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Further adventures with a sharp pointy object
Today’s attempt at using my new INR self-testing machine was so very nearly there, but at the last minute went rather wrong.
Armed with advice from my co-admin on my forum, who’s a practice nurse and runs an INR clinic using the ‘pro’ version of the machine I’ve got, and my experiences from last week on [...]
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Rachel’s adventures with a sharp pointy object and lots of plasters
How hard can it be stabbing your finger with a sharp object and then putting the resulting blood that collects on a strip of plastic?! Harder than it looks, is the simple answer. The long version of it is below.
Due to Factor V Leiden (FVL), a genetic clotting disorder I have, and the fact [...]
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