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One word: HYDRATE. A nurse in the surgical unit told me years ago that if you hydrate well the day before and drink a nice big glass of water the night before you're having an iv put in (say at midnight if your orders are "nothing by mouth after midnight." It will maximize the plumpness of your veins and make it ever so much easier for them to find the vein. And of course, for most blood tests, you just can't eat for x number of hours before, but drinking water is fine. It really does help. I have to have blood drawn every three months, but the lab tech at my doctor's office is so skilled that I usually don't even feel it at all. I'd rather have blood drawn from a vein than have a shot.
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