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Is this the finger prick blood tests?
I struggle with them (SUPERCLOTTER YAY!). Best thing I found was waking up, drinking a large glass of water (if allowed), having a hot shower and then keeping warm and moving until the finger pricks (dance, throw in some squats, pretend you're typing, etc).
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Best thing I found was waking up, drinking a large glass of water (if allowed), having a hot shower and then keeping warm and moving until the finger pricks (dance, throw in some squats, pretend you're typing, etc).
Water is allowed, and they advise washing hands in warm water for 30 seconds to promote blood flow.
The problem with any of the rest of that plan (having a shower/etc) is that there's someone waiting on the doorstep for the blood sample. The swab for the PCR test takes less than a minute, but it was somewhere between 5 and 10 minutes to do the finger prick and get the amount they require (0.25ml to 0.5ml) which is a good 5 big drops of blood from a small lancet hole, and you're not allowed to squeeze the finger.
I think I'll have a bowl of really warm water to dip my hand in (but not the spiked finger) next time.
Greenbank
Just did our first capillary blood test as part of the ONS study.
Easier getting blood out of a stone than me it seems. I needed both lances and a further one from my wife's pack that she didn't use and it still took an age. I guess that my mild Raynaud's isn't helping. Hopefully I didn't squeeze too much for the sample to be spoiled by blood plasma.
Will see how much detail there is on the antibody result, especially as I had my first jab ~4 weeks ago so if it's a simple yes/no then it's not going to tell me much at all that I don't already know.