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That phrase "twisted the needle in my arm and snapped it" really made me wince, can't imagine how painful that was. On a previous hospital visit I needed an MRI and during the procedure they needed to inject a muscle relaxant. So they used a cannula which has to stay in your arm for the whole...

The nurse was telling me a few of their patients have a heightened fear of needles but fortunately they are always able to find the vein first time with a bit of extra prep

I had to get some bloodwork done today and it took 5 attempts to find a vein to draw blood. I do normally have to have about 2 tries and on my left arm as right one always seems to be a problem. It wasn't the nurses fault - 3 tried (apparently after 2 attempts another nurse is called to try)...