Today, I had to go to the hospital to get blood taken. The nurse mentioned how pronounced and easy to see my veins are. I guess that explains why she missed five times in a row. I'm surprised my arm doesn't look like a heroin addict's right now. 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 went to the blood bank to donate plasma. All went well until the machine went to return my red blood cells. It turns out the nurse sliced my vein and the blood built up in my tissues. I now have a massive swollen arm and bruising, and look like a junkie. 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 donated blood for the first time, and all the nurses kept complimenting on how good my veins were. That's the nicest thing anyone has said to me in the past 2 months. FML
Today, my nurse girlfriend told me she's more attracted to the veins in my arm than any other part of me. FML
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 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
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, as a nursing student, I needed to take a blood sample from someone and the veins on his arms weren't really easy to draw blood from. I asked him, "Can I please look at your legs?" It turns out he was amputated. FML
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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howsthisforaname 34
I'm needle phobic. If they don't hit the vein on the first try I demand a different nurse.
kdm_km1 19
Maybe she needlealittle practice.
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redstone7693 29
My #1 fear is needles. I hate getting blood taken it surya so much
redstone7693 29
*hurts so much
Spark_Slicker 19
I feel ya, OP. I had to get blood taken twice this week and the first time has left a huge bruise on my arm that now has a gross looking rash on top of it. I hate being sick.
pratikp03 22
Lawsuit.
SaturnV 25
Seriously? I can't tell if this is a poor joke or a genuine expression of ignorant litigiousness, but either way, it's kind of a ridiculous thing to say.
ostfaiz 18
Y so serious! lol
QueenofWheels 13
I would have asked for another nurse after the second time. I have only ever had one nurse that tried more than once.They always call in somebody else.
buckdharma 38
Most nurses only need one good prick to get the blood flowing.
trey600rr 22
fyi it only take a single 8 hour class to become a phlebotomist
NLM22 14
really!? no way... now this will be in my head every time I get blood drawn
ash6617 7
thats very wrong.a phlebotomist is a single course in some places, but not 8 hours. legally there has to be practice pokes and testing and lectures etc. mine was 6 hours a week for like 17 weeks. and most people (like me) are phlebotomists on the did of doing nursing assistance, lab assistance, or something similar while in college
killer0689 20
the same thing happened with me earlier, and the shitty reason they gave was that they couldn't find my veins FML
False_Stupidity 42
I would definitely have asked for a different nurse. I've had more than my fair share of needles and although my veins often go deep they usually get it first or second go.
jaquie0812 13
I have easily seen veins but you can never get to them. every time I get blood drawn I tell them not to bother and go through my hand.
AFaye3964 17
If she could whe your veins, why did she miss it so many times?
a2dox 12
Maybe OP has rolling veins.