blood draw...lots of blood!

recently diagnosed with pseudotumor cerebri and told to start diamox...family has history of blood clots. had to get tested to see if i'm positive. if so i might have to get a shunt instead of doing meds. to do the test they had to draw 12 tubes of blood!

**update 11/21/08 - bloodwork indicated that i do have Factor V Leiden. after this I had to have additional blood clot testing - i think they took like 4 or 5 tubes that time.

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[MsGymnast77]

Do you have any advice on the fear of needles? I have to get my wisdom teeth out and I am scared to death of needles

[melfish01]

i understand your fear. trust me when I say its not bad at all! the first time i had blood drawn i had so much anxiety & almost left before the procedure. its all the fear of the unknown. i promise that once you go through it, you'll wonder what you were freaking out about.

[ButlerEMT7]

Do you have any advice on the fear of needles, because I am really scared of them and I need to get over the fear

[melfish01]

I understand your fear. Before I had a blood draw or IV I was terrified. I imagined the worst. Its the fear of the unknown. I can honestly say, it turned out to be no big deal at all.

[juliusceezar]

pretty brave wearing white scrubs! you must be good at blood draws =)

[Sneadster]

i'm a nuclear med student.  buuuut good god if i watched this happen to me, i'd-a passed out.

[macdadydoo]

@MsGymnast77 A dogs bark is worst than its bite

[SuperShakira20]

@ButlerEMT7 trust me your not the only one!!!!

[siafulinux]

@cowgrlup06 *wonders if when donating blood it's done in steps or one long draw*?

[RubixKidCube]

@melfish01 yeah youll probably wonder what the heck you were freakin out for.... and probably never go near a needle again :D

[redbike2009]

@MsGymnast77 Imagine a mosquito connected to a straw.

[kittypupylove]

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[kittypupylove]

I'm so scared I'm 10 but just thinking of the needle gives me the chills how much will it hurt how long will it last help me someone I getting a bloodtest in 5 test I know the needle never hurts a lot but time after time I get scared

[raggerXX]

I had my first blood test a few weeks ago, I felt like i wanted to laugh through the whole thing it was so funny XD I dont even know why.

[AirForceJROTCchick]

Thats not a lot of blood... the most I've drawn from a patient was 40 tubes.

[AirForceJROTCchick]

@Dking620 Hemoconcentration will most likely occur but damn i agree with u! That tourniquet needs to stay on no longer than a minute!