on 05-11-2013 11:14 AM
My Doctor was requested a series of blood tests for me to have.........No big deal except getting blood out of me is like getting blood from a stone. 99% of the time I leave the pathology collect centre with lots of holes and feeling sore and sorry for myself and no blood is actually taken. I get told to come back tomorrow. If they can't do it today they won't be able to do it tomorrow, is my thinking and so I don't bother going back. I have even had Dr's try and fail, their strike rate is actually worse.
Today I again went for a blood test and again I got sent home with tape and cotton wool but no blood taken. Apparently I have to come back tomorrow. I'll go back when the bruising goes down.
OK so in the hours before I go I drink like a camel, but that doesn't seem to help. Does anyone have any tricks to a successful blood letting.
If tomorrow fails I'll have to go back to the Dr and ask if there is any other way to test without blood.
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on 05-11-2013 12:15 PM
Thanks Ashjoma.
I'm written it all down and will be very insistent tomorrow 🙂
You are right it is Glucose test - Take blood, drink the glucose, take blood, drink the glucose, take blood again.
on 05-11-2013 12:26 PM
I check both arms, even if the person tells me which they think is their best, as I have found i can often feel a vein anyway.
and often with difficult veins, I will have the tourniquet on and I could feel the vein and then I cannot feel the vein, I back off then, remove the tourniqet, leave a few minutes and apply again and feel again.
I do not insert the needle until I am happy I can feel that vein
on 05-11-2013 12:30 PM
on 05-11-2013 01:31 PM
I wasn't aware that some people had that much trouble when they need to have blood tests done. I am one of the lucky one who has no trouble, but now I understand when I go for a blood test the lady calls me her favourite client.
on 06-11-2013 05:40 PM
I have had blood taken 7 times in the last 4 weeks because ( as i explained in a post) I have been sick. Don't know the secret other than have a good diet, drink plenty of water, exersise regularly, stay a sensible weight.
If all else fails find a vampire to suck your neck