stevenpiziks | Blood Is Moving

I can feel my blood move. Is this just me?

When I first sit up in the morning, I can feel my blood draining downward until my heart beats a little faster to rejigger it back into place. It's a strange sensation that's hard to describe. It's kind of an uneven change in pressure inside me. This part of my body feels a little fuller, that part feels a little emptier.

If I stop to think about it, I can feel my blood moving around when I'm sitting. It zips through my fingers, up my arms, down my chest. When I raise my hand, I feel the blood drain out of it.

I first noticed this when I had to have a dye injection for a medical procedure. The dye was heavier than my blood, and the med tech warned me that I'd probably feel it. I did. I could trace the dye's progress from the injection site and feel it branch off in different directions. After that, I also became aware of my own blood.

Have I always noticed this and only recently become cognizant of it? Not sure.

Can you feel yours?