Oh man, I don't need IV

[BikeWriter]

I hate those things!

[johnnie]

1. Once I had one

My blood started to rise up thru the tube. It was kind of weird.

[BikeWriter]

2. I hate it when they do that! I had one last time that came apart...

I woke up feeling blood all over me!

[johnnie]

4. Did it look like this?

[BikeWriter]

6. Ack! That's pretty close to it. :-(

[progmom]

10. yeah - that happened to me when i was in having my son

totally freaked my queasy husband out!

[SmileyBoy]

3. Are you talking about drinking again??

"Just suck it to my veins!!!" -Barney Gumble after winning a lifetime supply of Duff

[BikeWriter]

7. Hee hee hee! I've often wondered if anyone's tried that... and lived.

[sir_captain]

18. You'd die very quickly, actually

and not from the alcohol. all that water would cause all the cells in your body to pretty much explode.

[CanuckAmok]

22. neat.

Now you tell me.

[BikeWriter]

25. Well, I'll be damned sure not to try it.

[Scooter24]

5. I am

deathly afraid of needles and doctors offices...

Last time I was in, I had to have blood drawn. Was doing fine but then I had a panic attack and passed out. The doc was scared, cause I guess it hasn't happened to him before. lol.

I have to schedule a doc appt for my boosters but man, it's going to take some courage! *deep breaths* :D

[BikeWriter]

8. I try to just zone out while they poke me...

The one time I donated blood I almost went into shock. The Doc called me later to check on me and told me he'd considered putting it back!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. Speaking as a newly retired nurse/phlebotomist...

allow me to recommend that you not take too many deep breaths! Here's why: When you deep breathe in and out, you tend to blow off the carbon dioxide in your blood, and this can make you quite light-headed. Just breathe normally and try to think about something else, something pleasant. You might consider warning whoever is drawing your blood that you tend to not tolerate the procedure well...A heads up is always appreciated!

And good luck!

:hug:

[tibbir]

9. I don't mind getting my blood drawn any more.

I have to do that all the time because of some medicine I take. But I detest IVs and it's been over 35 years since I've had to get a shot. It's hell being needle phobic.

[BikeWriter]

11. I was really bad when I was younger. The military...

sensory overloaded me and cured some of it.

[evlbstrd]

12. Oh, man! Boot camp innocculations!

We had to repeat a series cuz the medics fucked it up, somehow.

[BikeWriter]

15. Yep, that gamma Globulin one before Vietnam was...

eight or ten CCs!

[evlbstrd]

21. That one was in the ass, right?

Our company commander insisted that we slam each other in the injection site with the butt of our drill rifles. It was supposed to help "spread it out." Sadistic bastard.

[BikeWriter]

24. That's the one! Then they put us on the plane...

Where we sat on our sore asses for what felt like a week!

[TheProphetess]

13. Shivers just went down my spine

I detest IVs and giving blood. My veins are tiny and they tend to float away from needles, so I have a terrible time with needles now. Didn't use to bother me but nowadays I can easily have a panic attack at the thought of having to be poked and prodded by phlebotomists. Yikes! :scared:

[BikeWriter]

16. I always ask them what I've done to deserve it...

That usually shocks them.

[TheProphetess]

20. I'll have to try that one

right before I start the deep breaths and my mantra "find a happy place, find a happy place..."

[BikeWriter]

23. I know you're right, Sweety. :-(

[Not_Giving_Up]

17. Why did you think you needed one?

I have horrid little veins that collapse and roll. When I got out of the hospital, my arms were solid bruises.

[BikeWriter]

27. Mine pop up very large. They still miss them sometimes.

:(

[leftofthedial]

19. especially poison IV

itches like HELL

[BikeWriter]

28. Yep, that's bad shit!

[intrepid_wanderer]

26. Hrmmm.. Is it bad?

... I actually enjoy watching the process! It's 'neat.'

I should have been a Dr., but I don't study all that 'good.'

:bounce: :bounce:

[BikeWriter]

29. Ack! Enjoy it? You can have my next one.

[Shell Beau]

30. They hurt more when they are in.

You try to move around and forget about it and then you move the wrong way and it pulls. They aren't really fun, but they aren't too bad.

[BikeWriter]

32. Yep, I hate IVs in the bend of my elbow...

Though having them in the back of my hand is not much better.

[In_The_Wind]

31. *sad sigh*

sorry BW good luck

[BikeWriter]

34. Yes'm, I really need to schedule a gall bladder operation...

I had a bad attack of stones in mine last August and it was too soon after my heart attack to do it then. It's too bad wishing won't make them go away.

[JimmyJazz]

33. Eek! All I can say is that it's best not to look.

:scared:

[BikeWriter]

35. I can't look, especially if they're poking a child...

I can't watch movies where children are hurt either.

[RedCloud]

36. Sorry about the IV, but I have a few V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, and XI

if you are interested. I don't blame you about the IV (ruins the string of prime numbers!).