The Shock of it!!!!!!!!

[al_leister]

I had my 6 month review yesterday with my diabetic nurse. She’s great. Always checks my weight, blood pressure, urine and takes blood sample for lab. She ensures I receive an annual visit to the podiatrist and have my eyes scanned etc.

I was sitting on the seat yesterday, relaxed, while the nurse began to take blood sample. I almost jumped out of the seat. I flung my arm wildly into the air while blood spilled on her desk and over the seat. It was like a live wire had been attached to my fingertip with the shock running all the way up my arm. She apologised and asked if it was like an electric shock.

She then took the blood from my other arm.

I have read on the internet that my painful experience was caused by the needle coming into contact with my median nerve which runs from fingertip to my shoulder.

Today when I stretch my arm out full there is a slight pain/tingling sensation running from my finger tip to my armpit. Has anyone else experienced this and will the pain/tingling eventually cease.

 

[noblehead]

No never...... but boy does that sound painful!

 

[mistee71]

WOW! :shock: I'll probably have this in my head the next time a needle comes towards me :think:

 

[al_leister]

Eventually found some more info.

I am usually fine with needles but will be scared to hell next time!!!!


Case report
A 53 year-old left-handed violinist underwent an
arterial blood drawing. After several attempts at
finding the radial artery, the doctor approached the
left brachial artery, without any result. During a
further attempt, the patient complained immediately
of an electrical shock impression going down the
arm, followed by a pin sensation into the first finger.
After two weeks, a tingling sensation associated
with numbness in the first fingertip and difficulty in
the index-thumb pinch became evident.

http://www.actaneurologica.be/acta/down ... t%20al.pdf

 

[smidge]

Oh poor you! I hate blood tests (I do actually cry ). I have to have my HbA1c, cholestorol etc at the end of the month and am dreading it already!

Smidge

 

[Unbeliever]

I eperienced something similar when I had a angiogram for my eyes in March. I have had this procedure before and thought nothing of the inserion of the canula as I had not even felt it on he previous occasion.
This time ,however the nurse [male] couldn't get the canula in on my right arm but wouldn't give up, he kept trying to get it in in the same place until it became extremely paibnful. he then tried the left arm with the same result but didn't persist for so long.

I have never previously had a problem with blood ests or anything of the sort. Eventually I suggested he try in my wrist. this he did in the wrist of the right arm . While this was painful it went in at about he third attempt.

The following day I experienced needle -like pains in my arm. When i had my HBAIc a few weeks ago he nurse was unable to get any bloof from my maltreated right arm for the firs ime ever, The vein is no longer visible at my elbow either.
I have eperienced numbness and tingling in hat arm too. I usually put it down to having o hold a magnifying glass to read etc
but it was so bad i told the doctor I suspected simvasatin was to blame and she changed o another statin.
Now I wonder....

The canula incident was in March so to answer he original post , he sharp pain has worn offf bu the numbness and ingling in three fingers has incresed alhough it is not constant.

 

[wiflib]

Please be aware that taking blood from an artery is not for routine blood tests. It's usually done to determine blood gas levels in a critical situation.
Bloods for routine tests are taken from a vein.

If anyone is ever subject to repeated attempts at putting a cannula in or taking blood, tell them to stop and find someone else to do it.
I take blood almost every working day and several times at that but my tolerance for having blood taken is low. I have to be reassured that if the blood taker is not confident in doing it, they are not to try. I know it's learned behaviour, but I find it extremely painful and need to trust the taker.

wiflib

 

[borofergie]

I take blood almost every working day and several times at that but my tolerance for having blood taken is low. I have to be reassured that if the blood taker is not confident in doing it, they are not to try. I know it's learned behaviour, but I find it extremely painful and need to trust the taker.

Are you a vampire? Do you sparkle in the sunlight?

 

[wiflib]

I'm pretty sure vampire dissolve in sunlight, like the wicked witch of the west did when covered in water. I wonder what happened to the flying monkeys?

wiflib

 

[borofergie]

I'm pretty sure vampire dissolve in sunlight, like the wicked witch of the west did when covered in water. I wonder what happened to the flying monkeys?

OMG! That's like soooooo 1980s, haven't you even, like, seeeeen Twilight?

That picture is not out of my personal collection, before you ask.

 

[Unbeliever]

That picture is not out of my personal collection, before you ask.[/quote]

Are you sure? He seems to be "sparkling" wih squirty cream". Hmmmm.

 

[wiflib]

This is like, the BEST hijacked thread, EVAH!!!!

Like this one time, at band camp.........

 

[wiflib]

BoroF has had to give up his squirty cream habit. The public humiliation became too great.