Stupid Nurse :D

I remember sitting in the office at work in a short sleeved shirt and explaining the bruise and pin ***** on my arm was because I'd recently given blood. Lets be honest here would you rather they gave up after the first failed attempt only to discover there's something seriously wrong that could have been detected earlier on - if only they'd managed to get blood! :confused:

They're doing the best they can to help you, some people (myself included) don't have the best of veins for sticking needles in, it's just something you've got to live with!
 
I had mine done last thursday. She pushed the needle in first go and blood started coming out. Then she decides to push it in about 10mm further, and at this point I felt a sharp burning pain all down my forearm and into my fingers. I sat there like a man and didnt complain but I was crying inside. It still hurts today, not at the needle point but about halfway down my arm.

I reckon she pushed through the other side of my vein and hit a nerve. I will ask my Doc when I go in to discuss the results.
 
well yeah ok guys, wont complain, only reason i asked was because a friend of mine told me i should when i told him what had happened.
thanks
 
2 were yellow and 1 was purple
and i think one of them was for CDR? cant remember the exact name but it was a three letter name :)
 
Ahleckz said:
Did you have much fluid before going to the doctors? If you're dehydrated (even slightly) it can be very very hard for them to get blood. I have to get blood done every 4 weeks and usually takes a while because I'm often dehydrated (usually it's early morning or after a drinking session).
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Do they have to draw off a few vials before they stop getting the previous evening's lager/bitter/whisky/whatever? :D
 
SiriusB said:
Do they have to draw off a few vials before they stop getting the previous evening's lager/bitter/whisky/whatever? :D
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No, that'll be dispersed evenly through your blood, but if they had a great deal of trouble drawing blood then drawing a second SST (the yellow ones) is a matter of course. The purple one was to check your blood count; red/white cell counts, haemoglobin concentration, platelets etc. and wouldn't need a large volume. The others were for pretty much everything else, so they'd want to make sure they got enough out of you to process all the other tests they needed, though I've got no idea what CDR is for - not a test I recognise.
 
Deadbeat said:
No, that'll be dispersed evenly through your blood, but if they had a great deal of trouble drawing blood then drawing a second SST (the yellow ones) is a matter of course. The purple one was to check your blood count; red/white cell counts, haemoglobin concentration, platelets etc. and wouldn't need a large volume. The others were for pretty much everything else, so they'd want to make sure they got enough out of you to process all the other tests they needed, though I've got no idea what CDR is for - not a test I recognise.
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Im guessing you work in a lab, which one may I ask?

Jony27 said:
yeah im not sure it even exists but it was a three letter name/acronym and it starts with a "C".
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CRP?
 
takes like 5-8 times for my grandma.. yes its VERY hard to get her veins.. :) mine first time.. but its very clear..
 
QuagmireUK said:
Im guessing you work in a lab, which one may I ask?
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I work down in East Kent, the labs at Canterbury hospital. Just passed my two year milestone there, longest I've ever had a single job for and still really enjoying it. Landed on my feet, too, since it was just a random job posting that I applied for when I first moved down here and the job market was about to take a serious dive.

QuagmireUK said:
CRP?
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That'd be my guess, if only because It's uncommon to see a request without it - E&C (Holby still says U&E! :mad:), LFT, CRP on everyone who walks by, just to make sure they're not about to collapse, die or infect anyone :D
 
Try donating platelets. The bloody needle could be used from knitting. A while back, a new nurse to the donations squad made the mistake of puncturing through my vein (in one side and out the other rather than just in and thanks for the donation) which led to a lot of blood seeping into the surrounding tissue around my forearm and elbow joint. Huge bruise and extremely sore and tender. Still, mistakes happen and I happily donate my white blood cells for worthy causes (premature babies, pregnant women and burn victims).
 
Deadbeat said:
I work down in East Kent, the labs at Canterbury hospital. Just passed my two year milestone there, longest I've ever had a single job for and still really enjoying it. Landed on my feet, too, since it was just a random job posting that I applied for when I first moved down here and the job market was about to take a serious dive.



That'd be my guess, if only because It's uncommon to see a request without it - E&C (Holby still says U&E! :mad:), LFT, CRP on everyone who walks by, just to make sure they're not about to collapse, die or infect anyone :D
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I work at the Royal Liverpool and we still call it U&E. :D
 
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