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Post by aka Cthulhu on Jan 3, 2013 21:40:35 GMT -5
Erg. Went to the hospital for regular blood tests. Sometimes they couldn't find the vein to stick the syringe in, and this time it took nearly thirty minutes. Syringes were wasted, and the feeling of one needle poking around, going up and down was one hell of a time.
In the end, they had to jam one on my hand, since my elbow seemed to be devoid of blood. Well, I had a bit of a trauma with needles when I was a kid due to a hospitalization, and while I'm not afraid of it now, there's still a kind of light-headed feeling when there's a needle digging around my skin.
In other words, ow.
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Post by Fiddleford H. McGucket on Jan 3, 2013 21:53:27 GMT -5
I know that feel man, I've had to have regular bloodwork done my entire life and crap veins.
Hell, I've had to have a SECOND Hemodialysis access placed because the first one never matured. Some people just have crap veins.....fortunately there's usually at least ONE Nurse/Phlebotomist (Hopefully someone NICU/PICU Trained) that can hit them (See if they can use a small gauge Butterfly needle, think 19-20 gauge).
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Post by aka Cthulhu on Jan 3, 2013 22:03:16 GMT -5
Haha, it definitely sucks to have sucky veins that seem to shy away from needles. For today, they kept poking in my elbow area until I asked if the vein in the hand would be easier. After the blood was finally taken, they find out that there's not enough. The pricks were not so bad, it's the digging that sucks.
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Post by Fiddleford H. McGucket on Jan 3, 2013 22:40:50 GMT -5
The Anicubital (The Elbow One) is usually the KILLER for Blood draws. Hand is.....negligible on me (Except for an anomolous Vein over my knuckle that's sideways that works better than the Elbow)
Sadly, due to the access being placed my entire right ARM is out of commission
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Post by kidglov3s on Jan 3, 2013 22:44:05 GMT -5
I must say that when I start doing blood draws I will dedicate myself to doing it as best and painlessly as possible.
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Post by Fiddleford H. McGucket on Jan 3, 2013 22:46:15 GMT -5
I must say that when I start doing blood draws I will dedicate myself to doing it as best and painlessly as possible. Please don't lie though. Nothing pisses me off as a patient more than a Nurse that says "This won't hurt a bit" before plunging what is in essence a 1 inch stainless steel tube into me. It won't hurt much...or usually for long......but it DOES hurt |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2013 22:46:29 GMT -5
Hate doctors and hate needles even more...which is why I always stand by my own method if it aint crippling me than I don't need any doctor. Now my dentist on the other hand....she looks like denise richards from wild things and I love her ..so gentle  . |
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Post by aka Cthulhu on Jan 3, 2013 22:48:00 GMT -5
The Anicubital (The Elbow One) is usually the KILLER for Blood draws. Hand is.....negligible on me (Except for an anomolous Vein over my knuckle that's sideways that works better than the Elbow) Sadly, due to the access being placed my entire right ARM is out of commission The ones in my elbow is usually hiding. As for my hand, near the knuckle area, there's usually a vein there but not much blood is drained on the first try, so there's usually a second one on my other hand. |
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Post by aka Cthulhu on Jan 3, 2013 22:52:01 GMT -5
I must say that when I start doing blood draws I will dedicate myself to doing it as best and painlessly as possible. Please don't lie though. Nothing pisses me off as a patient more than a Nurse that says "This won't hurt a bit" before plunging what is in essence a 1 inch stainless steel tube into me. It won't hurt much...or usually for long......but it DOES hurt The nurses don't usually say that to me. If they do ask if the needles hurt I just grin and bear it. Sometimes I feel that it hits the bone, but for most part I just wait. It's not so much the pain, as the waiting that kinda makes me tense. My quiet attitude now is a big improvement compared to me when I was a kid, all screaming and crying and actually running away. |
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Post by Yami Daimao on Jan 3, 2013 23:10:38 GMT -5
*whips out blade*
Let's find you a major artery vein!
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Post by aka Cthulhu on Jan 3, 2013 23:18:02 GMT -5
Meh, my human form has the problem. My tentacled self shrugs off your blade! And if it did bleed, my Lovecraftian blood would probably give you hallucinations.
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Post by kidglov3s on Jan 3, 2013 23:26:13 GMT -5
I must say that when I start doing blood draws I will dedicate myself to doing it as best and painlessly as possible. Please don't lie though. Nothing pisses me off as a patient more than a Nurse that says "This won't hurt a bit" before plunging what is in essence a 1 inch stainless steel tube into me. It won't hurt much...or usually for long......but it DOES hurt That sounds like false reassurance, which I've been taught is non-therapeutic communication. |
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Post by Yami Daimao on Jan 3, 2013 23:32:40 GMT -5
Meh, my human form has the problem. My tentacled self shrugs off your blade! And if it did bleed, my Lovecraftian blood would probably give you hallucinations. So your blood is an hallucinogen? ...let's become business partners! |
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Post by Fiddleford H. McGucket on Jan 4, 2013 3:51:15 GMT -5
Please don't lie though. Nothing pisses me off as a patient more than a Nurse that says "This won't hurt a bit" before plunging what is in essence a 1 inch stainless steel tube into me. It won't hurt much...or usually for long......but it DOES hurt That sounds like false reassurance, which I've been taught is non-therapeutic communication. Working in Pediatrics.....You can't always tell kids the whole truth....but a damn lie like that, doesn't help anybody |
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Jan 4, 2013 8:35:25 GMT -5
I don't mind needles, but getting an injection in the gums is the worst thing ever. Feels like it's going back past your ear, and always makes my eyes water SO much.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2013 9:31:03 GMT -5
I've had a few blood tests in my life, but the last time was the only one (so far?) where they had trouble finding a vein.
Then another guy walked over, put it on the arm that apparently they were supposed to be collecting blood from, and found it.
So I just had an idiot taking blood for a moment there. Guh.
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