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Having blood taken
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Anyone else have a really bad reaction to this? I had 4 little tubes taken from me this morning, felt a bit weird after and when I got outside I fainted on the floor. My house is directly opposite the doctors and when i managed to get up I couldn't see which was mine because my vision was so blurred even though its got a massive green sign and a big stick outside! It was awful and it took me a good hour to feel back to normal. It really hurt when she was taking it and now my arm is black and blue and hurts to straighten it
Haven't got a point just feeling sorry for myself! :grump:
Haven't got a point just feeling sorry for myself! :grump:
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It shouldnt really hurt, but unfortunately some are better at it than others.
Sometimes you just get unlucky. I've always thought it was harsh to steal your blood when they think you may be anaemic.
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I get drained 4-6 times a year abd they usually take 14-22 tubes of blood. They've got phlebotomy nurses at the clinic to take the blood and they're really good. They get motified if they leave a bruise
We have had counter-pressure jammed into our brains when we were taught venepuncture... It's so easy to just push the needle straight through the other side of the vein if you don't, and that bloody hurts.
*total exaggeration, but I must be averaging 5 tubes per month.
Any needles do this to me.
What is the actual problem, the injecting or changing the tubes over?
Nothing really when you think about it rationally, its not like they are taking anywhere near enough blood to really matter. But for some people (myself included) the rational doesnt really counteract the emotional and you feel yourself getting faint. This is because you arent breathing properly of course, but again, you are panicing so you dont think straight.
My advice, close your eyes, do not watch it go in, breath evenly and deeply and do what you can to relax your arm.
But the first one I had, looked like I'd been in a pub brawl! My arm was black and blue! My GP was disgusted when he saw it. Suffice to say I don't go back to the same nurse...
I once had a blood test and the nurse was wiggling around in my arm and it was fucking painfull.
I get mondo bruises also from it. It doesn't hurt, but the bruise will be almost the whole size of my inner elbow. Its nto the nurse, it happens no matter who takes it.
One other thing, they always get mad at me for
It doesn't always happen. It happened after 2 of my 3 hep B immunisations, after 1 of my 3 cervical cancer trial immunisations and after my flu/pneumoccocal vaccines (but to be fair, that week I'd also had the implant put in and been treated for Chlamydia, so my body probably just gave up the ghost).
I just know now to be careful after anything like that, and to make sure I have someone in the house with me that evening and the evening after.
I'm too scared to go and give blood, because I'm little and I don't really have enough blood as it is!
That said, a couple of years ago I had to have a blood test... Although it wasn't pleasant at all (I felt the blood being sucked out, awful) I can't say it affected me much afterwards. I was lying while they were taking it, and I practically jumped up just a little afterwards. No problems there.
Was always worried about what would happen when (eventually!) I'm pregnant, all the blood tests, etc. Should be a pro at it by then!
GIVE ME STRENGTH!!!! (literally if its anything like last time)
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