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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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slutfactory 17
This always happens to me when I have blood drawn. However, my nurses always tell me that my veins are too tiny, so they end up poking and digging around at least six or seven times before getting a vein.
FatherofTime87 18
Same thing happened to my wife. The nurse gave up and the next one got it on the first try
blackman303 11
I know exactly the feels!! One time this nurse kept the needle in my arm for about 5 mins trying to push to vein into the needle
ReggieReefer 12
Isn't there some law or rule about how many times a nurse can poke you before someone else has to try?
nialls_girl 13
Well when I had to be put under for my wisdom teeth removal surgery they had to stick me 10 times..
Omniprism 15
Complain to someone. Nurses are supposed to be more experienced than that. She needs more practice not in a stressful environment.
ManateeRex 14
Guess its time to start wearing long sleeve shirts.
TogeBara 12
I had to help my father get his phlebotomy certification this week. I was stuck 3 times in each arm. He only missed once, but I gotta say, finger sticks and back-of-the-hand sticks are way worse. The one time he did miss though he mistakenly poked my tendon in my left arm. He realized it right away and stopped to retry. Arm still hurts slightly.
xsweetlikeux 6
I have to get a form of chemo every 6 weeks probably for the rest of my life trying to start an I.V.on me before my veins got all scared from them was hard now it's almost impossible ... My record is 18 attempts .... I know it sounds made up but unfortunately it's not :/
Jessie2410 15
You NEVER mention how nice the vein looks before you get blood or you're never going to hit it. Isn't that rule number one?