Tring.. tring...
"Hello.. ?? "
A troubled voice at the other end replied..
"Da.. this is Ram.." ( Names are changed..)
I have never heard this jolly guy in such a tone before. Something's wrong...
"Yes da. Wassup?"
"Can u do me a favour??"
"Of course. What's it? "
"Father's in trouble. He needs blood pronto. Can u help?"
"Of course!"
" Ok. My driver will take you in the car to the hospital tomorrow by 11,ok?"
"Tomorrow? Ok man. I'll be there!"
"Thanks. Bye". Click.. I put the phone down...
"Hello.. ?? "
A troubled voice at the other end replied..
"Da.. this is Ram.." ( Names are changed..)
I have never heard this jolly guy in such a tone before. Something's wrong...
"Yes da. Wassup?"
"Can u do me a favour??"
"Of course. What's it? "
"Father's in trouble. He needs blood pronto. Can u help?"
"Of course!"
" Ok. My driver will take you in the car to the hospital tomorrow by 11,ok?"
"Tomorrow? Ok man. I'll be there!"
"Thanks. Bye". Click.. I put the phone down...
"Of course!"" ??? Did I just say that? Me?? The one who dreads the thought of even a mosquito piercing my skin, said "Of course!" ?? The one who always believed that blood is something that should always stay inside our body? The one who's never to be found when those announcements for blood donors are made at college????
Well.. let me just make my point clear. It aint like I'm a stranger to pain. I had the end of my index finger chopped off by the blades of father's scooter when I was 2, Had stitches on my leg after falling off from the top of the slide in the school playground in 4th standard, Was mauled by a dog when I was in 7th, A nail pierced straight through my foot in 12th,etc..to name a few major ones. I mean.. I had my share of pain, but still the thought of knowingly lettin a needle pierce me and suck my blood to fill a bag still sends shivers though me!!
And to top it all off, I had to submit my Lab records the next day!
Wednesday, May 26, 2006
I had stayed up late last night finishin the record. And had to get up early to give it some finishing touches, etc. I managed to finish it off and went to his house. It was around noon. I picked up Jake on the way. He had offered to come with me to give me company. Ram couldn't come as he had exams that day at college. I reached his house, got into the car and started the journey to the hospital.
That must have been one of the longest journeys in my life. To make matters worse.. we started talkin bout the procedure. And to top it all off.... The bumper question popped up. "Is it still possible that people get AIDS through used syringes?? " WOW!! That definitely lifted my spirits !! Desp... :(
We stopped on the way and ate lunch. Finally we reached the hospital (Medical College). It was a sorry sight. People were walkin around with huge bandages, crutches, etc.. pleadin for mediaction. An accident case had just arrived at the E.C.U. I turned my face away. I had seen enough! I ignored the pains of the world around me. I looked down at the floor. Guess what? It was covered with blood stains!!! Just great!!
I reached the... ah.. "extraction point". I got into the dreaded room. There was a person sitting there wearing a white coat. Since when did vampires start wearin white?? I sat down before him. He started askin me questions...
"Did you eat breakfast today?? "
" I just ate as I came here, doctor."
"No.. did u have your breakfast in the morning before comin here?"
"Why??"
I had skipped breakfast .. as always...
"Otherwise you might feel dizzy after the procedure. If you didnt have breakfast, come tomorrow."
"Of course, I had it!! No problem!"
" Did u sleep atleast 8 hours yesterday? "
Huh?? I had just managed 3 hours!! I didnt take any chances.
I promptly replied.. "YES! "
"Have you recently donoted blood or come across any diseases? "
Atlast... 1 out of 3 aint too bad...
"No"
"Ok. Then fill out the form and go to the next room."
I gingerly made my way to the next room. Jake wasnt permitted to come inside. There were 2 nurses and 2 students in there. They ushered me to a bed and told me lie down and stay calm. They gave me a ball to hold on too.... Wonder why??
