Just talking too much about bleeding, shots, or giving blood can make me woozy. This sucks. What can I do to get a stronger stomach about such things? My only thought is desensitization through completely horrific google image searches, but I'd rather there be some other ideas.
posted by davebug
on Mar 8, 2013 -
11 answers
I bought some flats. The first time I wore them, they dug into the back of my ankles (on both feet), and made them bleed - it took my feet about two weeks to heal. Is there a way to fix this?
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posted by insectosaurus
on Nov 17, 2012 -
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So I'm doing dome work on a 99 Volvo XC and, not paying attention, filled my brake reservoir with DOT3 fluid instead of DOT4. If I don't drain it and replace it with DOT4 am I taking a terrible risk?
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posted by Kid Charlemagne
on Dec 16, 2011 -
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Asking on behalf of my husband. A kindy icky question about abraded bum, and suggestions on how to deal and hopefully heal.
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posted by Savannah
on Dec 6, 2011 -
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My wife became pregnant near the end of last month. She's been spotting continuously since implantation began, which means roughly 14 days. We're worried, and are looking for anecdotes from others who've had lengthy implantation bleeding.
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posted by Robson
on Sep 13, 2010 -
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Any docs/pharmacists out there in mefi land? Anyone know if a side effect of Metoprolol is thinning blood? Or what else would cause me to bleed like a stuck pig?
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posted by cgg
on Apr 27, 2010 -
7 answers
Does anyone know where I can find Nick Relief, a product which helps stanch shaving cuts, in Manhattan?
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posted by j1950
on Mar 30, 2010 -
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This is going to be gross: I'm a 25 year old female. Until now I have had extremely regular periods which last 6 days with a 12-18 hour gap on day 5 (no idea why). I am not on any kind of birth control and have not been on any kind of birth control for over a year. This month's period began on the standard day, except now I'm going on my 14th straight day of bleeding.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 19, 2009 -
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Please tell me what you know about endometrial ablation as a means of lessening or hopefully stopping my bleeding. (This is a female-parts question.)
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 10, 2009 -
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So my buddy and I watched that old Keanu Reeves film Point Break the other night, and we got to talking. We're thinking that more air pressure causes you to bleed at a more furious pace. So if someone's in a knife fight in a plane, is cut, say across the arm, then jumps out of the airplane to parachute to the ground - will they bleed to death before they hit the ground because the air pressure is causing them to bleed so quickly? It doesn't have to be skydiving, it could be on like, Everest. Will you bleed crazy fast higher up? I know that there are a lot of variables here, but I'm just curious if the thinking is sound.
posted by Sully
on Jun 7, 2009 -
22 answers
I was in the emergency room last night to have a cut on the end of a finger tended to. The doctor used dermabond to repair it...
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posted by Thorzdad
on Mar 8, 2009 -
19 answers
TMI Medical Filter: Previously, I had sometimes crippling stomach pain. That went away. Now I'm, uh, bleeding. Rectally. Um. Yeah. But my HMO doesn't seem to care all that much. MetaFilter is not my doctor, but I can't go to my doctor to ask... should I skip my HMO and go to the hospital?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 11, 2008 -
26 answers
How common is a false positive pregnancy test? Do you have any experiences you can share to help us determine our situation? More details (fears, worries, etc) inside.
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posted by theantikitty
on Apr 20, 2008 -
34 answers
I was on depo briefly, reacted badly, went off as soon as I could, but the after-effects still linger. Do I wait for the drugs to flush out, or is this more serious?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 3, 2008 -
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I had sex for the first time, and less than a week later I had period-like cramps and some blood spotting in my underwear. Was I, or am I now, pregnant? We took every possible precaution...
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 29, 2007 -
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About three weeks ago I had a nasty cold. Headache, congestion, nose running 24-7. Since then, I wake up every morning to blow my nose out, thick, green, blood speckled mucus having accumulated there.
This morning I blew my nose and afterwards a fresh stream of blood poured out.
I've never had a nosebleed in my life nor have I ever stuffed any junk up there. Does this warrant a visit to the doctor?
ps: I'm not a hypochondriac, it's just that I've never been sick.
posted by jsavimbi
on Feb 28, 2005 -
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