I was able to follow the procedure from Professor @resiapretorius paper to test for #Microclots and this is what I found. #Teamclots could you confirm if this the bio marker? I will add a video of it in this thread.
Microscope I used didn't have camera capability to capture so I used my phone to capture it.
The lab folks had a very hard time drawing blood from from me. Finally with much effort they were able to extract the much needed 4ml.
I find the above pics of mine is comparable to what I can find in pic shared by @angelabowersmd
The procedure is one of the easiest to follow. All it takes is to find a lab that has a big heart to help you out. The process takes like 30 minutes starting from blood collection to observing microscope. I wanted to thank the lab folks and my parents for believing in me.
The lab that you approach needs the following sodium citrate tube, centrifuge machine and light microscope. And yeah most importantly a lab technician willing to follow this process and help you.
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Since many are interested in testing for #microclots, I will try to describe the process in this thread. I am not a medical professional and I have extremely limited medical knowledge. So whatever I write in this thread is not like a Bible for microclot testing. Adding #Teamclots
Finding the right lab facility
Finding one such lab is as easy as finding a mosquito in your house(don't blame me if your house doesnt have mosquitos). Any lab that offer tests like fibrinogen, d-dimer, Prothrombin time, APTT etc can get this microclot test done.
If you dont have any of the below ingredients(sorry to make it sound like a food recipe), keep trying till you find a lab with one. Sodium citrate blue top tube, centrifuge and light microscope(sufficient).