So many of you know by now that my biggest fear in life is a blood transfusion. I know that the blood supply is safe and it saves lives everyday however, I just can't get past the thought of someone elses blood running through my veins. I have even gone to the limit and told the OB that delivered Tucker that she was only allowed to give me blood if I would die without it. This proves important in the overall story because that is the same thing that kept me from seeing him after birth in recovery for 40 hours receiving multiple iron injections for my extreme blood loss.
On Wednesday I went to Childrens to donate blood for Tucker's upcoming surgery next week, I had just finished a course of antibiotics earlier that day so I was turned away until the following day. I repeated my visit on Thursday to Childrens and I was denied due to low iron. They had just checked my iron the day before and it was within all normal limits. I cannot even convey the extreme frustration about this. I was devastated. I can not even put into words how upsetting it is that I have saved countless others by donating yet, I could not save my own child. Luckily I posted on my FACEBOOK page looking for donors who were comparable. A and O negative and positive can donate to him. I got two friends to go and donate. Sometimes people are just amazing! So very grateful.
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