June 16, 2006
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A Bloody Mess
I’ve been feeling quite tired lately (and, no, it’s not just a reaction to the AP picnic!). I called the doctor for a blood test and went to the hospital. The phlebotomist poked and tapped at both my arms and “found” a vein.
“You’ll feel a stick,” she said as she poked me.
“Wow!” I replied, “I didn’t feel a thing!” And, I didn’t–until my vein wouldn’t give any blood and they started to move the needle.
“Uh-oh. That’s going to bruise. Let’s try your hand.”
Great. This time when poked, I didn’t even give up a drop of blood.
“I’m going to let the other phlebotomist try.”
This new lady did things up just fine in the other arm and got the required vials. She wrapped up my arm, and I left the hospital looking like a triage victim–pressure bandage things on both arms and a big band aid on my wrist. I got funny looks when I stopped to pump gas.But, other than the nice bruise, I’m doing fine. I think I’ll take my tired self to bed.
Comments (5)
I’m sorry.
I hate being poked with needles. It’s not so much that it’s really painful, but that it just looks so horrible wrong, and feels so horribly. . . wrong. I doubt the human body was made to have small pointy pieces of metal stabbed into it. Yeeks, now I’m picturing it all. . . okay, you should have put a warning on this post “Not for the faint of heart. Warning: reader’s descretion advised”
P.S. Feel better soon!
I will be praying that you feel more awake and that the blood work will help the doctors know what is causing the tiredness.
So when do you get the results? Maybe you have chronic fatigue.
I’m sorry that you have been so tired. Maybe you should take up drinking coffee.