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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm
Very minor rant - had a blood test done today. The person who did it ignored all my suggestions to go for the smaller vein she could only just feel and instead prodded around a bit (with her finger, thankfully, not like one dr who prodded around with the needle... to find a vein) and decided to go with a larger vein she found. Which promptly tried to escape out the back of my elbow making it more painful(*) and take longer than usual. The other effect of it is that it has given my left elbow a dull ache for most of the day
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Yes some phlebotomists are very good. You don't feel anything and there is never a bruise... or maybe just a very small one.
Others poke and prod with the needle... it hurts like hell and at the end of the day you have a major shiner on the inside of your elbow that lasts a few weeks. They of course claim you are a "hard stick". Like it's my fault that they suck at their job.
BOb