So... I had an exercise in stupidity yesterday. I gave blood at 1pm, which was frustrating because my blood stopped/slowed about 4 times and the guy there had to re-adjust the needle. It didn't hurt, it was just weird. And time-consuming - I was there for an hour.
I had a little box of raisins afterward and felt great. No lightheadedness at all.
I came home & got on the exercise bike & read my book. I took it easy, going about 14mph at level 4. I rode for 35 minutes and felt just fine.
We made dinner & went upstairs to watch a couple episodes of 30 Rock on DVD. I came back downstairs and started playing around on the computer. I felt nauseous. I got up to go upstairs & lay down and started blacking out so I crumpled down onto the dining room floor to avoid passing out. I laid there for about 2 minutes, got up, started going up the stairs, and started blacking out again. My vision came back and I crawled up the stairs and laid on the bed.
I was nauseous and tired the rest of the evening (kept falling in & out of sleep). John made some greens+ turtle shakes which actually helped my tummy feel a lot better, but I still felt really tired and weak.
I've given blood several times before and never had this reaction, not even close. I considered going to the DR but I figured they'd just tell me I was stupid for exercising after giving blood and to get some rest and I'd be fine. My vitals were fine - I had a resting HR of 50 and my BP was 110/80 (which is a lot higher than it usually is; I'm usually around 90/65).
I don't know if I should do my weights workout today. We'll see how it goes but I'm nervous it's going to make me lightheaded again...
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