Hi all. So after all the advice went for my private blood test this morning. The nurse tried 3 times to take blood and nothing. I drank lots of water before hand. Any advice for next time, I am booked in for next Tuesday.
Went for my private blood test today: Hi all. So... - Thyroid UK
Went for my private blood test today
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Make sure that you’re warm. If you’re able run about for a short while before bloods are done ☺️
Any sort of exercise to get the blood flowing and make you feel warm (so the blood vessels dilate)! Good luck
Same happened for me on Monday. I felt like that the nurse I saw had no clue, at the GP surgery they get blood out of me (using a kid's needle).
They sometimes have a strap that they tighten around the top of your arm. My friend takes blood for me, and I grasp and squeeze the top of my arm as she does it, rather than using a strap.
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