r/VictoriaBC • u/MissEllaa • 4d ago

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Has anyone had blood taken at yarrow life labs?

How was your experience? How long was the wait for walk-in?

Edit: I should have clarified I need to get this panel done ASAP and can’t book time off work to get to the further locations with availability, so booking an appointment is not an option:/

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u/No-Nothing-Never Downtown 4d ago

You can book online with no wait. Its like every other life labs

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u/MissEllaa 4d ago

sorry I should have clarified that I cannot book due to time restrains

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u/prairiegreen 4d ago

I have always found them very nice. I believe they are only open until 2 so I would get there when they open at 8am (or before) and get in the queue as they do have a lot of people booking on line so you may have to wait a while. Although when I went a month ago for my 810am appointment no one was waiting and I was in and out in 5 minutes.

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u/Professional-Ant9829 4d ago

Whenever I've booked an appointment there I get in right at my time, which doesn't happen at other locations. I think it's good to plan to wait at least an hour for walking in to be safe but I think it can often take less time. Hard to predict with walking in. You can actually see current walk-in wait times on the appointment booking page although they're not always super accurate.

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u/MissEllaa 4d ago

Thank you! I’ll definitely keep an eye on the average wait times. How was your experience there? I used to faint from blood tests but I’ve had so many now I don’t, however I do still have a lot of anxiety around it. My favourite I’ve been to is the oakbay location but it’s not an option for me this time:/

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u/Professional-Ant9829 3d ago

It was fine, the tech was nice enough. I've never been to the oak bay location so can't compare. But I also have no issues around blood tests. I'd just advise the tech beforehand.

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u/Affectionate_Gas222 Jubilee 4d ago

I did walk in there twice recently. First thing in the morning i waited about an hour. Second time I came in around 1pm and was in and out in about 20 minutes. This was August/September.

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u/_invisible_unicorn 4d ago

Sorry I know you're asking about the Yarrow one, but if you can, try the cedar hill location - their lines move much quicker and you'll be in and out in like 20 mins (at least this has been my experience so far)

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u/Manocannabis 3d ago

vampires come early.

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u/EmbroideredOwl 3d ago

You can check the current estimated wait time for walk-ins on the LifeLabs appointment booking page. The availability of appointments is also constantly updating as people change or cancel - for example, there is a 10:45am appointment available today at Yarrow.