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burtlancast said:edwardBe said:Seems like it might be difficult to buy the apparatus.
Apparatus ??
You just need a syringe and it's needle; it's free to buy and dirt cheap in any pharmacy.
Charlie said:Looks like we are back to leeches.
Sorry. I wish there was an easier way to do it. I can't donate, as I said. I really don't think I have any mad cow prions, although I do tend to moo softly to myself occasionally and then giggle afterwards.Charlie said:Party pooper.
4peatssake said:Charlie said:Looks like we are back to leeches.
edwardBe said:Sorry. I wish there was an easier way to do it. I can't donate, as I said. I really don't think I have any mad cow prions, although I do tend to moo softly to myself occasionally and then giggle afterwards.Charlie said:Party pooper.
I actually did walk through a leech-filled mud puddle when I was little. They were very small and utterly painless, but scared the bajoobas out of me. I tore them off in a state of panic. and ran home bleeding like crazy for about 15 minutes or so. Yucch!
I know that terror.edwardBe said:I actually did walk through a leech-filled mud puddle when I was little. They were very small and utterly painless, but scared the bajoobas out of me. I tore them off in a state of panic. and ran home bleeding like crazy for about 15 minutes or so. Yucch!
edwardBe said:All this hot air is based on decades of experience with hemodialysis patients both in clinics and hospitals, I haven't done any of this for a couple of years, but this is not something that changes quickly. Of course, things may different where you live, but do a lot of research before you try to phlebotomize yourself at home. If you know a nurse, ask them how you could do it. She/he may not be willing to help you for legal reasons and will probably think you are nuts, since this is well outside their training. Sort of like asking a dietitian about a good source of saturated fat.
burtlancast said:Dealing with hemodialysis patients is completely different than everyday people; their veins have scarred over time because the frequent punctures.
jyb said:burtlancast said:Dealing with hemodialysis patients is completely different than everyday people; their veins have scarred over time because the frequent punctures.
Would you consider 4-8 times a year frequent? That's what would one get with a few blood donation and the odd blood test.
Peata said:Just doing a quick search, I saw a website where you can get a pound of large - jumbo size leeches for $30. They aren't available til Spring 2014. This is a bait website -they also sell nightcrawlers, crickets, mealworms, etc.
Do you need a certain "medical breed" though, as if it would be more sanitary?