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Testosterone Side Effect Management
Steroid Users Performing Self-Phlebotomies
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<blockquote data-quote="Phmatthews" data-source="post: 105768" data-attributes="member: 14002"><p>I ended up trying a do it yourself phlebotomy.</p><p></p><p>I have white coat syndrome and I was rejected by the Red Cross several times because of my blood pressure.</p><p>Then, I was really busy and forgot about trying to get a phlebotomy (stupid I know). By the time I went to the Red Cross again they rejected me because my Hgb was too high (21 if I remember correctly, the nurse said it was the highest she had seen). </p><p></p><p>Defy gave me a prescription for a therapeutic phlebotomy, but no one would honor an out of state rx.</p><p></p><p>At this point I was getting worried because I was supposed to go on a trip to Europe and realized it would be dangerous to get in a plane without having lowered my Hgb and Hct (it was 55).</p><p></p><p>I went to my Pcp and it was crazy. It was like pulling a tooth to get them to prescribe a phlebotomy. I told her, "I'm not asking for opiates! What's the problem?" Soon, there was only a week and a half before my trip!</p><p></p><p>So, I enlisted the help of a friend who had inserted ivs a few times. I bought tubing at the hardware store to connect to an 18g needle and a bucket. Then, I sterilized the hell out of everything.</p><p></p><p>My friend inserted the needle (hands shaking because he was nervous) and blood started to pour through the tubing and into the bucket. Yay!</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately my blood was so thick that it clogged the tube and we couldn't get the flow started again.</p><p></p><p>Thankfully, just days before our trip, I was finally able to get a "real" phlebotomy. It took an hour to fill the bag and I blocked the line twice!</p><p></p><p>Moral of the story... don't be a dumbass and neglect your blood donations!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phmatthews, post: 105768, member: 14002"] I ended up trying a do it yourself phlebotomy. I have white coat syndrome and I was rejected by the Red Cross several times because of my blood pressure. Then, I was really busy and forgot about trying to get a phlebotomy (stupid I know). By the time I went to the Red Cross again they rejected me because my Hgb was too high (21 if I remember correctly, the nurse said it was the highest she had seen). Defy gave me a prescription for a therapeutic phlebotomy, but no one would honor an out of state rx. At this point I was getting worried because I was supposed to go on a trip to Europe and realized it would be dangerous to get in a plane without having lowered my Hgb and Hct (it was 55). I went to my Pcp and it was crazy. It was like pulling a tooth to get them to prescribe a phlebotomy. I told her, "I'm not asking for opiates! What's the problem?" Soon, there was only a week and a half before my trip! So, I enlisted the help of a friend who had inserted ivs a few times. I bought tubing at the hardware store to connect to an 18g needle and a bucket. Then, I sterilized the hell out of everything. My friend inserted the needle (hands shaking because he was nervous) and blood started to pour through the tubing and into the bucket. Yay! Unfortunately my blood was so thick that it clogged the tube and we couldn't get the flow started again. Thankfully, just days before our trip, I was finally able to get a "real" phlebotomy. It took an hour to fill the bag and I blocked the line twice! Moral of the story... don't be a dumbass and neglect your blood donations! [/QUOTE]
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