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Originally Posted by glenntaj
I admit this is not easy to tolerate for most, and the constant sticking--one can get stuck 9-10 total times--is a drag. I do alternate arms, and try to come in well hydrated, so there are different spots to access veins as time goes on.
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I asked them if they couldn't just leave a line in.... They know me (or my veins) well enough by now that there are only 2 phlebotomists they'll allow to work on me. Combination of really deep, hard to find, harder to penetrate veins combined with a horrendous case of trypanophobia. I think for that test they finally found one on the back of one hand, but it took a few tries, and I was
extremely hydrated, cuz I hate when they drill...
Doc