Hi Pink,

I'm sorry to hear that the nurse didn't follow your instructions. We know our veins better than they do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Perhaps next time you'll have a different nurse. I don't mind the bruising as much as I do the occasional small blood clot that I get if the needle wasn't inserted properly. But, they all disappear within a reasonable amount of time.

I have #34 coming up on Friday. Tomorrow will be the beginning of my "butterflies in the stomach" time. It's so strange to say that after so many infusions I still get a bit nervous until the needle has been inserted successfully. So, I begin to worry a bit the day before the infusion. I even hold my breath so that I don't accidentally move my arm during the needle's insertion. One nurse actually begged me to "Please breath.....this may take a bit of time and I don't want you to pass out"......rofl I always feel better when I arrive at the infusion center if I see an infusion nurse that I recognize. I hate breaking in a new nurse!!!!!!!!!!!

hugs,
Shayna