X-mas post

Hi everyone,

I am officially done with my neurology rotation!

Went to a Christmas party with the rest of the medical students yesterday night to celebrate.

The school is giving us 2 weeks of break. I'll finally have time to sit down and read a book 'cover to cover' as they say. Have a list of personal to do's before getting back into the swing of things.

I've recently been getting into Blancpain ladies watches, maybe I could visit their boutique over the break.

Other thing I wanted to do was donate blood... I actually showed up one time to the Red Cross on a random day after I had an appointment at school, and I couldn't donate because it wasn't a 'blood drive' day. I didn't know you had to coordinate the timing.

Other than that, I need to get my hands on some pathology books before starting my next rotation, which is in pathology at my home institution. I haven't looked at a slide in a while.

So plan for today is school library and red cross

Merry Christmas~

So I ended up donating today, but like years ago when I donated in college, I was hard to get blood from (#tinyveins). They only got about half-a-pack from me, even though I drank extra fluid this week. Person said to try the other (left) arm next time (I figured my dominant hand might have larger veins), and hydrate. From reading forums online, I guess they can probably use it for pooled products (platelets, clotting factors, albumin). Hopefully next time, I'll be able to reach 500 ml. The reddit has some good tips on what to do beforehand. Well it was only my second time donating so, if I donate again, maybe it will go better.

Fun facts: I'm O+.
You can donate whole blood every 56 days.
You aren't allowed to donate if your iron is too low.
There is a Blood Donor phone app from the Red Cross.
Red Cross FAQ   Stories
Reddit for blood donors, potential and existing
Blood Bank guy <-- for those interested in CP

Blood types have been popularized in Asian countries to be a determinant of personality type similar to horoscopes. Just see the comic/show Blood Type ABO!