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 ML> Just curious. I'd have thought that to get enough
 ML> minerals to make a difference a fair amount of
 ML> volume would have to be administered (thinking of
 ML> my experience with vein irritation).
 NB> I don't remember specifics at the moment.  Last infusion was back in
 NB> July...  It's some standard amount in a standard pouch/small bag... 

200 or 250 no doubt. 

 NB> iron is in solution, darkish red-brown... first time ever, I was struck
 NB> by the resemblance to a rusty nail, and by the time I got home had
 NB> worked up a thirst for a wee dram of scotch... ;)

Better perhaps than a wee dram of buie. I once looked
that term up, and the standard explanation is that
buie means satisfying in some kind of Gaelic.

 The iron itself can
 NB> be a bit irritating, which is why last time they decided to add the
 NB> extra fluid bag to dilute it some as it went into the vein, and to slow
 NB> down the rate a little.  They'd been pushing it a little on the fast
 NB> side... 

I really don't see why they don't routinely do that -
what's 15 minutes as opposed to 30?

 NB>> Even the timespan had to be somewhat hyperbole... She'd have to
 NB>> have worked long enough for them in order that they would have
 NB>> appreciated her abilities... In the early days she could have been
 NB>> more easily let go for less cause...
 ML> Hard to tell about any of that. It might have been a
 ML> total joke, but it was told with an edge of bitterness
 ML> that belied that possibility.
 NB> I suspect that it began as a joke, maybe even soon after her hire, but
 NB> she may well be feeling under-appreciated... and I can believe the
 NB> edge of bitterness, and even that now there is some talk of wanting to
 NB> get rid of her from some sectors...  She's probably also always been
 NB> pretty good at what she does, some seem to be naturals at it...  :)

The nurses who had been unable to find my veins talked about
this person with some pride and awe, and everyone was pretty
crestfallen when she failed both times.

 ML> So yesterday for my followup some confident soul poked me
 ML> ... and failed. It took a while to find a vein that would
 ML> cooperate, but after tourniquets and a bunch of shaking and
 ML> slapping, she managed to squeeze out three tubes.
 NB> Sigh.  At least something finally cooperated with her... :)  And at
 NB> least it seems that some of your veins might be healing from their
 NB> ordeal... ;)   Sometimes it seems to help to put a hot pack over the
 NB> vein(s) to help them pop up and be cooperative... 

One recent day after 4 services, the last a Messiah parts
1 and 2, one of the veins on the right arm popped up
remarkably, but it was pretty totally sclerosed. Took a
day or so to come down - I'd never seen anything like it.
By the time it came to have the blood taken, it had
completely hidden itself, good thing, as if it had shown
itself enticingly the tech would have had a heck of a time
getting a needle in, causing pain for me and grief for her.
She ended up using one of the threads on the back of the
hand, more unpleasant than the normal forearm.

Lift
cat: booze, coffee, odd
servings: 1

1/4 oz amaretto
1/4 oz Drambuie
1/4 oz Tia Maria
5 oz hot coffee
whip cream

Serve in mug topped with whipped cream.

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