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Girl Talk 4w
abt to give blood for the first time and im scared can someone tell me it’s not that scary and what they do
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Anonymous 4w

they put your arm on a little side table and tie a stretchy rubber strip onto your arm to get the blood flowing to your vein. then they disinfect the area and slide the needle into your vein. it’s a very shallow piercing, and then they just leave the needle in and put vials into the device on the end of it. you’ll feel a sting when it happens and it can range from no feeling to feeling a bit uncomfortable while they’re taking the blood but it’s not painful. you don’t feel them changing the vial

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

thank you so much !!!

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

no problem! they’ll also actively have a conversation with you while they do it to distract you, and you don’t have to watch it happen! personally i do like to watch it bc im not scared of blood and i don’t have much anxiety over it now. i like knowing whats going on, its a pretty straightforward procedure and they’re very careful!

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

you are the bomb I really appreciate this

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