What does thick blood indicate?

[Guest guest]

Had a blood draw on my son yesterday. His blood was so thick it clotted in the

vials and

didn't even move. It was almost solid. The nurse was shocked. What could this

indicate?

She was able to draw more from another vein and this blood was better, moving

around in

the vial at least.

Thanks.

gfcfmom

[Guest guest]

Sounds to me as if she didn't have a good stick in the vein, perhaps

it was collapsing. The lining of the veins can trigger clotting factor

when injured, if it wasn't a clean stick this could have been the

problem.

Still, I think I might wanna request a coagulation test, this is where

they can prick the finger & then take a drop or two & see how long it

takes to clot. Has he ever had any other bleeding issues, like getting

a significant cut & not bleeding or it being unusually thick?

Debi