The nurse proceeded to take a big needle at the other end of which was a blood bag. Are they really goin to pierce me with that?? I am not an animal, fer cryin out loud!!!! She proceeded to search for my vein in my right arm joint. I shouted, "NO!! That's where the dog had bitten me and it is still too sensitive! Puh-leeze take blood from my left hand, sister!" Thankfully...She proceeded to search for my vein in my left arm. I closed my eyes.. braced myself for the pain.. I waited.. and waited........ OUCH!!!
She had inserted the needle without even a small warning! Atleast she did it quickly enough. There wasnt much pain. She started the blood collection machine. Chug.. chug... the machine was gettin on my nerves .... After about 2 minutes... It let out a BEEP! and stopped! Hurray!! At last!!! My ordeal's over!! I am still alive! I can't wait towake up from this nightmare.. The nurse came beside me.. checked the machine and said to the other nurse.. "Hey, it seems the machine isn't able to get blood from this patient."
" HOLY S*** !!!!! "
What the hell?? And did she call me a patient??? Bloody country... ( Using mild language... :D )
The other nurse came over. She looked at me and told me to squeeze the ball harder and try to create pressure for blood flow. Grt...Soo that's what it for?? Now they tell me!!! hehe.... I tried squeezing it.. It was rock hard. The nurse threw it away and gave me another ball. I started squeezing again.. but to no avail.. Blood wasnt just coming!
"He's got a small vein. Try again! "
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
The 1st nurse came back, took out the syringe and put it back again. Just Kill me!!! I'm not a pincushion for God's sake!!
She asked me to try again. I squeezed the ball with all of my remaining reserves. Come on.. come on.. " Blood's flowing again!"
Eureka! I squeezed harder. I could now see the bag filling up with blood now. My blood!!
After another couple of minutes, it was finally over! She took out the syringe and asked me to get up. I got up slowly.. I felt my fingers. Moved them around. Thank God! Still working...
"Feeling dizzy?? "
"Not yet.." I replied.
She showed me the way out and asked me to sit down and asked the assistant to get me tea.
"Its over, sis."
Great! Just my day!
I sat there for about 5 minutes. Then I slowly made my way out. I saw Jake waiting outside, pacing around. "What was happenin in there, man??"
"Oh, they were just practising acu puncture with me!" :-D
We went out and had some fruit juice. Then I made my way to college and submitted my record!! Whew!! What a day!!
Tring.. tring.. The phone was ringing again. I picked it up.
"Thanks man!"
"No prob!"
Suddenly I felt great! In fact, I've never felt better in all my life! I actually felt that I had finally mattered to someone in this life of mine! Any pain I had experienced that day melted to a sweet bliss..!! It didnt seem such a big deal after all....
That made my day... :)
We stopped on the way and ate lunch. Finally we reached the hospital (Medical College). It was a sorry sight. People were walkin around with huge bandages, crutches, etc.. pleadin for mediaction. An accident case had just arrived at the E.C.U. I turned my face away. I had seen enough! I ignored the pains of the world around me. I looked down at the floor. Guess what? It was covered with blood stains!!! Just great!!
I reached the... ah.. "extraction point". I got into the dreaded room. There was a person sitting there wearing a white coat. Since when did vampires start wearin white?? I sat down before him. He started askin me questions...
"Did you eat breakfast today?? "
" I just ate as I came here, doctor."
"No.. did u have your breakfast in the morning before comin here?"
"Why??"
I had skipped breakfast .. as always...
"Otherwise you might feel dizzy after the procedure. If you didnt have breakfast, come tomorrow."
"Of course, I had it!! No problem!"
" Did u sleep atleast 8 hours yesterday? "
Huh?? I had just managed 3 hours!! I didnt take any chances.
I promptly replied.. "YES! "
"Have you recently donoted blood or come across any diseases? "
Atlast... 1 out of 3 aint too bad...
"No"
"Ok. Then fill out the form and go to the next room."
I gingerly made my way to the next room. Jake wasnt permitted to come inside. There were 2 nurses and 2 students in there. They ushered me to a bed and told me lie down and stay calm. They gave me a ball to hold on too.... Wonder why??
