I donate my first pint of blood tomorrow morning. I used to donate pretty regularly, but haven't been to a blood bank since the early part of this decade. I am partnered to a bisexual man and around here that means my blood is tainted. (I don't really need to type out that whole rant here do I?) I'm a little nervous just because it's one step closer to The Big Day.
One of the things Dr. Williams said I could do to get ready for surgery was to take iron supplements. I managed to avoid picking these up until the beginning of this month. I dutifully took them every day for a week . However I also wound up with more of what I refer to as "brain chemical" problems that week. I had a busy weekend and failed to take my vitamins, but kept taking my prescription med and all of a sudden the brain chemical problems went away. After a second happy week without the vitamins, I was pretty sure there was some problem with one of the two new vitamins I started. While in no way scientific, I discovered some pretty clear anecdotal evidence that my iron supplement was the problem. This was a bummer because with the exception of the brain chemical problems, there really weren't any of the other side effects commonly associated with taking iron (constipation, queesiness etc.). Tonight I'm trying a different brand with a lot fewer extra chemicals added to see what happens. Hooray for experimenting with supplements.
I'll post tomorrow if I have any epiphanies while sitting on the donor's table in the morning.
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