Blood Donation Experience

            

           Blood Donating Experience

Yeah!!! I donated for the first time on 26th May 2018.

My brother and me went to the blood donation event in our Locality, Kushadevi, kavre. Which was held in the memory of late Neurosurgeon Dr. Balkrishna Thapa and all the passengers who passed away on US-Bangla Airlines Flight crash in Tribhuwan International Airport, Nepal on 12 March 2018. 

My Experience

I didn't tell my parents about I was going to donate blood. If I had told them, they wouldn’t have allowed me to do that. As I look pretty slim and definitely i was sure they won’t allow me. But I knew that, I am eligible to donate. So I went to donate my blood for the first time.

My blood group, weight, blood pressure was checked. They filled up a form collecting such information.

Donor’s age must be between 18-60 years and their weight should be more than 45 kg to be able to donate blood. Any healthy person can donate blood after the required gap of 56 days. This wait time helps replenish the blood levels in the donor’s body.

I was perfectly fine and eligible to donate my blood. It was going to be my first time at age 22, weigh 63kg. In fact, I was mentally determined to donate my blood. I was little nervous and excited too. They asked me to lie down on the donor bed, there was my uncle lying on the other bed next to me, whom was donating his blood for 31st time. He becomes my inspiration, which made me more excited to donate my blood and I was finally ready for that thick needle and little pain. I was like, I can go through that pain. As pain is temporary thing, and i am always ready for pain and gain. What we need is, will to be a donar, and will to help.

Nurse injected a syringe in my left hand and I was watching how my blood is getting transferred into a unit. I felt little pain at first but at the same time I was smiling too. To save a soul is great joy than anything else. So, that’s what I was doing there was a proud moment for me. Taking 470 ml of blood they took needle out and Mango juice and bananas were given. Some first time blood donar were feeling dizzy and there I was unshooked and was very proud to have given blood.

I was curious to check my blood pressure again and it was little higher than that was before donation(normal), May be that was psychological effect on me, after first time experiencing blood donation. And that was amazing experience. As We all live to experience new things in life and that's where i was.

After donating blood, I told my parents. They would have scolded me, but they didn’t. Instead, mom cooked the delicious food and warned me not to do this again. I made my contribution towards someone’s life. I was also aware about the things to do before and after blood donation. I studied about its benefits on health too.

Some benefits of Blood Donation can be,

Prevents Hemochromatosis

Hemochromatosis is a health condition that arises due to excess absorption of iron by the body. So blood donation would help to prevent from heochromatosis.

Anti-cancer Benefits

Blood donation helps in lowering the risk of cancer. By donating blood the iron stores in the body are maintained at healthy levels.

Maintaining Good Health

After donating blood, the body works to replenish the blood loss. This stimulates the production of new blood cells and, in turn, helps in maintaining good health.

Maintains Healthy Heart & Liver

Blood donation is beneficial in reducing the risk of heart and liver ailments caused by the iron overload in the body. Blood donation helps in maintaining the iron levels and reduces the risk of various health ailments.

Thank you very much for blood donars all around the world.

Donate blood! Save lives!

Be a blood donar, Be a Hero – a real one.

I did it and now its your turn - loop!

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