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Old 11-06-2009, 10:58 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I'm such a wimp to blood work. first off, I'm in a high elevation in MT's. I had to fast for 11-12 hours and go in. They removed 6 tubes of blood. As they did the blood, I almost lost my cookies 2 times, ended up with a ice pack and a cup of water. How many tubes did you have removed to check hormones, sugar, cholesterol, lipids etc?
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lol Exactly 6. I was like wow, but I don't usually mind it (as long as the person knows what they're doing- I've had some doozies).
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6 tubes of blood is really only like 2% of your total blood volume so it is not the # of tubes taken that is affecting you. It's probably what is called vasovagal symptoms. Most of the time it's quite harmless, and you can't really help it...
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They took ELEVEN from me -- 6 big tubes and 5 small ones. Then 2 more for the glucose tolerance test. I didn't get lightheaded which shocked me because I have a tendency to get that way after fasting and no one taking me blood. I did, however, feel like total cra* for the rest of the day.
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I was told the max they can take from you is 8 tubes at one time = the same amount during blood donation. I guess they must be talking about big tubes.
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