American Red Cross

Donated blood. I am a frequent donor and know the ins and outs of donating. I was bruised pretty bad, which has only happened one other time. Each donor is individual and the way we are stuck, especially if we are experienced in whether or not we are an easy or hard stick should be tailored to the individual. There was no need to stick the needle almost completely into my arm.
I’m not squeamish, I watched them and as soon as I was stuck the blood began to flow, yet they continued to moved the needle in and out; completely unnecessary on me. I’m one juicy chick and so I told let them know, so as to not squirt blood in the their face. If they thought they needed to be aggressive or anything. Some do so I gave them the heads up. Anyway, however unpleasant the experience, I will continue to donate. Just rather use united blood services.