Tabalugas

[StuF]

Well take care @Former-Member 

[Shaz51]

Got blood tests this afternoon @StuF , hope it goes well 

got a surprise yesterday only 2 tries to get blood instead of 4 times

@TAB , @Former-Member , @Meowmy , @Oaktree 

[TAB]

last time got told have good veins was in emergency a few years ago @Shaz51  lol have to make sure have drunk enough water, eaten etc these days lol

[StuF]

Yeah @Shaz51  and @TAB 

My veins used to be great...now, not so much! lol

And given I get at least two lots of tests done a month and a cannula monthly, having shite veins now is somewhat annoying!

And I Do try to drink as much water as is comfortable (ie I'm almost running to the loo by the time I'm at pathology) but it doesn't always work 😞

[TAB]

have heard sugar helps veins dilate ? @StuF  @Shaz51 ok chocolate does lol, poss coffee too.

do hand grips things few times a week, can't hurt to have some muscle around veins . 

[TAB]

.. Dr @ TAbs Street Doctor .. lolo  any advice to be taken not as though from an expert lol 

[StuF]

I've started doing more 'reps' of the light weights exercises I do for my cubital tunnel @TAB - so yeah, hopefully improving muscle and vascular health

[Former-Member]

My veins in my arm are hard to draw blood from. Have consistently had issues at pathology. Would drink like a fish to make the blood flow. Last blood draw went ok thanks to blood irradiation. But prior to that got injected 3 or 4 times each visit lol @StuF @TAB @Shaz51 @Meowmy @Oaktree 

[TAB]

onya @StuF  walking cant hurt either

[StuF]

All this pathology talk @Former-Member @Shaz51 @TAB 

I'm hoping I have an easy time this afternoon and Sunday.

I think a fair bit comes down to the collector's skill, too. As with all things, some people are better than others. I know in the ambulatory care wards I've visited over the years, there's always one person who's the go to for difficult patients lol