Hi, Had my 2nd venesection today. 1st one took ages and blood wasnt flowing felt pretty good after, 2nd one today and blood flew out within about 5 mins and now feel really tired and pretty dreadful. Is that normal?
How much blood did they take out?
I get 0.5 liter taken out every 6 weeks and feel really crap after and the next day but after that I pick up.
My whole procedure takes about an hour (thats with hydrating fluid included.
Hi, yes same amount but every 3 weeks, have a drip at the same time. Just feel so exhausted!
My first one tool a long time. Maybe 40 minutes for half a litre. The second one was much quicker. Half the time. Now I know that the veins in one arm are a bit crooked so I tell the nurse that she has to hold the needle in a certain way to make the blood flow.
How long does that feeling last?
I never had them done that often so can't help you, sorry.
Hope they will do them less frequently soon.
Yes, though it wont do much to ease your symptoms and you can feel tired for upto a week unless your lethargic anyway, which i am a lot of the time.
l must be lucky - l don't feel any different - my 3 monthly "donation" takes less than 30 minutes and l then have a 10 minute brisk walk back to my car from the oncology department at the hospital. l do try to increase my fluid intake on these days, both before and after.
Hi Sarah I only had one about a year ago. I started feeling dizzy while it was going on. And my bp dropped really low. I felt horrible the whole day and the next. The nurse told me to drink a lot of water before and after. Of course they didn't tell me prior. So yeah, feeling like crap is normal.
Hello Sarah. . . . . I have blood pulled about every 6 to 8 weeks, they always pull 500 cc from me. Takes about 15 mins for them to do it. I usually try to Hydrate myself before and after the procedure. I usually feel really tired and drained for a couple days after. I always make my appointment on a Friday afternoon so I have the weekends to relax and get re-energized before work on Monday. . . . . .but it is normal to feel that way ! ! ! .