Thought I would share a little how-to for drawing your own blood. If you cant get a therapeutic phleb or cannot donate for whatever reason, this is an easy and great option and I cannot stress how good you feel after doing this.

This morning I hit a 50mcg Lr3 + 2iu;s GH shot. It sent my BP north to 165. Had been increased from the GH and I had been managing it with dandelion extract water pills. When I showered and brushed my teeth, my gums bled a little, bright brilliant red colour, sure sign RBC's and likely hematocrit are up a good notch. This is a double whammy, time for a serious intervention and blood draw is needed, at least ~1 pint.

I buy my blood bags from a local online med supplier. They have a 16g needle and take 450mls of blood, they also have some anticoagulants.

My first draw failed because my blood began to clot in the needle and the bag like a slimy spagheti. Not good, this means my blood is well sticky, so triple whammy, need to get it out NOW. I hydrated with a few pints of water, took some aspirin and went again. Flowed fine this time and took about 3 minutes to fill the bag.

Here is how you do it.
Drink lots of fluids, water, cooler drinks, not coffee.
If using a 16g, a small anaesthetic helps, I used tattoo spray which has lidocaine. (had it from a previous self surgery where I had to actually inject it... dont ask!)
Take a tourniquet, apply 60-70% tightness, let the veins pop, dont squeeze release, but just squeeze hand, veins will pop. Best vein are the Cephalic or Basilic veins.
Use an alcohol swab to clean around the veins.
Put the needle in at 15-30 degrees to the skin, it may seem tough to break through so be careful not too much force and when it breaks the vein you then run under, parallel with the skin along the vein.
Tape it down or as I do hold it steady. immediately release the tourniquet and open the valve on the tube to set flowing.

Place the bag at a lower level to your arm to assist with the flow. rest your arm and if you suspect the flow slows then squeeze hand again, I had to constantly do this due to the stickiness of the blood.

If for any reason, such as clotting, the blood flow stops, dont let it sit there, keep watching for this, make sure there is a flow into the bag and the bag is filling. If not or when it has finished remove the needle or you can cause thrombosis in the vein, or a serious bruising which isnt very nice. Thrombosis is a real concern though, so just be wary.
Wipe blood and apply sterile tissue or cotton bud to stem the flow, this also prevents bruising/edema. Tape it down after a minute and off you go to flush your nectar down the bog.

Hope this helps others.