Mmm, iron.

[brigdh]

*pouts*

I, apparently, do not have enough iron to give blood. I made plans to prevent this! I ate chicken on Tuesday, and fish this afternoon! I've been eating more meat than I have in years. So why do I not have enough iron? I should have iron! I should not have blood that bobs straight to the surface during the iron test instead of sinking like it's supposed to.

I was even there with a friend who had never given blood before, but whom I'd convinced to come. She got to give blood. See how unfair it all is? Life is so cruel.

Stupid... blood.

Comments

[xandria.livejournal.com]

Try adding iron pills to your diet for a month before you wish to donate blood.

I can't donate blood because not only do I have no iron, I have almost no hemoglobin. My doctor routinely looks at me as though she wants to force feed me a cow. But I have a medical condition.

Lots of heavy greens and iron supplements should help you though.

xo

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'll probably try that, since it can't be too healthy to have such low iron anyway.


Mmmm, greens.