[Athilea Majiri]

I do not like needles. The first time I ever gave blood I think it was a new person doing it because they left my arm badly bruised after having trouble finding my veins. I do not have bad veins, they are not the easiest things to find, but every other nurse that has ever stuck me has been able to find them in one try. So, yeah.

Then my arm was bruised for well over a month from how badly I was stuck. I also was left nearly passing out after giving blood and had to go home early because of how sick I felt. I have not had another experience like this, but I still do not like needles.

Edit: I am not exaggerating the bruise either. I thought maybe I had some sort of blood disorder that caused me to bruise easily or something because I had other very long lasting bruises as well. Nothing has ever turned up though and the bruising has mostly stopped. I usually know why I have a bruise now, instead of being baffled by it.