RE: Re: Blood tests?Maclaren

[Guest guest]

We have the Maclaren. I don't know about the recall. I will have to check. Is

it the Maclaren Major Special Needs?

Terry

Re: Blood tests

They use butterflies on me too. (At 44)

Versed has RED DYE (not sure if you knew that?).

And did you get the recall notice on your Mac? They send you covers for

the edges so that your child does not cut his fingers off in the metal folding

pieces.

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> > Hello,

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> > My son is 19 and we have been through the blood test nightmare, too. I

> > don't know is any of this will help, but I will share what we did. We had to

> > work through the restraint phase, but before we left home I always described

> > what the nurse would do, that it would be quick and not hurt much. Then I

> > had the nurse do a slow, step by step explanation after we got there.

> > Sometimes it worked.sometimes not. He likes to listen to music, so this

> > last time I asked the nurse if he could leave his headphones on. She knows

> > him well, so she agreed. It worked well.

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> > It took a couple years to finally get to this point for him. I hope it is

> > quicker for your son. Just let him look, touch, whatever, so he get

> > comfortable with the process.

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> > The most important thing is that I have found a lab with a very capable

> > nurse and that is where we go every time. She's soft spoken, smiles and

> > welcomes us both. She quick with the draw, too!

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> > Janet, mom of , 19 y/o, DS/ASD

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> > WA

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[Guest guest]

My kid is allergic to red dye and it drives me nuts. Why do drug

manufacturer's put it in everything?! There are usually only few good

alternatives out there and it takes forever to find them. I would consider

Versed if Isaac ever needed it because the point would be to get him through

a medical procedure. I can prepare us for the affects of red dye and we

could probably handle it but it really makes a difference with him. It is

as if he is itchy inside and out.

Good info.

Lori

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From: [mailto: ] On Behalf

Of Jayne

Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 9:04 PM

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Subject: Re: Blood tests?Maclaren

I have the maclaren major too - it's actually tucked away now - we don't

really use it anymore... Of course Maclaren probably wouldn't know where to

find me - we're military and have moved since we bought it.

As for Red Dye - I did not know versed contained red dye but for that small

amount, when it does SO MUCH to get us through, I'm willing to over look the

red dye there. Now that I think about it, it is pink colored liquid so yes,

it's gonna have some dye in it. I don't by foods that contain red dye but in

this situation it's one of those, " benefit outweighs the risk " for me. Of

course for someone with an allergy, this would be good info to know. I bet

there's a dye free alternative out there that the anesthesiologist or Google

could tell us about.

Take care,

Jayne

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> We have the Maclaren. I don't know about the recall. I will have to check.

Is it the Maclaren Major Special Needs?

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> They use butterflies on me too. (At 44)

> Versed has RED DYE (not sure if you knew that?).

> And did you get the recall notice on your Mac? They send you covers

for the edges so that your child does not cut his fingers off in the metal

folding pieces.

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