erk. i can see where for your own *comfort*, they'd like you to be under a certain weight. because when i get injections in my knee i now go off to the radiologist because it's hard for my rd to visualize where my bones are, due to the fact that they're so attractively padded. (you know the part where they lose the vein and have to look for it with the needle? less fun if they're looking for a joint.)
I'm fat, and I'm told I'm an "easy stick" for blood draws and injections. If they are looking after my comfort and safety, I can see a warning: "Warning: this may be uncomfortable and/or unsafe if you are very fat", but not a prohibition. My marrow is as healthy as anyone else's, and I'm healthier than either of my doctors (one of them said he would trade his bank balance for my cholesterol numbers). But I'm preaching to the choir, I know. Gah.
I've had only one easily accessible vein in my arm since my teen years regardless of my weight. Draws and getting a line in for an IV was equally difficult when I was ~150 pounds and when I was 250 pounds. The fat was not the issue--my crap veins were.
Yeah. My veins are super-easy -- haven't ever needed a second stick -- whereas my mom's, even when she was thin as a rail, roll and are difficult.
Bleah. I've decided to stop responding to this thread, because it makes me angry and frustrated to see the apologetics. Not saying I couldn't have foreseen it, but it still gets to me.
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but safety? foo.
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Bleah. I've decided to stop responding to this thread, because it makes me angry and frustrated to see the apologetics. Not saying I couldn't have foreseen it, but it still gets to me.