Thanks for all of your help. Much calmer here! What scared me so much is the nurse said she I had to have a great vein, as she was taking blood. After your help, it seems it is all the same (as long as I get the blood then infusion). I would think they would have to have a so-called great vein for the infusion too. I've had a few bad final sticks, but make it through the TY and then they flushed the saline. I will make sure I have the sample taken when they do the stick.