the NEEDLE prick
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
Philippines
October 19, 2018 7:59pm CST
Since I am taking Coumadin, it is therefore expected that I have a prolonged clotting time, so when I am needle -pricked for the PTPA examination, the cotton ball dressing on the prick should stay for half an hour.
This was what I had last Thursday. After an hour I looked into the prick to check if there was much blood or just a tinge. When I saw a tinge, I thought maybe my laboratory result is below normal.
The result is within my normal range. I am glad. I guess I have to continue my dietary regimen of little or no dark green leafy vegetables.
Are you scared of being needle - pricked for laboratory purposes?
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11 responses
@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
9 Nov 18
@ridingbet
Needles do not bother me but this year after all the questions I answered I felt the prick of the needle when the nurse gave me the flu shot but it was not bad.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
15 Nov 18
there are some nurses who have 'heavy hands'. but i inject and insert intravenous catheters/cannulas so light you cannot even feel the prick.
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
15 Nov 18
@ridingbet
I do not like the nurse where I go and not sure will continue to go there.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Oct 18
so, you do not have laboratory tests when you visit your doctor?
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
20 Oct 18
not really. but they seem to be having a harder and harder time locating my veins. sometimes they have to try the right arm, too, so i end up with a cotton ball in both arms.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Oct 18
maybe your veins are not very visible that is why they have a hard time locating your veins
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
21 Oct 18
@ridingbet it seems they've shrunk as i got older.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Oct 18
@hereandthere maybe your veins are not visible because you might not be doing hard work at home? just kidding. that is what they say-if the veins are not popping out and the skin is soft, the one with those hands do not do hard work at home.
seriously, maybe your veins have 'shrunk' or you gained more muscles or weight?
@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
20 Oct 18
I am unsure now what I'm afraid of - if it's the needle, or the pain or the blood.. lol
I managed to be injected last year for my allergy.
I thought it was already okay but after about 30 or 40 minutes, I felt pain and I got dizzy and almost passed out hihihi
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Oct 18
i remember you hija, when i had the prick. for sure 'she will not like to see the picture', i thought.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
20 Oct 18
@ridingbet hihi I scrolled faster so that I will not see the photo. Even on FB hihihi
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@freelancermariagrace (27219)
• Philippines
20 Oct 18
I am not scared of needles. But I am scared of laboratory tests. 
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Oct 18
but urinalysis and fecalysis do not need needle pricks, are you also afraid of these?
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Oct 18
that is good to know. you have a good Vitamin K in your system
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Oct 18
oh yes, hija. even the big gauge 18 green-colored intravenous cannula/catheter that is needed for the blood transfusion.
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@dgobucks226 (34358)
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10 Nov 18
Yes, you have to be very careful with Coumadin. Even bumping yourself can cause internal bruising. That happened to my father when he fell.
As far as needles I don't enjoy them. I usually look away when I go for bloodwork.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
15 Nov 18
that is true. even bumping can cause hematoma or reddish discoloration of the skin.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
23 Oct 18
for me, since i have been subjected to laboratory examination since 2010, i am already accustomed to the pain
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Oct 18
me as well. i have a high threshold of pain. even if it is severe and unbearable, i can tolerate it.
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