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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Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
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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loubabe69 19
Don't let her do it again, ask for someone else.. You shouldn't have to put up with that shit.
teacupofsunshine 29
I've had this problem my entire life. My veins are deep and small I guess and it makes it harder to get them. Most nurse wil need to do it more then once or switch arms and play around like you mentioned. The worst for me was a total of four nurse trying and then they all failed so one came back and she took it from my foot.thank god I'm not freaked out by needles or mind getting it done I'm used to it now . Still would be nice to get poked only once .
sweetgal4598 10
as a phlebotomist and a nurse myself im going to tell you right now to NEVER panic in silence. if you're panicking over something that the nurse is doing then you have that patient right to stop and question. if you know that something is wrong dont be afraid to ask for a new nurse and then report it. I would watch out for bruising and even infection as it is not only unsanitary but also illegal to poke someone more then once with the same needle. best of luck to you OP
katertott 44
My relatives hated the nurses at their regular clinic because they were totally clueless as to how to properly draw blood and could never get it right even after 10 tries on multiple limbs. So now they go to the lab where the blood tests are actually processed whenever they need blood drawn. The nurses there are freaking experts!
olga_crvjl 19
I had given blood at a blood drive and the nurse out the huge this needle my right arm but the blood was coming out so she moved to another chair where she could put the needle in my left arm and I ended up walking around school with two bandage arms an everyone was thinking I had donated twice lol
Kageyoshi_fml 13
This exact same thing happened to me the first and last time I ever had blood work done, now I have a fear of needles after 13+ years of no fear
Titan_Slayer 21
Ask for a different nurse. You have that right.
nattlecakes 19
It may have been someone new and they were unable to locate the proper angle, depth, etc. of the vein. Everyone has to learn! Sorry it had to be on you OP
8djht8 19
Its within patients rights to request someone else.
Themexicanbanana 6
i don't mind blood work when i only need to fill like 1-3 capsules, the needle isn't the bad part, its when they can't find a good vein (for some reason my veins are deeper in than a regular persons). so there was this one time when i needed to fill 12 capsules! and they couldn't find my vein so they tried each arm and didn't get enough to fill one, so they tried right below my hand and they tried on each until they finally filled all 12 capsules. and the whole time i like dafuq body? let em' ******* take the blood before they try my leg