Red Cross was at my work yesterday and I decided to give blood for the first time.
My arm was fine yesterday and last night at home , but today throughout the day, my arm ( a patch about 3 inches below where the injection took place) started to turn black and blue like a bruise.
I showed it to others here at work who had experience with giving blood, and they looked concerned. They said it should be normal looking and if there is a bruise look it should occur around the area you had the injection but it should not look that big.
The bruise patch is big about 3inches across 2 inches wide. Doesnt hurt, but it does feel a bit puffed up.
One other coworker stated it is normal if a vessel gets broken during the process that your blood will leak inside and will clot later.
But why does this occur 24 hours AFTER the blood donation?
Anybody who experienced this do you know? thanks
My arm was fine yesterday and last night at home , but today throughout the day, my arm ( a patch about 3 inches below where the injection took place) started to turn black and blue like a bruise.
I showed it to others here at work who had experience with giving blood, and they looked concerned. They said it should be normal looking and if there is a bruise look it should occur around the area you had the injection but it should not look that big.
The bruise patch is big about 3inches across 2 inches wide. Doesnt hurt, but it does feel a bit puffed up.
One other coworker stated it is normal if a vessel gets broken during the process that your blood will leak inside and will clot later.
But why does this occur 24 hours AFTER the blood donation?
Anybody who experienced this do you know? thanks