drypantz, if what i guess is correct den the other 3 tubes is for your blood count test, so you dun need to be poke so many times... i was poked like 4 times so far for blood test, once on 1st appt for blood count which is 3 tubes, 2nd time is thalessemia cos my hubby suspected have, 3rd and 4th is Oscar cos 3rd poke is nt at my veins n no blood come out. so in total i also gt 4 tubes of blood drawn.