OH! Man, I hope you're ok. How the hell do you mistake a tendon for a vein? Veins are clearly a very different color from tendons. If you have dark skin or your veins aren't that visible then I can understand a bit better. Like I said, I hope you're ok and you don't have to go through something like this again. Hope this doesn't stop you from donating blood again in the future. Try asking for a more experienced nurse next time. I believe you can do that in most places.

your so vein (joke, for any of you idiots that'll see it and immediately critique every part of this)

YOWZA! that probably REALLY HURT LIKE HELL! seriously FYL OMG that nurse should be fired!

#76 haha, u made an account just to say tat, username is "isawyouinpain' OP: Must've been damn painful, now whenever some one draws blood I'm going to remember this... Magical doctor room thingy setting- Doctor sticks needle into vein) Me," My tendon!!!! My sweet tendon!!! What the Crap did you JUST DO!!! Me about 5 seconds later," Oh nevermind."

last time i got my blood tested (3rd time that week, stupid doctor) , let it be known that i dont have a fear of blood or needles or anything and this usually goes fine, i threw up and fainted because of deyhdration it was sooo embaresing. i also have fainting problems so you think i would be used to it now i know that this isnt compariable to what you must of gone through, to the person talking about the muscle thing. i think i might know your pain since i do trigger point dry needling for a muscle and joint problem. its basically where they put needles into the muscle to release tension. (http://www.bethesdaphysiocare.com/services/sv-trigger.html)

That has totally happened to me before, but instead of them fixing it they told me I was a slow bleeder and I left with a bruise the size of a tennis ball. Consider yourself lucky that they noticed at all.

The nurse shouldn't be fired for one bad draw. Even experienced phlebotomists and nurses make mistakes. If you fired everyone who made a mistake, there would be a lot of unemployed people. I know how hard it is to become a good phlebotomist because I am one. Believe me, you're not going to get every draw, and things do tend to happen. I've never hit a tendon or nerve, but I'm sure I've caused some bruises that are sometimes just due to the fact that the individual bruises easily. As for drawing obese people, it is substantially harder. Their veins tend to be deeper and not as "bouncy" as 'good' veins usually are. This is what makes them more difficult to palpate and draw from. In general some people just have super crappy veins, so of course you are going to have terrible experiences with getting blood taken. Don't take that out on the person drawing your blood because it's not their fault. Some things you can do to help is drink plenty of water before hand (to stay hydrated) and warn the phlebotomist that you may be hard to draw from for whatever reason. If you have deep or small veins, they can put hot packs on your arms to dilate the veins and bring them to the surface. If your veins roll easily they can make sure to anchor them well. If you really have no viable veins in your arms they can use a butterfly to draw from your hand or foot. Believe me, there are options to make this a less painful experience. It's your fault if you don't tell them.

This happened to me too, but instead of taking the needle off, the nurse moved it around looking for the vein.

that causes me horrible pain even thinking about it.

That sucks but its kind of ironic because you go to donat blood and than a dumn nurse almost sticks your tendon. hahahaha Well hope you get better

Ah! I'd be like 'Okay! Nevermind! I suddenly really REALLY don't want to do this today!' That seriously sucks!

wow #5 sounds like my brother In the tendon? Thats gotta hurt like a bit*h