Today, I went for bloodwork. It's routine for me, so I was ready for the nurse to put in the needle and take my blood. It went in fine, but right after, she slowly pulled the needle out, then wondered why the blood stopped. She then moved it back and forth in my arm while I panicked silently. FML
Collection
Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, I decided to give blood for the second time. I felt excrutiating pain when she stuck the needle in my arm. Another nurse came running over in a panic. Apparently my inexperienced nurse had put it in my tendon instead of my vein. FML
Today, I had to get bloodwork done. I'm deathly afraid of needles. The whole lobby heard me scream as soon as the nurse said 'hello'. FML
Today, I went to donate blood for the first time. When they stuck the needle in my arm, I had a panic attack and begged that they take it out. The woman helping me told me she'd take it out in a moment and left. It was then that the Red Cross stole a pint of my blood while I had a panic attack. FML
Today, I went to get my blood drawn to see how far along I am pregnant. The lady stuck both my arms twice and then busted a vein in my right arm. She told me to come back tomorrow to try again. FML
Today, I went to a blood drive. The nurse taking my blood mentioned that she'd been called in on her day off, and she swore she wasn't drunk. I didn't know what to do, so I just smiled and blinked back tears as she savaged the vein in my arm. FML
Today, I tried to get over my childhood phobia of syringes by donating blood. The phlebotomist hadn't even touched the needle before I started sobbing hysterically. They made me leave. FML
Today, I went to get my blood drawn for the first time. After I explained to the nurse how nervous I was, she replied, "Oh honey, don't worry! This is my first time too!" FML
Today, I was at the doctor and I had to get a fingerstick in the lab to get blood drawn. There was a 6 year-old boy waiting to go next. He was terrified. His mother told him to, "Watch this brave girl go first." I panicked and began to hyperventilate. The kid fainted. FML
Today, I needed to get blood drawn. Apparently, my veins are too thin and no blood would flow into the tube. I'm afraid of needles, and was just poked with some unsuccessfully, and I have to go back next week to try again. FML
Today, I got my annual blood test. The nurse was inexperienced and it took her several tries to insert the needle properly. When I get back home, my fiancé starts yelling at me and storms out. The reason? I am a recovering drug addict and my arm appeared as if I had been shooting up. FML
Feel like sharing it with the other FML users?
Thanks, your FML was submitted, and will appear in the moderation queue soon!
Top comments
cheeeksss 29
You're a trooper. I would've screamed like a little bitch. That sounds awfully painful, and this is coming from someone with 4 tattoos.
Welshite 40
So what's the diagnosis? Undead zombie or vampire?
Add a comment · Reply to
You must be logged in to be able to post comments!
Comments (75)
jsHerin0 10
They used to do this to me I feel the pain..
EatZombies 10
I remember once I went to get some blood taken and the nurse who went to put the needle in missed my vein 3 times before hitting it. My arm looked like It was molested by mosquitoes x_x
iseebearbears 27
I have teeny veins. The most I've ever been pricked was 18 times, and that's on my good arm. I was laughing and counting as the nurse started looking more and more nervous. Oh, by the way, it wasn't painful to me.
Distantsoul 8
I have routine blood tests this is completely normal, it means the vein has either wiggled away or the vein has burst, pretty simple
cloudyface 23
YDI for not telling her to stop or yell wtf is wrong with you?
Fairyjoshy 13
Oh yes because startling the nurse who has an incredibly sharp object inside of you is a BRILLIANT idea. WTF is wrong with YOU!?
abgoalie39 6
I had blood work done yesterday (my birthday) as well, and I get it done bi weekly and the lady I had yesterday has to be new or something because jeez I don't think I've ever had someone have such difficulty taking blood before. Oh yea I also live in Alberta :)
carlosbananos 7
ugh i had a operation 4 weeks ago and this lady did exactly the same thing! it hurt so much and now my fear for needles is even worse than before
BawlmerHon24 17
suck it up! how do you think kids that have a serious illness like cancer feel? think that'd a piece of cake for them? btw- i have 14 adult tubes of blood drawn every 3 months. out of the back of my hands.
catherinecas 30
As someone who had a serious childhood illness: 1. Go **** yourself. 2. They generally put the more gentle and experienced nurses/phlebotomists with us sickos.
saffy66 34
Happens to me all the time. My veins are tiny and hard to find. I've had many pathology techs swinging that needle around in my arm to try to find the vein they thought they had. I end up with bruises and obvious puncture wounds. Not a good look, especially in my job.
theblondeone 16
As a phlebotomist in a major hospital, sometimes the flow can just stop in the middle of a draw (dehydration, patient accidentally moved without realizing it, etc) and it's necessary to adjust the needle's position in order to get the flow back. It's not necessarily her fault, though the adjusting is agreeably uncomfortable.