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“You are a Nightmare”

That’s what the nurse who told me about the port said to me last week Friday.  LOL!!!  She’s an IV nurse; she normally gets it on her first try, but someone else usually has to call her over…Friday, they had to get 4 vials of blood for all the tests to be performed and as usual, the “molasses that flows thru my veins” had to be coaxed out –

  • i had to let my hand hang naturally
  • the needle had to be pushed in and drawn out (not all the way) a few times,

…and after all that, she didn’t even get 3 full vials!  Steups!  By this time, the 1st chick was fed up (she knew i was also in pain), so she called over the IV nurse and as she walked over, she looked at me, sighed and said, “u really are a nightmare”.  Of course that sparked ah set of jokes about their groaning on the Friday that they see me walk in, “oh geez, here comes Stacey – lemme pretend to be busy, someone else will get to her” etc. etc…

LOL!!  Who knew that the infusions could have turned out to be happy happy times 🙂

"You are a Nightmare"

That’s what the nurse who told me about the port said to me last week Friday.  LOL!!!  She’s an IV nurse; she normally gets it on her first try, but someone else usually has to call her over…Friday, they had to get 4 vials of blood for all the tests to be performed and as usual, the “molasses that flows thru my veins” had to be coaxed out –

  • i had to let my hand hang naturally
  • the needle had to be pushed in and drawn out (not all the way) a few times,

…and after all that, she didn’t even get 3 full vials!  Steups!  By this time, the 1st chick was fed up (she knew i was also in pain), so she called over the IV nurse and as she walked over, she looked at me, sighed and said, “u really are a nightmare”.  Of course that sparked ah set of jokes about their groaning on the Friday that they see me walk in, “oh geez, here comes Stacey – lemme pretend to be busy, someone else will get to her” etc. etc…

LOL!!  Who knew that the infusions could have turned out to be happy happy times 🙂

The Formula

it only took 8 months…but i think i’ve finally figured it out.  I always try to drink at least 6 glasses of water a day – i tell everybody that the only things that i drink are water and alcohol :-).  Anyhoo, so 6 glasses a day, so i figured i (my veins) was well hydrated.  WRONG!  obviously something wasn’t right because i would always have to get stuck so many times on infusion day.  but…i think that i’ve figured out the right formula….

I actually need to drink about 4 glasses the NIGHT before and then 6 more the morning of!  I did that the last 2x and there was no drama each time -the vein popped right up and blood was flowing ( ah lil slow, but that’s beside the point).

4 more shopping days before Christmas!!

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well wouldn’t u know it…

Friday was my infusion (time really does fly) and guess how many times i got stuck?  ONE!!!!  she did it in 1 go…who woulda THUNK it!  I certainly didn’t think it was possible after all my experiences so far.  AND, i think i’ve also discovered the most comfortable position too.  I think i’ve mentioned before, i would have never thought in a million years that i would entertain the top of my wrist (that nice bony part) – but there is the most comfortable – i can bend, move my hand freely without any issues.  I sit there for about 2 – 2.5 hrs easily so it’s good to be able to move my arm comfortably.
Still don’t know what, if anything, these needle pricks are doing anything for me – but hey, i guess i’ll keep enduring them for now.

Today's Post Brought To U By The Number "1"

well wouldn’t u know it…

Friday was my infusion (time really does fly) and guess how many times i got stuck?  ONE!!!!  she did it in 1 go…who woulda THUNK it!  I certainly didn’t think it was possible after all my experiences so far.  AND, i think i’ve also discovered the most comfortable position too.  I think i’ve mentioned before, i would have never thought in a million years that i would entertain the top of my wrist (that nice bony part) – but there is the most comfortable – i can bend, move my hand freely without any issues.  I sit there for about 2 – 2.5 hrs easily so it’s good to be able to move my arm comfortably.
Still don’t know what, if anything, these needle pricks are doing anything for me – but hey, i guess i’ll keep enduring them for now.
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