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I am extremely hard to get blood drawn from. I try to drink a lot of water the day before, which they all tell me to do, but sometimes that doesn't make it any easier.
I had to have blood drawn today and the nurse, who I'm guessing was a student, told me that it was only his second day doing it. On his first try he searched around and did find a vein but couldn't get any blood out of it. On the second try he had a heck of a time finding a vein. I told him that the tourniquet wasn't that tight, I don't think he knew/realized it so he tightened it, not much tighter though. He found another vein but wasn't able to any blood out of it either.
He asked another nurse, who I'm guessing was a student too, if he wanted to try. First time he pricked me but no blood. Second time he stuck the needle in me he moved it all over and finally found a vein to get blood from. It took forever for him to fill the two vials up.
That's five pricks total. My arm's going to be black and blue for a few days. Those last two pricks were on my wrist and it hurts like crazy to move it now.
My question is it ok to ask for someone who's good at drawing blood before you sit in the chair and it even starts. Someone who's been doing it for a few years instead of a few days.
I had to have blood drawn today and the nurse, who I'm guessing was a student, told me that it was only his second day doing it. On his first try he searched around and did find a vein but couldn't get any blood out of it. On the second try he had a heck of a time finding a vein. I told him that the tourniquet wasn't that tight, I don't think he knew/realized it so he tightened it, not much tighter though. He found another vein but wasn't able to any blood out of it either.
He asked another nurse, who I'm guessing was a student too, if he wanted to try. First time he pricked me but no blood. Second time he stuck the needle in me he moved it all over and finally found a vein to get blood from. It took forever for him to fill the two vials up.
That's five pricks total. My arm's going to be black and blue for a few days. Those last two pricks were on my wrist and it hurts like crazy to move it now.
My question is it ok to ask for someone who's good at drawing blood before you sit in the chair and it even starts. Someone who's been doing it for a few years instead of a few days.