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Kazzle 
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 10:20am |
Well i did my 28wk antenatal bloods this morning, and unfortunatley i got stuck with a trainee who was a bit too gunhoe.
She stabbed the needle in so hard that it hit the bone, and i left the chair, and im pretty sure i swore. (infact the whole waiting room heard me lol)
my arm is really sore now, and im feeling a bit sick, great start to my day....lol
hopefully no more blood tests are needed 
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 10:21am |
I HATE BLOOD TESTS! At my 28wk ones I had an amatuer too and she tried several times in both arms before she got anything. I had to lie down as I thought I would faint! I know exactly how you feel!!  
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 10:36am |
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im a sook. I always ask to lie down before i get blood taken.
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 10:39am |
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Crikey! Where do you guys live? No where by me I hope.... I am still to have mine in a coupel of weeks and dont want anything like that to happen!
Take Care and I hope your arms heal soon.
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 12:01pm |
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That is terrible!! I know they all have to start somehwere but can't they practise on someone else?!
I freak out during blood tests, I am a sook! But while pregnant with Quinn I found the BEST place to go, there is a guy there who did my blood tests and I SWEAR I didn't even feel it!!
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 12:07pm |
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I got some bloods taken about 6 weeks ago for a study I'm taking part in - after stabbing me a couple of times in the arm she couldn't find a vein so proceeded to try and take it from my HAND - OMFG it hurt so much!! In the end someone else came and found a vein in my arm straight away. Grrrrrr!!!
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AlyAyde
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 12:09pm |
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When we took Jayde to starship they had a newbie there that took her blood i was so upset with the fact that my baby had to have a gastroscopy then when had this woman faffing around trying to take bloods. Someone else ended up coming in to help. I wish that she had told us that she was training before she attempted to take the bloods because i would have asked for someone else and told her she could watch if she wished.
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 1:37pm |
OMG That's terrible!!!! Hope you don't get a wicked bruise Katrina! Though they are quite fun to show people to get sympathy 
I had bloods done today and they were brilliant. Barely felt a thing. So next time go to MEDLAB on the Terrace 
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 2:01pm |
normally they are pretty good in the hutt, but as i said i think she was just over enthusiastic.
arm still a bit sore, but not much of a bruise thankfully.
oh well back to the rat race for me, i know i pretty much get paid to sit on my butt and just keep ppl company but its so boring, i would rather be at home doing nothing...lol at least that way i can potter around the place. 
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 5:05pm |
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Ooh, i cringed at that. I had mine taken in Japan. I told her I was afraid of needles and she bought out three little tubes. I said "are you going to take ALL that?", she said "no, just one", so she filled it up. i said "finished!", she said "oh, just one more", filled another "finished", "aaah, just one more"...lying cow!! I htrew up after! That said, she was actually very good and got everything first go.
When I had pneumonia i had to have a blood test taken from my wrist...that hurts like hell!
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Posted: 26 January 2006 at 8:59pm |
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ooooh i think that's arterial blood gases... i think - not completely sure - yep they hurt!
i go on placement at a normal doctors practice after this one i'm currently doing. - so might learn to take bloods i hope? am scared as of hurting someone! it is so freaky cos you can't practise until you actually have to do it. argh - i know where you are coming from though - mike's had heaps of blood tests to ensure that his size etc isn't anything terrible or genetic (this was pre-kiddies) and he got a nurse once that went right through the other side of the vein!! one minute i said "are you ok?" The next all the colour drained from his face and we had to lie him down. bruised really badly!
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Posted: 27 January 2006 at 12:28pm |
OK, I have a question, perhaps you will be able to help me Janine.
i just got a call from the doctor I had yesterday who told me I had raised haemoglobin levels, which is common(ish) during pregnancy but could be an indicator of other medical conditions. Do you know what these are? I need to have another test done in a few months. Should have asked while she was on the phone but my brain takes a while to process stuff
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Posted: 27 January 2006 at 1:31pm |
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I thought having nice high haemoglobin was good as it tends to decrease during pregnancy. The higer it is the easier it is for blood to clot after giving birth. So maybe im just guessing here if its abnormaly high maybe you would have risks of blood clots?
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Posted: 27 January 2006 at 2:54pm |
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Oh right. Thanks Maria.
I'm assuming she's just being cautious and I'll find out if it is anything else in a couple of months
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Posted: 27 January 2006 at 4:07pm |
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How are you doing today anyway sweets?
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Posted: 27 January 2006 at 4:16pm |
Feeling average. Now I know why I've been feeling nauseous it makes it more noticeable. And a continuing reminder
Went and coffee with Ana though She's fun to hang with and good to talk to (Don't tell her )
Sucks that I have to be pregnant for another week and a half atleast. I just wish I wasn't at all or that I could relax and enjoy it. At the moment I'm in limbo
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Posted: 27 January 2006 at 7:02pm |
Hee hee i wont tell her but she might read this
Yeah it must be tough not being able to deal with things straight away. They offer you free counseling aye? Hopefully that will help you a bit.
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Posted: 27 January 2006 at 7:44pm |
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Nikki are you preggaz? If you are how, then how did I miss that? Or have you been keeping it quiet?
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Posted: 27 January 2006 at 8:54pm |
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haha Toni. That'll teach you for ignoring boring looking topics (eg TTFN)
Yeah, I am. But have decided not to continue. (btw, sorry for discussing this on here, not meaning to offend anyone who is anti)
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Posted: 27 January 2006 at 9:00pm |
And yeah, can't wait to go to the counsellor. Zeke just came over and I had a bit of a melt down. (He's gone to get a video to distract me so I jumped on here so sneaky!)
Kept seeing preggo ladies today. They seem to pop up at the most inconvenient times!!!
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