On 9/23/2015 11:24 AM, Don Y wrote:
On 9/23/2015 8:18 AM, bob_villa wrote:
On Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 10:10:03 AM UTC-5, Don Y wrote:

You can drink a quart or more at a time -- and *never* have to pee!
(scary
sensation -- where the hell is all this water GOING??)

After you donate blood you are supposed to re-hydrate on fluids...it
doesn't
seem to work for me...I still end up urinating a lot?

In my case, it's usually the other problem: forgetting to hydrate
BEFORE a blood draw! As I primarily drink tea, this tends to
leave me less hydrated than if I drank *water* (tea is a diuretic).

Couple that with the occasional (crap! I can never get the spelling
right on that word!) incompetent phlebotomist that likes to "go
fishing" for a vein and it can make for a really unpleasant experience!

And, if the MD opts for a blood test on the spur of the moment, rushing
off to the water fountain just doesn't work fast enough to spare you
the discomfort of that "fishing expedition"! :

[OTOH, I gotta give these folks credit -- no way in hell I'd be comfortable
sticking a needle in someone else's arm... WHILE they are watching!!]

It's a rare occasion if they can draw blood from me the first time they
try. I always tell them ahead of time that my veins roll, and they most
likely will need to use a small butterfly needle to hit a vein.

They've had to double tie the tourniquet, use heat packs on my arms, use
blood pressure cuffs, and beat my arm where they want to get a vein, and
dig for the elusive thing. Still they may have to do 2 or 3 tries. I
just look away each time they try and when they ask "does it hurt?" I
wince and say "YES!"

--
Maggie