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What Can Be Done To Improve Fluidity Of Blood To Easily Draw?
Hi My 33 daughter had a stem cell transplant 16 months ago with a matched donor. (Hodgkins Lymphoma mass in her chest) We have been on a very tricky road with GVHD,,,now in her lungs. Today when we went for blood draw, her blood had thickened so s not to be able to draw, The lab told us she was too cold and needed to drink more water. I can t sleep now ..what could this mean?
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Mon, 30 Jun 2014
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Hi I did review your concern,
I believe what the labs meant was dehydration and so the blood could not be drawn properly.
So they must have adviced for more water.
There is nothing much to worry about in that regard.
My advice is to keep her hydrated enough.
I hope this helps
Wish you all the best.
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I believe what the labs meant was dehydration and so the blood could not be drawn properly.
So they must have adviced for more water.
There is nothing much to worry about in that regard.
My advice is to keep her hydrated enough.
I hope this helps
Wish you all the best.
Thank you for using healthcaremagic.
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