I went for pre-op labs today and could not believe they took 18 tubes of blood! What on earth could they need that much blood for?!? My best friend in the widest of worlds had bypass last June and didn't have that much blood taken for pre-op labs. I had a super huge big time surgery in 2006 and didn't have that much taken. WTF!
What's worse than the amount of blood they took is how long it took the lab tech to find a juicy vien. Because my sister is a nurse, I really try to exercise patience when nurses or lab techs go diving for blood. I mean, they don't intentionally miss...and dig...and miss...and dig... That is, unless the phlebotomist is also a sadist.
~15 Days Pre-Lapband~
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