I HATE BLOOD TESTS
OK. I NEED TO VENT. Does anyone else dread the blood tests ? My veins are shot post chemo and it hurts :( I always seem to get the nurse at the path place who is hopeless and has difficulty getti...
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@June1952 yes I’m seriously considering going somewhere else.
@Afraser I did that too once, but unfortunately the manager wasn’t there today. Maybe that’s why I got the crap service.
I mean, surely it is basic training for path collectors to know about this.
@arpie, last time I drank so much water so my blood would flow easily that my onco asked me what was up with my kidneys and was I drinking heaps of water?! She advised me to drink Gatorade before my tests instead of drinking gallons of water, I guess she’s seen it all! I also put a heat pack on the vein about 10 minutes beforehand. And even take a Panadol in preparation beforehand if I remember ...the Lengths we go to to avoid trauma, eh?
@Zoffiel heaven forbid I have ticklish feet!!!!!!!
Thanks for your support ladies, I knew I wasn’t the only one. You girls give me strength!!!!
Caz xxxxxx
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@Afraser I did that too once, but unfortunately the manager wasn’t there today. Maybe that’s why I got the crap service.
I mean, surely it is basic training for path collectors to know about this.
@arpie, last time I drank so much water so my blood would flow easily that my onco asked me what was up with my kidneys and was I drinking heaps of water?! She advised me to drink Gatorade before my tests instead of drinking gallons of water, I guess she’s seen it all! I also put a heat pack on the vein about 10 minutes beforehand. And even take a Panadol in preparation beforehand if I remember ...the Lengths we go to to avoid trauma, eh?
@Zoffiel heaven forbid I have ticklish feet!!!!!!!
Thanks for your support ladies, I knew I wasn’t the only one. You girls give me strength!!!!
Caz xxxxxx
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