Sharpy Sharp Thing to my Vein

I have had many cannulae and needles (for blood tests) in the past couple of years, though I have never had to insert one myself. I used to be moderately petrified about 'sharp pr1cks' (stupid MyLot thinks that is a rude word!) but these days the needles are so sharp and well made that I very often feel nothing. I do tend to look the other way, though. I can definitely say that, the more confident the phlebotomist, the less it hurts and the quicker it is. Usually I don't even think about it and I actually find it amusing when the operator warns "sharp scratch!" and I feel nothing at all! The only time when it can be painful is when the person pierces the vein and goes through to the other side! It's a bit of an 'ouch' (and an 'oops' from the person doing it!) but it isn't really a big deal ... far less than grazing your knee, for example! If you are giving the injection (or inserting the cannula), just do it quickly and efficiently. Dithering will only make the patient nervous and the vein will tend to go slack and lose pressure as a result and you won't get a good blood flow (if you are taking blood) or a good IV (if you are inserting a cannula for a drip). I think that you need to tell yourself that this is completely normal and painless (whether you are the 'operator' or the 'patient') and that once the needle or cannula is in place, nothing will leak because the wall of the vein will close naturally round the needle. It is something that is done thousands of times a day in thousands of hospitals and it is YOUR calmness and self-confidence which helps to make it painless (and even a pleasure) for the patient! You will make mistakes, certainly, (I have had very experienced people who made a bad job of it and spilled quite a few teaspoons of my blood - it always looks worse than it is!) and you will encounter patients who panic and faint but, if you are efficient and quick (and make sure that they are lying down), they will be so busy panicking that they won't notice that it's done already and they didn't even feel it!

Thanks a ton for sharing this discussion. Well i can understand your situation and i think it is normal for a person like u to feel nervous and scared. In fact who on earth who like to be exposed to such sharp things but u have to overcome your fear at least for the sake of your grades. If u behave constantly like this, then the other students will also get nervous and in the end the teachers would be frustrated and give u all less grades. So think of the Almighty and go for it. Nothing will happen to u. What say?