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Giving Blood
Feb. 9th, 2024 04:29 amThursday morning, I wanted my blood pressure to be high enough to let me donate, but not to have my donated blood include too much caffeine, so I drank about half my usual dose of instant coffee with breakfast. I also walked up multiple flights of stairs before visiting the bloodmobile. My blood pressure was 107 over 64, which was high enough, so I gave blood.
Then I treated myself to coffee and baklava at Sprigs, drinking only about half of the coffee. I put in a day’s work, and came home.
After dinner, I fell asleep, then woke up and went to the bathroom. Emptying my bladder lowered my blood pressure, so I lay down on the floor, and fell asleep. Now I’m posting at past 4:00 AM; I plan to take a shower and go to bed.
ADDENDUM: The phlebotomist’s first name was Kat, so I was inspired to tell her about the musician Cat Faber (catsittingstill on Dreamwidth) and Echo’s Children.
Then I treated myself to coffee and baklava at Sprigs, drinking only about half of the coffee. I put in a day’s work, and came home.
After dinner, I fell asleep, then woke up and went to the bathroom. Emptying my bladder lowered my blood pressure, so I lay down on the floor, and fell asleep. Now I’m posting at past 4:00 AM; I plan to take a shower and go to bed.
ADDENDUM: The phlebotomist’s first name was Kat, so I was inspired to tell her about the musician Cat Faber (catsittingstill on Dreamwidth) and Echo’s Children.
