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
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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
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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?
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Comments (75)
snoopynicole2003 15
I hate that! It's called "digging" and I do not let them do that! I rather them stick me again...NO DIGGING DAMMIT!
Solano2580 24
I have routine bloodwork as well, and it sucks when the nurse doing it is inexperienced or just doesn't do it right. She destroyed a vein in my arm once and it hurt like hell which in turn caused a few spots of internal hemorrhaging in my arm until it clotted properly, FYL.
anonymous1117151 1
Maybe the nurse didn't do it right, but there is no such thing as an "inexperienced nurse". They have practiced these millions of times in nursing school, clinicals during nursing school, and orientations before they're allowed to work. They could have bad technique, or maybe they just happened to have a bad go, it's not as easy as you think. But there's no such thing as an inexperienced nurse.
JackDupp 11
As she slid the needle in and out I would've said "O baby O baby that feels soooo good!!" Naw, who am I kidding. I would've cried like a little school girl
spicyburrito 18
Bruhhh that gave me chills
karmaweasel 14
Tell them you're on blood thinners. Scares the living hell out of the newbies and they won't touch you. They always make a supervisor take my blood. I love it because it's always a various of: "Hi, I'm a trainee- do you mind if I take your blood today?" Me: "Not at all! I just might mention I'm on coumadin though." Them: "I'm out. I'll go get my supervisor. I'm not touching you." Me: Satisfied smile. I don't really mind letting them practice every now and again if they seem like the type not to **** up. It's mainly about not blowing the vein and bandaging you the proper way after.
Bloodislife92 2
Lol not newbies. Just *******. Im still in my first year and that doesnt scare me. Definitely a good way to weed out the ones more likely to **** up though.
shunter54 17
I'm a EMT and we have to do that all the time, we call it fishing for veins
dragoongirl90 34
What the ****???
leeroxs45 18
My mom is a nurse and this is something she does every time she does blood work on me. Its easier, but slightly more painful, to get blood from the back of my hand. Every time I get blood work they poke me 4 or 5 times in each arm before they finally move to my hand.
abbigalerose 11
This isn't what I wanted to read on my way to have a blood test D:
shmile 3
please tell me where this was in Albert, so I know where NOT to go.