I'm SO GLAD I posted this. All of you have had very helpful things to say and I DO appreciate it very much.

To answer a few of the questions...no i'm not really underweight, so I have a hard time thinking I was highly susceptible (sp?) to shock - but I won't totally discount it either.. The strange thing is..up until I got hurt and had started taking heavy-duty pain meds (quit about 2yrs ago), I had given every 3 mos or so with very little troubles. I don't think I donated from mid-1998 to 2005 sometime (after my back surgery and recovery time). Anyway...(that whole deal's another story), ever since I returned to donation, I've had SOME trouble - but usually only b/c I started being a slow bleeder for donating. Sometimes I'd get lightheaded, but i never passed out. Most importantly, I've NEVER had this kind of feeling 2 days post donation and beyond.

I gotta tell you gals... Its now like day 4 or 5 and I still feel weird.. In fact, I'm considering calling the Red Cross hotline folks. I have been getting a pressure feeling in my chest and am still dizzy often. I'm afraid to even LOOK at my beautiful bike right now. <sniff> I just don't feel right. Still!

My family has zero history for heart troubles and I'm too young and healthy (right?) to have something going on. My upper bp number has been slightly higher the last two times it was taken (at my gyn appt a couple weeks ago and at the donation site), but nothing scary. When I go look at sites for warning signs, etc.. the "what does this mean" type sites, it talks about possible heart attack...but sheeze louise... that seems so highly unlikely for me. I'm 37...in shape (healthy weight inside the min-max for my height) and I dont' eat Cheetos for b'fast lunch and dinner. :P

Ugh. I'm just the type of person who hates any kind of change in anything - especially the way my body feels..and even more so if its keeping me from biking now! Grr.

I'm sure this is an anomoly from most of ya out there.. don't let my current state spook you from donating. I agree..it is worth it to help others. This is just weird.

Miranda... I'm glad others and I give to nice people like you! Glad you're with us!