Therapeutic Phlebotomy...local Quest and Labcorp refuse to do it

Vince Carter · Oct 28, 2015

Vince said:
Can you ask your doctor for a therapeutic phlebotomy prescription

Presumbaly he has that and can't get it done.

Vince · Oct 28, 2015

Vince Carter said:
Presumbaly he has that and can't get it done.

So what you're saying. Brian asked his doctor for a script before trying to donate and they still won't take his blood.

Brian963 · Oct 28, 2015

Yes, I had the script too. After getting with the medical director, they finally agreed to do ty therapeutic phlebotomy. In fact, they actually had a therapeutic phlebotomy form so this was something the blood bank does. So it's done and I almost passed out. The lady said I turned as white as Casper so I had to eat, drink & stay a while before I could walk out.

OMI100 · Oct 29, 2015

UPDATE
Went to my local Blood Bank this A.M.
They had my therapeutic phlebotomy form on file.
Paid them $30.00.
They stuck my finger and checked my RBC.
Took my temp.
Took my BP.
Asked me 5 questions.
Put me in a recliner and stuck a needle in my arm.
Took a pint of blood out.
Took the needle out.
Gave me a nice Blood Bank tee shirt.
Sent me on my way.
... All in about a 1/2 hour....

Vince · Oct 29, 2015

orrin israel said:
update
went to my local blood bank this a.m.
They had my therapeutic phlebotomy form on file.
Paid them $30.00.
They stuck my finger and checked my rbc.
Took my temp.
Took my bp.
Asked me 5 questions.
Put me in a recliner and stuck a needle in my arm.
Took a pint of blood out.
Took the needle out.
Gave me a nice blood bank tee shirt.
Sent me on my way.
... All in about a 1/2 hour....

congratulations

Re-Ride · Jan 1, 2016

Quest Diagnostics

http://www.questdiagnostics.com/testcenter/BUOrderInfo.action?tc=39107&labCode=QBA

No personal experience

DLK · Jan 1, 2016

I had blood drawn at a red cross blood drive and it was no problem, filled out the normal paper work they did the finger prick seen my hematocrit was high, asked if I was there on Drs. orders and drew it, no problems.

Jackie Treehorn · Jan 2, 2016

Vince Carter said:
Ill google blood banks, at worse Ill have to donate and play the game, my Hematocrit was 56...I HAVE TO GET THIS DONE. Defy readily gave me the order.

Vince,

Just curious...what did your HCT drop to after the therapeutic phlebotomy?

Vince Carter · Jan 4, 2016

I had donated on 19 Sep (HCT ~ 56). On 30 Oct (6 weeks later) my HCT was 53. It might seem I was able to drive down my HCT 3-4 points.

I donated again on 7 Nov. I don't have a test result after that latest donation. I am eligible to give again on 9 Jan 16 and will CBC two weeks after that.

Vince Carter · Jan 4, 2016

Re-Ride said:
Quest Diagnostics

http://www.questdiagnostics.com/testcenter/BUOrderInfo.action?tc=39107&labCode=QBA

No personal experience

I showed them that three locations all said no.

Vince Carter · Jan 4, 2016

Orrin Israel said:
UPDATE
Went to my local Blood Bank this A.M.
They had my therapeutic phlebotomy form on file.
Paid them $30.00.
They stuck my finger and checked my RBC.
Took my temp.
Took my BP.
Asked me 5 questions.
Put me in a recliner and stuck a needle in my arm.
Took a pint of blood out.
Took the needle out.
Gave me a nice Blood Bank tee shirt.
Sent me on my way.
... All in about a 1/2 hour....

It's the same process to donate and you can do that for FREE...assuming one is eligible to donate.

Vince Carter · Jan 19, 2016

Casual observation now having donated 1Pint three times, every 56 days, I don't feel a lick of anything different. I don't feel better, or worse. Will have a CBC among other in two weeks.