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Transplants | Last Active: Nov 14, 2023 | Replies (217)
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@jeanne5009

@gaylea1 @contentandwell
I have one big fat juicy vein and they all go for it right away. I just worry I'm going to wear it out before I really need it!!
Oh what we go thru...

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Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | Oct 15, 2018

@gaylea1 @contentandwell @jeanne5009
Have you requested that the lab use a smaller needle? When I am at Mayo, they use very thin needles. When I requested thin ones at my local lab, I was told that they don't 'like' to use them because they cost more. I insisted anyway! Well, now they use them all the time and it has made all the difference for me.
I don't know how much that will help pre transplant, though. But keep it in mind fro after you return home.

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JK | @contentandwell | Oct 15, 2018

@jeanne5009 I have one, not a great one but it seems to be the only usable one. Sometimes It seems like I have a permanent bruise there.
JK

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