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fredntan
fredntan Member Posts: 1,821
edited June 2014 in Lymphedema
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  • fredntan
    fredntan Member Posts: 1,821
    edited March 2013

    I am sitting here waiting for dr order to be faxed over to lab to allow them to draw from my feet. I had no idea theyneeded dr order for foot draw.

    I have been letting my vaccine trial nurse draw from my arm that has the lymph nodes. We don't use tournequit and I compress the vein down. that usually works great. but I'm fasting for this one and the vein won't pop up. I almost let them use tournequite but then I remembered how bad that cording hurt last nov. I developed cording after a blood draw/and blood pressures in my good arm. I thought it was okay since I had lymph nodes there-no breast. But the lymphatic channels have been messed up on that side.

    I'm just going to wait it out. Going to be the difficult patient. they seem to make me think all those other mastectomy people just get blood drawn from there arm. Not me.

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  • Binney4
    Binney4 Member Posts: 8,609
    edited March 2013

    Hey, hey, Fran!Kiss Good for you! Only I'm really sorry you had to learn that the painful way--ouch! Hold the line!SmileCool
    Binney

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  • carol57
    carol57 Member Posts: 3,567
    edited March 2013

    We love difficult patients around here.  It means you're advocating for yourself, and by extension, for every one of us.

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  • fredntan
    fredntan Member Posts: 1,821
    edited March 2013

    It seems everyone wants to use my "good" arm.



    I asked my nurse manager a few weeks ago if she could do my ppd (tb screen test) on my leg this year. She agreed. Now today it was we can only use arms. I just got irritated On inside and let her do it. One of the techs was in break room and he piped in that they could only be done on arms. More growling oninside.



    Am I over reacting on use of that arm? My good arm does have its lymph nodes.



    People really shouldnt piss off menopausal women

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  • NatsFan
    NatsFan Member Posts: 3,745
    edited March 2013

    Fran - when techs insist that something must be done on an at-risk arm, a few women here have simply asked, "What do you do when a patient who has no arms needs this done?"  If they don't turn away an armless patient, then they should be able to accomodate you.

    Are you over-reacting in not wanting them to use your "good" arm?  I'd say no, especially given that you've had cording develop after blood draws and BP in that arm - that's a warning sign to me. 

    Agreed about the dangers of pissing off menopausal women!  Cool

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