the clinic so I don't have to worry about traffic, parking etc.
- Have a nice lunch and drink and read for a while before going in to the clinic
- Go in to the clinic a bit early, settle down and read and drink some more
- Have anaesthetic cream put on the site of the venesection 20 minutes or so before
- Do a relaxation while it is happening (this is challenging)
- Wait for 10 minutes before getting up and leaving
- I usually go home, have supper, watch a movie and go to bed early
- Get up a bit later than usual the next morning and go in to work a bit late
I find this works for me. It is not a pleasant experience so I just try to do the most that I can that is within my control.
I hope you can find a way of making it a bit better for you.