Joliver
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Where to put this? Longevity and Anti-aging??? Or Injury recovery and prevention? Well, the IR&P forum has a medical kit on it so that seems to be the best place.
THIS IS WHAT I DO. I DO NOT EXPECT ANYONE TO FOLLOW IN MY FOOTSTEPS FOR IT IS FILLED WITH DANGER WILL ROBINSON.
Things i need:
1) boiling pot of water
2) 18g needle
3) 23g needle
4) sterile tube that i got out of a catheter kit.
5) Glass/strong plastic vodka bottle (Belvedere--if you were wondering. Polish vodka is the best. The Pols have forgotten more about making vodka than the Russians ever knew. Sorry BB. I guess I could have put this in the flame forum.
6) Rubber stopper that fits in the bottle tightly
7) Ice bath
8) Tape
9) Alcohol prep wipes
Steps in my procedure (written to myself--of course):
1) Boil the bottle until it is hotter than hell.
2) Take the bottle out and immediately insert the rubber stopper.
3) Let the bottle cool to create negative pressure inside.
4) Remove the 18g needle and put the PLASTIC LOCKING END in the tube.
5) Find your target vein.
6) Take the 23g needle and insert the PLASTIC LOCKING END in the tube.
7) Uncap the 23g needle and hit the vein. (oh yeah...swab the vein with alcohol first...I nearly forgot. Dont want blood poisoning or herpes.)
8) Tape the needle down.
9) Uncap the 18g needle and push the business end through the rubber stopper of the ROOM TEMPERATURE BOTTLE.
10) Place the bottle in an ice bath to create more negative pressure.
11) Draw the amount of blood you believe to be killing you. I generally take a quarter of a pint or so.
12) Withdraw the 23g needle and apply pressure to the vein.
13) Take the contents of the bottle and pour it all over your face and stagger into the next room and tell your spouse that you messed up and that you will love them always...
14) Take nose tork to wake up spouse.
15) Say just kidding.
16) Pinch the nose to stop secondary bleeding....you don't want to lose too much in one day.
17) Have a nice evening.
I am not a bone head, so it takes about 5 minutes. It took more at first, but when I became proficient, it is an afterthought. The most time consuming part is boiling the bottle.
Why is this process is necessary: 23g is small and the blood will slowly clot and you will get nothing without good suction. I have done the gravity drain, but that required some serious grunting and push ups and such. This is fast and efficient.
Things I like to point out: The only mandatory sterile components are the 23g needle, and the tube.
Finally a personal thought: This isnt for everyone. I do this because I do not like giving in large quantities that make me weaker when lift. I also do not like the same harpoon hitting the same two damn veins every few months. If you don't want to do this, or think it's a stupid idea, move on. I am not going to stop doing it. I DO NOT THINK OTHERS SHOULD DO IT. Don't say I am not a professional when a phlebotomist's education and training can be had online and that is so damn far from professional, its ridiculous. My line is not your line. I didn't want to post this, it is because of multiple requests that I did.
THIS IS WHAT I DO. I DO NOT EXPECT ANYONE TO FOLLOW IN MY FOOTSTEPS FOR IT IS FILLED WITH DANGER WILL ROBINSON.
Things i need:
1) boiling pot of water
2) 18g needle
3) 23g needle
4) sterile tube that i got out of a catheter kit.
5) Glass/strong plastic vodka bottle (Belvedere--if you were wondering. Polish vodka is the best. The Pols have forgotten more about making vodka than the Russians ever knew. Sorry BB. I guess I could have put this in the flame forum.
6) Rubber stopper that fits in the bottle tightly
7) Ice bath
8) Tape
9) Alcohol prep wipes
Steps in my procedure (written to myself--of course):
1) Boil the bottle until it is hotter than hell.
2) Take the bottle out and immediately insert the rubber stopper.
3) Let the bottle cool to create negative pressure inside.
4) Remove the 18g needle and put the PLASTIC LOCKING END in the tube.
5) Find your target vein.
6) Take the 23g needle and insert the PLASTIC LOCKING END in the tube.
7) Uncap the 23g needle and hit the vein. (oh yeah...swab the vein with alcohol first...I nearly forgot. Dont want blood poisoning or herpes.)
8) Tape the needle down.
9) Uncap the 18g needle and push the business end through the rubber stopper of the ROOM TEMPERATURE BOTTLE.
10) Place the bottle in an ice bath to create more negative pressure.
11) Draw the amount of blood you believe to be killing you. I generally take a quarter of a pint or so.
12) Withdraw the 23g needle and apply pressure to the vein.
13) Take the contents of the bottle and pour it all over your face and stagger into the next room and tell your spouse that you messed up and that you will love them always...
14) Take nose tork to wake up spouse.
15) Say just kidding.
16) Pinch the nose to stop secondary bleeding....you don't want to lose too much in one day.
17) Have a nice evening.
I am not a bone head, so it takes about 5 minutes. It took more at first, but when I became proficient, it is an afterthought. The most time consuming part is boiling the bottle.
Why is this process is necessary: 23g is small and the blood will slowly clot and you will get nothing without good suction. I have done the gravity drain, but that required some serious grunting and push ups and such. This is fast and efficient.
Things I like to point out: The only mandatory sterile components are the 23g needle, and the tube.
Finally a personal thought: This isnt for everyone. I do this because I do not like giving in large quantities that make me weaker when lift. I also do not like the same harpoon hitting the same two damn veins every few months. If you don't want to do this, or think it's a stupid idea, move on. I am not going to stop doing it. I DO NOT THINK OTHERS SHOULD DO IT. Don't say I am not a professional when a phlebotomist's education and training can be had online and that is so damn far from professional, its ridiculous. My line is not your line. I didn't want to post this, it is because of multiple requests that I did.