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2nd venesection today, is it normal to feel crap afyer them?

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sarah30079
sarah30079

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?

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  • Orseblue
    Orseblue sarah30079

    Posted

    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.

    • sarah30079
      sarah30079 Orseblue

      Posted

      Hi, yes same amount but every 3 weeks, have a drip at the same time. Just feel so exhausted!
    • Orseblue
      Orseblue sarah30079

      Posted

      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.

  • angela_o..o
    angela_o..o sarah30079

    Posted

    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.
  • clem19079
    clem19079 sarah30079

    Posted

    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.
  • paul250360
    paul250360 sarah30079

    Posted

    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.

  • Zapamania
    Zapamania sarah30079

    Posted

    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.  

  • randal_373
    randal_373 sarah30079

    Posted

    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 ! ! ! .
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