I donate blood quite frequently. And they always take it from the same arm – so much so that I now sport a scar on the inside of my left arm from all the needle punctures. It doesn’t hurt, and it hasn’t given me any trouble, but I began to wonder if it was good for a vein to be punctured over and over in exactly the same spot.
Does anyone know if there is any proven medical evidence that giving blood frequently is bad for your veins? Does it cause weakness in the vein wall, or are there any long term problems that can arise? Should I ask the Blood Bank to start alternating arms?
2007-01-26 00:54:05 · 4 answers · asked by Camirra 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
The scarring typically is only on the skin and the outside part of the blood vessel. If you ask the phlebotomist, they will tell you not only that, but that the way they do it (hitting the same spot over and over) is best.
2007-01-26 01:02:57 · answer #1 · answered by Wire Tapped 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there was a real problem, they wouldn't be taking blood out of your vein. The scarring may be only on the surface and your vein is fine. Your skin could just scar differently from other people. If it's still worrying you, don't donate until you've gone to your general practitioner and have the doctor look at it. I've never switched arms. I've always had blood taken out of my left arm too. My scarring is usually gone in a week. I don't think you have anything to worry about, but it's always better to have these things checked out.
2007-01-26 01:11:42 · answer #2 · answered by ☆skyblue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
relies upon...have you ever had different scientific themes? do they ought to take blood or positioned ivs in each and all of the time? If confident, then it is authentic. I even have had close to to 50 surgical procedures and have certainly no veins left in my palms and hands. They began going to my ft at concerning to the age of 12. Now at 25, i'm getting low on veins there besides. lots of nurses at diverse hospitals comprehend me and comprehend that the fee nurse or iv group has to do it, even no rely if it is barely to get blood. I even have additionally been instructed i ought to get a mediport so they might get to a vein much less annoying.
2016-09-28 00:26:23 · answer #3 · answered by carol 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None at all !!!
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2007-01-26 01:50:33 · answer #4 · answered by leokapil23 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