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Bravo Ant22 you've overcome your fear of needles and have done the drawing yourself!
This morning I 've done my 5th AHT. I do it with a single needle, not buttertfly, (22G); I use the same needle for drawing and for injection in the muscle. I confirm it doesn't matter which muscle (I usually do it in the arm). Bruises around the vein is not an issue, veins heal very quickly, even when the bruise is still here.
Personnaly, I inject IV magnesium right before the drawing, very slowly. It's not easy when we do it alone, but I'm training myself to it. The goal is getting 1 shot in the vein for both Mg and drawing.
Thank you very much Laura for this knowledge you shared with us.
This morning I 've done my 5th AHT. I do it with a single needle, not buttertfly, (22G); I use the same needle for drawing and for injection in the muscle. I confirm it doesn't matter which muscle (I usually do it in the arm). Bruises around the vein is not an issue, veins heal very quickly, even when the bruise is still here.
Personnaly, I inject IV magnesium right before the drawing, very slowly. It's not easy when we do it alone, but I'm training myself to it. The goal is getting 1 shot in the vein for both Mg and drawing.
Thank you very much Laura for this knowledge you shared with us.