I missed something. :-) If you're squirmish, look away now ...
... I started to get worried when the nurse taking blood for tests spent a good 5 minutes or so checking both wrists and shaking her head a lot before she even started. She complained that she could see my blood vessels. I was a bit confused as this has never been a problem before. Anyway, eventually she selected a target area and in went the needle. After about 15 seconds I guess, I decided it was safe to look (I don't mind jabs, but I avert my eyes when the needle goes in). Well, the needle was in my wrist, but it hadn't struck oil yet. She was still, er, probing sub-surface and hadn't found a vein yet. Great.
So after a while she gives up, pulls the needle and retreats. Another nurse turns up to do a different (arterial) blood test. She also has no success. Eventually she gets the needle into a vessel, but it's a vein and she needs an artery.
So she wanders off to pluck up some courage. The original nurse then returns to try her bit again. This time she takes even longer :-(. She's still taking pot-shots when the other nurse returns and starts attacking my other wrist. At this point I mentally make a wish that there isn't a third option ... LOL
So, one of the two prodders tells me it's all my fault as I'm dehydrated. I suggest that they get me a large jug of water, then bugger off and come back when I've drunk it. They ignore my suggestion :-(.
Finally, nurse A strikes lucky and nurse B gives up altogether. So blood is drawn for the various tests and they leave the contraption in for IV injections later on.
So, handy hint, make sure you drink enough water before you get blood drawn!
Dave
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