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Originally Posted by The_Situation
Just had the worst experience ever donating blood today. The nurse that took my blood stuck the needle in at a bend and it hurt like shit.
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Describe the nurse, please. If I see him or her, I'm going to request a different person.
There's this one male nurse who couldn't get at the vein. After two tries in each arm, he had to call it quits and I went home without donating blood. So miffed. I saw him the last time I went and he knew he should't spoil my day again. My veins are very tough and when a needle tries to break through, the vein moves out of the way. One nurse told me keeping the arm as straight as possible 'cause it makes poking you easier.
I think I mentioned this before, but the nurses always tell people to drink lots of water before donating and stay away from caffeine. Water plumps up the veins and caffeine shrinks them. Shrinkage is always a bad thing.