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They took blood at my preop appt and they wanted TEN VIALS *and* a urine sample. dang! i was thinking i went in full and was going to come out empty! although i guess that's one way to lose weight lol

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Holy Cow! That's like a blood donation! Good to know...I go in Thursday for pre-op.

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They took blood at my preop appt and they wanted TEN VIALS *and* a urine sample. dang! i was thinking i went in full and was going to come out empty! although i guess that's one way to lose weight lol

Dang! I will say I gave 12 viles at once. I was secretly praying the guy would have a steady hand as he switched out the tubes. I really didn't want to have another stick! LOL

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Wow! That's a lot of blood!

Talk about feeling "drained"!

After everyone's surgery I'll tell you my story

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After everyone's surgery I'll tell you my story

JT- You're freaking me out again...collated & stapled (ok, I know I'm not getting stapled)...now what?! LOL!

From my blog here yesterday (had my pre-op physical)...

I went on to give my gallon of blood (had to point out my best vein as usual...I have 'bad veins')...

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Ok I promised I’d tell my blood story after all the April Bunnies had their surgery…well I forgot to post it but Band Groupie reminded me and found the thread so here is goes.

The morning of my surgery I was in the little preop room and the nurse was getting me already. She started looking for a vein to put the IV in and I warned her that I have tough veins and they often roll out from under the needle. She decided to go in on the back of my hand and got couched down and let me hand drop down the side of the cart. I got a good one she exclaimed a nurse out side the room looked in and said yes you did. She was wiping my hand a bit and said that it was better then she thought and she had to clean a little off my hand. She left long enough for me to look over the side of my gurney and I saw a pool of my blood on the floor I’m not sure how much but it looked like a lot to me about 5 or 6 inches across and looked like it had some depth. When she got the IV in me she said I’d feel it quicker cause she had the drip set a little higher than usual to make up for the blood I had lost.

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JT- I said "spill the BEANS", not "the BLOOD"! Wow, and I thought giving all those tiny vials was bad! Thanks for the story!

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JT- I said "spill the BEANS", not "the BLOOD"! Wow, and I thought giving all those tiny vials was bad! Thanks for the story!

Probably not as dramatic as I implied it would be but I didn't want anyone to freak before all the April Bandsters had their surgery.

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JT- LOL...OK, needles and blood don't bother me too much, but looking down and seeing blood dripping down your hand and a big puddle on the floor...I would have freaked a little!

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