My poor weathered veins....... :-(

jennylynn

This is pure curiosity on my part, but i was wondering where people tend to get their bloods drawn from? :idea:
I had one decent vein in my right elbow, but after ten years it has finally given up the ghost! Consequently i had to have blood drawn from my hand on wednesday - and its still bruised!! to be honest it was quite painful (i'm not squeamish - inject my own meth and give local anaesthetic to patients at work) but i could see the vein moving around in my hand :evil before the needle penetrated. Surely there has got to be a nicer place to have blood taken???

Jennyx

valval

it does sound painfull can not help but sure some one else will be able to hope the next one will be better val

skezier

Hi Jenny,

Snap only I have to say i didn't have the one decent vein.

The rumo nurse did my bloods for me last week after 3 failed visits to the practice nurses..... That Couldn't get any but like you said it don't half hurt them trying.

my better vein has now got a lump in it they have been so rough :roll:

Anyway back to the rumo nurse.. she used a butterfly and it was so much easier so it might be worth asking could they use a butterfly? Like you the only place the poor woman could find any blood was from a very small unmutilated one in the hand but a blue butterfly and it is so much better..... Ask them to try that from now on cus the arms might need a rest. Cris xx

joann1

Hi Jenny

No exactly what you mean, im having to have my inr checked all the time was 3x a week but im down to 2 at the min and the same as you only have 1 decent vein which they continue to go into and it hurts like anything they tried my other arm didnt manage to get any blood but had it in a right state, when i went today my good vein had decided it had had enough so they had to take it from the back of my hand, its a good job ive had it taken from there before because she approached me with the needle they normally use to take it out your arm (quite thick) i nearly passed out, i had to say or rather stammer slightly that the other nurse used a pink butterfly needle and got it straight away, thank god she rethought and used the pink one, i think i would have still been lying in that chair if not :???:

Jo-Ann
x

julie47

Hi jenny
I too dread going for blood tests now. After having them for 23 yrs I think mine have walked too.
It always takes 2 attempts on each arm , so come out with four plasters. (good job i am not allergic to em)
Just looking at my hands and there is no veins there either :shock:

I often wondered about the foot (only got one there is no veins in prosthetic one even though they look real )
but i bet that would hurt.

juliepf x

jennylynn

Cris, Val, Lynn, Jo-Ann, Julie,

Thank you so much for your replies, its always nice to know that i'm not alone in my poor vein conundrum
Julie - i love the idea of trying to get blood from my foot! mainly because i think i would be less inclined to watch - i wonder if its to do with the skin being tighter and the foot generally being more bony?

I will definitely be asking for the pink butterfly next time, it was a butterfly needle she used but i seem to recall it was blue or green?! think it must just be a bigger needle?!

As if its not bad enough having the arthur in the first place we also get blessed with dodgy veins! Will be thinking of you all when i next go back for more blood tests

Jennyx