Lets talk about blood.
Some people pass out at the sight of blood.
I have never had that problem. Last year I fell off our backyard deck. I hit a cement planter and split my head open with a healthy 2 inch gash. I got up from the ground, saw blood on my hands and began the next stage of duties. I was up early in the morning feeding our rabbit.
I looked at my hands, saw blood, and walked into our cabana. Lots of blood on my face. Cleaned face in sink. Just lots of blood from a simple gash.
Got showered and cleaned up and went to doctor's office. Got the gash cleaned and stitched up.
I mention this event because of what happened yesterday getting my steoid needle removed.
First, I hate needles. Despite shots, injections and over 10 years of MS needles, I still live in fear of needles.
The final steroid got into my body and the needle was removed. I had my fist pumped for no good reason. Just a fist. Nothing special.
The gauze pad went on to the spot where the needle had been. Tape on gauze.
And I looked at the gauze.
"A lot of blood here," I said calmly.
The nurse looked and saw what I saw and kept cleaning and filling out papers.
The blood flooded the tape under the gauze.
I was not light headed, but knew excess blood from experience. Finally the nurse brought in a 4X4 gauze pad and it was taken care of properly.
Cool head, positive solution.
Be calm and anything is possible.
God Bless Us. Let Us Heal.