giving blood

i reasonably regularly give blood. the good thing about it is that, should something be amiss with it, they'll let you know. except i never expected to actually get a letter from them. it said i had low haemoglobin, so could i please make an appointment to check the count and send them (and my doctor) the results.

it's nothing, of course. a friend of mine, who's a nurse, just told me she couldn't believe they'd actually asked me to take action, cos as far as she was concerned, the haemoglobin count was barely below the normal amount, and frankly, it could just have been an 'off' day. but what the hell. i've got an appointment Monday morning. let's hope it confirms the above!