Guest guest Posted May 2, 2000 Report Share Posted May 2, 2000 melissa has rolling veins and her little veins are so hard to get so a lab tech showed melissa 2 places to tell the lab tech to get and it would be alot easier her hand and on the side of her arm at the elbow so thats what melissa tells them and she will pitch a fit if they dont listen to her but if you explain to the child it will be better if they just say 1 2 3 and its over melissa has got so good she looks lololol another thing to is to make sure they use the smallest butterfly needle as possible its really helpful melissa has had alot of lab works done she would like the blood tests better than xrays lololol also let the child see YOU get yours done and see how easy it is remember we are role models Robbin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2000 Report Share Posted May 2, 2000 Hi, Maybe Josh is out of the norm but when it comes time for blood drawings he has his own ideas about things. He's been getting blood drawn at least once a month (sometimes a couple times a month) for five years. He doesn't like the tiny butterfly needles. The smaller size takes longer to draw up the blood than the larger needle. And he prefers that it's over as quickly as possible. He also doesn't like to see the blood going up through that long tubing but like , he's usually compelled to watch ... even if we tell him not to! Fortunately, he's got 'very good' veins. Take care, Georgina Robbin40@... wrote: > > > melissa has rolling veins and her little veins are so hard to get so a lab > tech showed melissa 2 places to tell the lab tech to get and it would be alot > easier her hand and on the side of her arm at the elbow so thats what melissa tells > them and she will pitch a fit if they dont listen to her but if you explain to the > child it will be better if they just say 1 2 3 and its over > melissa has got so good she looks lololol > another thing to is to make sure they use the smallest butterfly needle as > possible its really helpful > melissa has had alot of lab works done she would like the blood tests > better than xrays lololol > also let the child see YOU get yours done and see how easy it is > remember we are role models > Robbin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2002 Report Share Posted December 22, 2002 In a message dated 12/22/02 10:38:33 AM, Ckelly@... writes: << I suppose Robin has never heard of the folks that get sexual enjoyment out of needles being thru various parts of the body! Not that *I* am one of those folks.......eeeks, that gives me the heebie jeebies! Just trying to educate is all....really! LOLOL >> I knew that doctor looked familiar!!! LOL (I'm kidding) Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 Hi, Don't be scared, it will go fast & smooth...I can only remember them drawing blood one time during the testing...Not a lot of needles to worry about...They will put you at ease... Take care and don't fret over it... Rena holdenslusher <holdenslusher@...> wrote: This might seem ridiculous, but I am more nervous than I have everbeen. When I get down to Mexicali in order to do any pre-tests or anyof that sort do they use a lot of needles? I have never had surgeryand I can't stand needles. Can someone share please Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check out new cars at Autos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 No worries!!! There is nothing out of the ordinary. Just a blood draw, one tiny injection and an IV. It is super easy. They take such great care of you. There is nothing to be nervous about. Best of luck Kira ---- holdenslusher <holdenslusher@...> wrote: > This might seem ridiculous, but I am more nervous than I have ever > been. When I get down to Mexicali in order to do any pre-tests or any > of that sort do they use a lot of needles? I have never had surgery > and I can't stand needles. Can someone share please > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 There are only two that I recall, one was to draw blood and then there is a tiny injection the morning of surgery. I mean tiny, it's given with something similar to an insulin syringe. The needle is less than 1/2 " long. The drugs for pain are given into your IV. It's all a piece of cake, honestly. On 4/13/07, holdenslusher <holdenslusher@...> wrote: This might seem ridiculous, but I am more nervous than I have everbeen. When I get down to Mexicali in order to do any pre-tests or anyof that sort do they use a lot of needles? I have never had surgeryand I can't stand needles. Can someone share please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 > > This might seem ridiculous, but I am more nervous than I have ever > been. When I get down to Mexicali in order to do any pre-tests or any > of that sort do they use a lot of needles? I have never had surgery > and I can't stand needles. Can someone share please > Don't worry :-) They take some blood for your blood work, do an EKG, chest x-ray, you see the cardiologist, anesthesiologist for clearance and just before surgery you get a anti-cogulant injection in your tummy and an IV inserted in your arm or hand. The IV stays in until the next day or so. So, that's 3 sticks total. You can handle it. It was my 23yr old daughters first surgery to and she did fantastic! Airplanes & needles..she conquered them both! All my best..Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 After reading all the info on needles, I am going to check with my garbage disposal and find out what they say. Never thought there was such a big problem with them, but now I am concerned. Am I wrong in just taking the needles off of the syringes and disposing them in a bottle marked needles and the syringes in the trash without the needles on them? I sure don't want to be doing it in a harmful way. I, also, was told by medical personnel that putting them in a milk carton marked syringes was fine and then disposing them in the trash. I figured the needles were the problem and found it so much easier to just store them in a small, but secure, medicine bottle. Okay, set me straight everyone. in TN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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