Not all visits go to plan.......
Centre was short staffed......close to an hour after appointment time till needle in.
Had my first needle miss the vein.......which meant changing chairs, other arm plus a change of nurse. They sorta indicated that I didn’t offer best arm which annoyed me a little as I alternate arms each visit.
Anyways under way and hopefully smooth sailing.
Not so smooth sailing for others, two plasma donation have been stopped, one had a return issue, the other guy is a 1st timer and his bed is fully laid down, feet above head, and they are monitoring his blood pressure and have cold compresses on his head and a nurse full time with him....one less nurse.
His girlfriend next to him, also first the plasma is just getting hooked up, no ideal......
Anyways while I’m typing the young fella is up I the sitting position looking a little unhappy. Girlfriend is looking happier now.....nurse is freed up although looks he needs to wait a little longer in the chair
Thought I give a real life rundown, don’t let this deter you, this is certainly not the norm. Every drop off 🩸 goes a long way..... and even the donors have a tough day in the chair.
The delays today means I’ll miss my next appointment, but that’s OK [emoji108]
