Re: &*#$£$£&%###Blood test &*%^^##@@

[Guest guest]

Sometimes they use the butterfly, sometimes not, I think it depends more on the person taking the bloods rather than the needle. I have a good strong vein, so they don't always reach for the butterfly one and it shouldn't be hard for them. Sometimes, like yesterday, I don't notice the bruise until much later in the day. When I took the plaster off I had a small but very dark bruise. Last night huge great bruise I'm on the blood thinners anyway, I think you are too aren't you Joyce?

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Mayleen,

Before the PICC Line was inserted for total parenteral nutrition, what happened was they would find a vein for blood

and IV line in order to receive the med's, by night time or the next day the vein would collapse and the IV fluids were

leaking out.

3 times a day, they were taking my blood and sometimes 4....because they couldn't get it on the first try, so I would get

poked about 8 times a day.

I still have the bruises on my hands, it would take about another 2 weeks for them to disappear completely. With the PICC

Line, I won't have to worry about getting poked because they can take blood from there, easy access for IV's/med's and TPN.

Irene

Raynaud's Disease 09/07

PF 03/07 Crohn's Disease 03/95

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To: Breathe-Support

Sent: Fri, 23 May 2008 12:33 am

Subject: Re: Re: & *#$£$£ & %###Blood test & *%^^##@@

Irene,

I agree with you about that. A small needle should be used. My veins become iflamed which is why the blood drawing becomes difficult for me. I have a problem with needles, as well as IV's. you can request they use these instead of regular ones. Irene o yours constrict instead?

God Bless !!

dragonflymcs

Mayleen 02/07 ILD / MCS/ Fibro/ RADS/ TMJD/ AR +18

Re: & *#$£$£ & %###Blood test & *%^^##@@

Zena,

Since I do blood work at least once a week and I am on Coumadin, I too am multicolored. As the week wears on the bruises turn all different colors. I am truly a work of art. Maybe we could start a new fad..

I am just so glad when there is an IV nurse or phlebotomist to stick me. Regular nurses do not draw blood well. I am a hard to stick gal and they just torture me. I always come out of the hospital looking like a map of the world. My arms were just covered this last time.

Hugs, Joyce D.

Pulmonary Fibrosis 1997 Bronchiectasis 2004 Pulmonary Hypertension 2008

Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (Lupus, RA, Sjogren's, etc) Rejected for Transplant 2006

......I will not forget you. Behold, I have engraved you on the palm of my hands. Isaiah 49: 15-16

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> Arrrgh [X-(] stupid *^$%* & #+( & @ phlebotomist left a bruise on my arm

> the size of my )%$££$## hand [X-(]

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> I'm not impressed [[-(]

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> Can you tell []

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> Love a multi-coloured Ze xx

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