Blood Tests
I have very bad veins for taking blood, so I'm told. Every blood test I have begins with the nurse/phlebotomist saying 'ooh haven't you got terrible veins!' or something equally reassuring.
Bad as they are, they are actually there and I know that because I must have had at least a pint extracted this year for blood tests alone. One particular nurse, however, managed to miss my vein entirely and ended up sticking the needle into a *nerve*. My arm started to spasm quite violently and I lost all sensation in my hand. The worst thing was she didn't even appear to notice and only took the needle out after I'd sworn at her a few times. My arm tingled for about a week after that. Not nice.
In the end, she called in the GP to take my blood instead and he had to go for a vein in the *back of my hand* because she'd managed to make a mess of both arms. I had quite a cool bruise after all that.
I have more blood-test related stories but perhaps I shall save them for another time
( Peapod Has returned to the fold on, Wed 13 Aug 2008, 22:37, Reply)