Are you changing solutions regularly?  This is escpecially important if you
have a high volume of work.

-----Original Message-----
From: lynn brennan [mailto:lynn_brennan@usa.net]
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 2:51 PM
To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: Lousy tissues


Hello Everyone:
HELP, help. Our tissues are coming out unfixed, not easy to cut, and we need
help.
Could anyone suggest something.  We use allegiance 10% formalin.  Shanndon
Processor. We spend 1 hour in each station.  3 formalins, 70%, 2 95%, 2
100%,
2 xylenes, 4 Paraffin. 
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Lynn Brennan
City of Hope Med Center
Duarte, CA