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Question for Andy...
pleasance:
Thanx ,i will make sure that she drinks plenty of water daily and also i would like to let u all know that the other day when the blood was not goin thru her veins the nurse did flush the vein but i dont know y it didnt work and even before when she had this problem they did try but it did not help
so lets hope now tht it works ..................thank u all
zedzded:
Just something else I thought of in regards to why the blood wouldn't go through. Sometimes the cannula/needle will be resting on one of the valves in the vein and this can prevent the blood flow, or it maybe that the vein slightly collapsed. It happens every now and then and shouldn't be anything to worry about and won't affect the vein next time but obviously is distressing to have to cannulate again. Hope you have a better time at the next transfusion. X
Sharmin:
Manit,
It may also be a good idea to give her L-carnitine. I agree with Zaini, increasing her fluid intake the evening before her transfusion will be helpful as well. Best of luck for her next tx.
Sharmin
pleasance:
Hi sharmin.....
May i know what is L-carnitine. and also when i spoke to poirot about it he told me that she should go for a test that is they inject a dye in the vein to see if there is any clot.........i didnt understand but do u think that i should go to the doc and get this thing checked.........is there anyone who has ever had this problem or heard azbout it ......dos m really confused cos today i asked the nurse from the same hospital and its been 10-11 years that she is working with thal children and she said tht she never had such a problem before
pleasance:
Had mailed DR Agarwal and he informed me take transfusions from the right hand ....but i m still in a fix as to even the haemat doesnt have any answer as to y is this happenin.......................but how long will then the right hand co-operate with us when the transfusions are twice a month................... ???........really disturbed
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