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Flu jabs & blood tests

Sara J

Sara J

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Does it grate you too when, someone has a blood test, inoculation of some sort.
And they whinge how they hate needles!!

Do you also want too throw your sharps bin at them & say " kop that "!!!
It's not a term of aggression but, more frustrating
 
Sara J said:
Does it grate you too when, someone has a blood test, inoculation of some sort.
And they whinge how they hate needles!!
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It does a little bit but then people are strange. One of the nurses told me that a patient sued them because they had a sticking plaster applied to them and then claimed to be allergic to them.

I had my 6 monthly blood test on Tuesday and the nurse, who I have known for 25 years was visibly shaking. It takes a toughie diabetic to allow her to continue in that condition. All I had to do was synchronise with her and we succeeded nicely.
 
Thanks for that

I had too have aload of bloods done few months back.
3 vials for diabetic clinic 3 vials for haematology.
The nurse was tapping my veins for about 2 minutes, which made me nervous.
On the 4 th vial, I said too her. I don't feel right, I then fainted sitting down.
The nurse continued taking my blood while another nurse held onto me.
I came round sweating profusely.
Guess what ?? Hypo !!
Oh my days !!
 
Squire Fulwood said:
It does a little bit but then people are strange. One of the nurses told me that a patient sued them because they had a sticking plaster applied to them and then claimed to be allergic to them.
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Good grief!

I get a rash from plaster sticky stuff.

So I weigh the pros and cons;
  • one square inch of rash on the inside of my elbow, lasting 2 days
  • or risk of one tiny drop of blood inside my sleeve
  • Lengthy court case, cost of legal representation and paying costs when the judge dismisses due to entire ridiculousness of case.
As you can tell, it's a terrible and agonising decision that takes me half a millisecond to resolve.

Edited to add: sorry @Sara J , I was so stunned by the Squire's post I forgot to say welcome! :)
 
Having blood taken can be a trial. My veins seem to have vanished as I have gotten older. So, it can be a trial while they try to find one. On one occasion, a doctor tried both arms and the back of both hands until I said, enough was enough and got referred to the blood service at the local hospital. I waited a day or so to at least to give the bruises some time to wear down a bit.

My spouse was in hospital last year. The nurses at the hospital were trying to get canulers into her to allow blood tests and also to dispense medication. They made a real mess of it and they had to bring in a specialist nurse to A&E to put them in. After five days in she had one in each arm and one each in the back of each hand and very colourful it was. We complained to the hopsital about their inability to do this, basic nursing task to be told that nurses are not expected to take blood routinely and that it's a specialist skill??? They had to be trained separately from their normal role for it. What we couldn't understand was why people working in A&E didn't have this specialist training? Surely, this is one of the first things they do for most people who come in there?
 
Hi Sara J welcome, short answer yes, when I was younger I used to do Plasma For Rhesus contributions every six weeks at the local hospital as I have rare antibodies (anti little c) which are used for Rhesus problems in babies and mums, and because of that my elbow veins are shot, so now they use butterfly needles in my ankles, not as painful as it sounds, but sometimes the hole can leak and it can be funny seeing peoples faces as I drip blood across the floor as I walk.
 
Having blood taken can be a trial. My veins seem to have vanished as I have gotten older. So, it can be a trial while they try to find one. On one occasion, a doctor tried both arms and the back of both hands until I said, enough was enough and got referred to the blood service at the local hospital. I waited a day or so to at least to give the bruises some time to wear down a bit.

My spouse was in hospital last year. The nurses at the hospital were trying to get canulers into her to allow blood tests and also to dispense medication. They made a real mess of it and they had to bring in a specialist nurse to A&E to put them in. After five days in she had one in each arm and one each in the back of each hand and very colourful it was. We complained to the hopsital about their inability to do this, basic nursing task to be told that nurses are not expected to take blood routinely and that it's a specialist skill??? They had to be trained separately from their normal role for it. What we couldn't understand was why people working in A&E didn't have this specialist training? Surely, this is one of the first things they do for most people who come in there?
 
@minidvr.
That's shocking too hear !! Can kind of relate with my late father in law & non existent veins.
You'd of thought though that nurses were trained in taking blood.
It's not as if it's a rare thing too do !!
 
@minidvr.
That's shocking too hear !! Can kind of relate with my late father in law & non existent veins.
You'd of thought though that nurses were trained in taking blood.
It's not as if it's a rare thing too do !!
 
satindoll said:
Hi Sara J welcome, short answer yes, when I was younger I used to do Plasma For Rhesus contributions every six weeks at the local hospital as I have rare antibodies (anti little c) which are used for Rhesus problems in babies and mums, and because of that my elbow veins are shot, so now they use butterfly needles in my ankles, not as painful as it sounds, but sometimes the hole can leak and it can be funny seeing peoples faces as I drip blood across the floor as I walk.
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Sara J said:
Does it grate you too when, someone has a blood test, inoculation of some sort.
And they whinge how they hate needles!!

Do you also want too throw your sharps bin at them & say " kop that "!!!
It's not a term of aggression but, more frustrating
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Well Sara, I'm a type 1 so have to inject multiple times a day and I hate it when anyone comes near me with a needle, needle phobia is a real condition and many people struggle even just to take life-saving drugs such as insulin, so sorry I don't share your frustration and feel sorry for those who have genuine fear of needles.
 
@noblehead
Fair play too you. I'm type 1 also. Hid in the toilets at school for the rubella & flu jab. Then diagnosed at 12.
Not a fan of jabs either but, hey we had too get over it & on with it !!
 
Strangely its the jabs that dentist give in the gums that I hate, just the sight of that long needle coming towards my mouth gives me the heebie geebies, and my son hates to see me give myself my jabs and will run a mile if I go anywhere near him with a needle in my hand, so what will happen if he ever needs a jab I dread to think he already takes valium for a visit to the dentist.
 
Agree with you on the dentist score. No it's not easy for our kids either.

Think I should've maybe put more thought into my thread.
I was meaning more of the whinging side than the fear !!
 
Agree with you on the dentist score. No it's not easy for our kids either.

Think I should've maybe put more thought into my thread.
I was meaning more of the whinging side than the fear !!
 
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