Posted by Ilene on February 21, 2004, at 9:40:59
In reply to Re: Teenager late (AGAIN) for school » Angielala, posted by fallsfall on February 19, 2004, at 8:36:58
> She was supposed to have general bloodwork done last year, but she doesn't like needles and I didn't press it. Sounds like we should do it right away. I hadn't thought of Thyroid, but that certainly could be a factor (and is treatable, too!).
>I have bad veins and avoided bloodwork for years unless I was very sick. Then I discovered butterfly needles. Ask the phlebotomist for one. They are very thin, so it can take a long time to get enough blood, but they *don't hurt*. (They hurt a little bit, but it's probably what a normal person feels.) I used to feel like such a wuss for avoiding blood tests, but now it's not a problem.
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