The nurse proceeded to take a big needle at the other end of which was a blood bag. Are they really goin to pierce me with that?? I am not an animal, fer cryin out loud!!!! She proceeded to search for my vein in my right arm joint. I shouted, "NO!! That's where the dog had bitten me and it is still too sensitive! Puh-leeze take blood from my left hand, sister!" Thankfully...She proceeded to search for my vein in my left arm. I closed my eyes.. braced myself for the pain.. I waited.. and waited........ OUCH!!!
She had inserted the needle without even a small warning! Atleast she did it quickly enough. There wasnt much pain. She started the blood collection machine. Chug.. chug... the machine was gettin on my nerves .... After about 2 minutes... It let out a BEEP! and stopped! Hurray!! At last!!! My ordeal's over!! I am still alive! I can't wait towake up from this nightmare.. The nurse came beside me.. checked the machine and said to the other nurse.. "Hey, it seems the machine isn't able to get blood from this patient."
" HOLY S*** !!!!! "
What the hell?? And did she call me a patient??? Bloody country... ( Using mild language... :D )
The other nurse came over. She looked at me and told me to squeeze the ball harder and try to create pressure for blood flow. Grt...Soo that's what it for?? Now they tell me!!! hehe.... I tried squeezing it.. It was rock hard. The nurse threw it away and gave me another ball. I started squeezing again.. but to no avail.. Blood wasnt just coming!
"He's got a small vein. Try again! "
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
The 1st nurse came back, took out the syringe and put it back again. Just Kill me!!! I'm not a pincushion for God's sake!!
She asked me to try again. I squeezed the ball with all of my remaining reserves. Come on.. come on.. " Blood's flowing again!"
Eureka! I squeezed harder. I could now see the bag filling up with blood now. My blood!!
After another couple of minutes, it was finally over! She took out the syringe and asked me to get up. I got up slowly.. I felt my fingers. Moved them around. Thank God! Still working...
"Feeling dizzy?? "
"Not yet.." I replied.
She showed me the way out and asked me to sit down and asked the assistant to get me tea.
"Its over, sis."
Great! Just my day!
I sat there for about 5 minutes. Then I slowly made my way out. I saw Jake waiting outside, pacing around. "What was happenin in there, man??"
"Oh, they were just practising acu puncture with me!" :-D
We went out and had some fruit juice. Then I made my way to college and submitted my record!! Whew!! What a day!!
Tring.. tring.. The phone was ringing again. I picked it up.
"Thanks man!"
"No prob!"
Suddenly I felt great! In fact, I've never felt better in all my life! I actually felt that I had finally mattered to someone in this life of mine! Any pain I had experienced that day melted to a sweet bliss..!! It didnt seem such a big deal after all....
That made my day... :)
7 comments:
WWoooooooooow.......I think I was't there in my home for about 20 minutes.....At first i went to medic coll to see u giving blood......then had fun with u in the bike through the bypass.......it was really fun man i mean u had it just in the right way.....everything was just flasing through my eyes......great piece of words .......... enough with the compliments; as a friend i have nothing more to say otherthan.. its nice to have a power bike unless u are vulnerable...... tc,cya
WWoooooooooow.......I think I was't there in my home for about 20 minutes.....At first i went to medic coll to see u giving blood......then had fun with u in the bike through the bypass.......it was really fun man i mean u had it just in the right way.....everything was just flasing through my eyes......great piece of words .......... enough with the compliments; as a friend i have nothing more to say otherthan.. its nice to have a power bike unless u are vulnerable...... tc,cya
@ Anand
Thanks man!! Actually this entry was written in a hurry. Glad to hear u still liked it. :)
da this is not a topic to b blogged.........
@ anonymous
Hmm.. Anyway.. I was kinda in a pressure to storm up a blog after being inactive for a long time. And I dont write bout global events and happenings. I like to write bout myself. And nothing really interesting happened other than this over the last month. I had got the permission of the person in question before writing this entry. So.. I hope everything's still cool...
I don't see any problem in blogging this.
nice warm style man...reading through your blog's like watching a movie...keep blogging :)
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