General Medical issues thread

[LinaLee]

I give all of them 3 tries then suggest gently that I’m running out of veins and am really keen to get treatment going. And after the 2nd failure I start scanning and making eye contact with my fav senior nurse(s) in the day oncology unit that I need saving soon ……such a pain sometimes but trying to give everyone a chance. Fortunately it’s the odd occasion only for contrast dyes for the odd scans and blood test these days. Phew.

 

[prozac]

I give all of them 3 tries then suggest gently that I’m running out of veins and am really keen to get treatment going. And after the 2nd failure I start scanning and making eye contact with my fav senior nurse(s) in the day oncology unit that I need saving soon ……such a pain sometimes but trying to give everyone a chance. Fortunately it’s the odd occasion only for contrast dyes for the odd scans and blood test these days. Phew.

When I was having chemo if nurse didn't get it first or 2nd try they called on their young expert straight away, sometimes before they tried.

 

[Gladstone Tim]

One ICU stay the phlebotomist stood on the urinary catheter when they went to take bloods!
Edit: And it yanked hard

Ouch Prozac! I can only recall ever having a catheter once, and that was in April. Hoping not to need one in my surgery later this month.