Unfill... saline came out bloody..

[Allcdngirl]

Hi... has anybody had any experience with blood being withdrawn?? My dr. did an unfill and the liquid was bloody?? Thanks.

[Lindsay]

I'm not a doctor, but I'd have to hazard a guess that he might not have been pulling from your band OR, you may have a leak. OR, there might just have been a bit of blood on the syringe from going through.

How long is the needle?

The saline should be clear, otherwise I would guess that having blood mixed in would be a bad combo.

Wouldn't be considered (bad) bacteria/cross contamination?

I would definitely email the Dr's at the OCC, and not try and self-diagnose online.

This could a sign of a leak, or possibly something else as serious.

[Allcdngirl]

I'm not a doctor, but I'd have to hazard a guess that he might not have been pulling from your band OR, you may have a leak. OR, there might just have been a bit of blood on the syringe from going through.

How long is the needle?

The saline should be clear, otherwise I would guess that having blood mixed in would be a bad combo.

Wouldn't be considered (bad) bacteria/cross contamination?

I would definitely email the Dr's at the OCC, and not try and self-diagnose online.

This could a sign of a leak, or possibly something else as serious.

Thanks Lindsay... I did speak with Dr. So today and he said that most likely what's happening is the doctor is hitting blood vessels while accessing my port. I was happy to hear that he didn't feel it was really much more than that. Thanks for your reply..

[Lindsay]

Thanks Lindsay... I did speak with Dr. So today and he said that most likely what's happening is the doctor is hitting blood vessels while accessing my port. I was happy to hear that he didn't feel it was really much more than that. Thanks for your reply..

yeahh, i had a feeling that's what it was.

I know when I was heavier, there was more blood involved - I always had a tiny little bandaid covering the needle prick. As I got a lot smaller, there wasn't nearly as much, and I'd walk out with no bandaid!