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I had 1 tube of blood drawn for cholesterol, she applied pressure for literally 10 seconds and then put bandaid on. well i led through, is that bad?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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Bled through?: Do you mean that you bled through the bandaid? If, yes - that is not uncommon and means that it would be helpful to hold pressure a little longer.

Dr Werner agreed

Answered 5/7/2015

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A member asked:

I had 1 tube of blood drawn for cholesterol, she applied pressure for literally 10 seconds and then put bandaid on. well i led through, is that bad?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Dr Werner agreed

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