Today, I went to the hospital due to vomiting and abdominal pain, and they decided to fit me with an IV drip. It took several tries by two different people to get the cannula in. I feel like a human pin-cushion. FML
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Today, I was stuck in the ICU with my 10 month-old. They spent more than an hour and multiple pricks to get a vein for cannula. I had to endure and hold him down through all of it. Half and hour later, he promptly smeared poop all over his cannula bandage area during a diaper change. FML
Today, I was constipated and so desperate to go that I ate an entire box of laxatives. Now I'm in the hospital on a saline drip for dehydration and malnutrition, in addition to getting a massive enema and having the most agonizing shit of my life. FML
Today, I went to the hospital for severe abdominal pain and nausea. I sat in the waiting room for six hours, just to be told, “We don’t know what’s wrong with you. Try taking Gravol and Tylenol and maybe lay off the fatty foods.” I feel like shit. FML
Today, I went to the company's health clinic to treat muscle spasms and a possible cracked rib. In the process the old quack doc and overly eager nurses wound up giving me a storng laxative and 3 enemas, two of them quite large. Then I still had to return to work. FML
Today, I had a CT scan done with contrast. My tech seemed competent in his job so I wasn't nervous, until he tried to start my IV. It took him 3 attempts to get it right. Not only was I stuck 3 times, he also blew one of my veins. I now have severely bruised arms and what look like track marks. FML
Today, I spent several hours sitting in the ER hyperventilating from pain and passing out, due to a herniated disc in my back. I had to watch at least 5 people go ahead of me, whose only complaints was that their stomach hurt or they felt nauseous. One of these people had a bag of snacks with them. FML
Today, after suffering probably my worst night of appendicitis, which consisted of vomiting, diarrhea, and going to the doctor, starving, only to find out a couple of hours later in the hospital ER that I'm allergic to penicillin and close to dying. Again. FML
Today, I got a bartholin cyst drained. The doctor told me to keep it clean and dry, no pain meds given, just swelling and a catheter. I almost passed out a short while afterwards so I went to the ER. Now I’m drugged up and sitting in one spot for the next few days. 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 wisdom teeth out. Due to the drugs they gave me I felt nauseous. When I went to the bathroom as a precaution I did not throw up. Instead I passed out face first in the toilet. FML
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itwasthedognotme 14
To be honest, I'm not sure there are many people that do like needles...
shudson186 17
As a nurse OP, we try to get it done as fast as we can. It sucks and sometimes we can't find a good vein to work with, but we aren't purposely trying to hurt you. Stay strong OP you can do it!
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SocialDerp 5
Can I ask what was wrong? I only ask because I went to the hospital for this exact problem on monday and I was told I only had a virus. Also the doctors messed up on the first Iv and had to use my second arm too while drawing blood. I still have the bruise from it.
DarkPoet_fml 5
Speaking as a phlebotomist. It's not always as easy you think to hit the vein every time. Even when you anchor the vein it can still roll on you. Heavy people have deep veins and some have thin veins. Shit happens.
cbroady0529 9
I'm with you dude, but there's a limit! I once let someone try 6 times in 3 different places because "damn hun, your veins are just rolling! I've almost got it." When I finally insisted on someone else she was very huffy and offended. However, the new person got it on the first freaking try.
sweetyang69 6
I looked like a drug addict after all the testing for my stomach and gallbladder
izzy911 1
Yea that sucks sounds like dehydration related vomiting abd pain collapsed veins go right along with it making a hard stick I bet when they did get the catheter in and fluids in you'd probably feel much better :)
SauceySarah 30
I know that feeling all too well.
urlyfesuxx 5
This always happens to my mom n sis bc they have small veins. I'm sorry :(
hxnnxh 14
That sucks OP! When I had a injection, the nurse 'accidentally' got it suck in my arm and she had to call for help whilst I hyperventilated.. needles suck!
dcb132z 17
Is IV 4 or i v in this context
CeltHound 14
I have SOOOOOOOooooooooo been there!!!!!!!!
SkinYouAlive 9
That's me every single time. I've had up to seven people try to find my veins for one IV.