tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814235039372544528.post1480558170695921466..comments2023-08-07T03:06:34.682-05:00Comments on No Extended Warranty: IV Practice PincushionWinnyNinny PooPoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13237156887425609665noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814235039372544528.post-10735336877768956592010-10-20T22:50:38.511-05:002010-10-20T22:50:38.511-05:00Emily: I think I'm going to get some of those ...Emily: I think I'm going to get some of those post-it colored "flags" with the arrows (like the "sign here" stickies) and the next time I'm just going to mark the good spots by sticking one with a big arrow pointing at the vein.<br /><br />I won't go into the horror when I had to get an arterial blood gas taken in an er once. Even my arteries disappear!!!<br /><br />I am patient up to and including stick #7. After that, my sense of humor fades.WinnyNinny PooPoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237156887425609665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814235039372544528.post-61172668045617352282010-10-20T22:40:16.286-05:002010-10-20T22:40:16.286-05:00I am so sorry! I have crappy veins (especially whe...I am so sorry! I have crappy veins (especially when dehydrated), but have never had THAT many sticks. It so frustrates me when doctors blatantly ignore patients like that! We know our bodies best, and especially with one so (unfortunately) experienced in medical affairs, we know what works and doesn't work from the past! <br /><br />So sorry you had to go through that, I hope you're much better now. :)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17136475934858797611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814235039372544528.post-31390023530594472532010-10-17T20:09:01.105-05:002010-10-17T20:09:01.105-05:00Thanks JBR! Hoping you had a good and restful wee...Thanks JBR! Hoping you had a good and restful weekend!WinnyNinny PooPoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237156887425609665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814235039372544528.post-76134021226307010992010-10-17T16:39:55.206-05:002010-10-17T16:39:55.206-05:00Oh dear one.... Here listening and sending safe hu...Oh dear one.... Here listening and sending safe hugs.....Just Be Realhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815210059310140144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814235039372544528.post-88221352781946144922010-10-17T11:12:52.748-05:002010-10-17T11:12:52.748-05:00Steph: :) If I'm mistaken for a "needle...Steph: :) If I'm mistaken for a "needle user" I would at least like to be mistaken for one that has a modicum of competency and can FIND a vein.WinnyNinny PooPoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237156887425609665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814235039372544528.post-20016673746397288512010-10-17T10:14:49.545-05:002010-10-17T10:14:49.545-05:00Inept junkie. Lolz. I feel that.Inept junkie. Lolz. I feel that.stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10376314727233594908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814235039372544528.post-73339413409670048982010-10-17T09:21:27.274-05:002010-10-17T09:21:27.274-05:00MP: The nurses probably get TONS of people tellin...MP: The nurses probably get TONS of people telling them they are a "hard stick" that really aren't. I just happen to <i><b>really</b></i> be a "hard stick". On the second stick I tell them not to feel bad, I average 3 sticks to get blood (which means it can go up to 6 sticks) but I am going to have to up my average to five or more sticks if this keeps up. :(<br /><br />Princess OEATS: I have a bit of gallows humor about it AFTER it all happens. The bruising makes me look like a really inept junkie with a very dull needle. But my chipmunk cheeks are starting to shrink so my face is returning to its normal punkinhead proportions.WinnyNinny PooPoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237156887425609665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814235039372544528.post-18370957926615522052010-10-17T06:30:47.797-05:002010-10-17T06:30:47.797-05:00Oh honey this just makes me hurt for you. I cannot...Oh honey this just makes me hurt for you. I cannot even begin to imagine. I so hope that today is a much better day.Princess of Everything (and then some)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15389182962616830610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814235039372544528.post-55964265804619789402010-10-17T04:17:12.812-05:002010-10-17T04:17:12.812-05:00When are they going to learn that maybe we know ou...When are they going to learn that maybe we know our bodies best? When are they going to learn that it is their job to speak up if they think there is a better way to do something? In the end, you're the only one that is hurt by them not listening even though it makes sense to use a pediatric needle. It is all so frustrating. I hope you continue to feel better.MigrainePuppethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678393922494152377noreply@blogger.com