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"It is traditional when asking for help or advice to listen to the answers you receive" - RealUnimportant
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Just had to have blood drawn. It took 2 nurses 25 minutes to find a vein (after checking both arms multiple times) then they had to use a kiddie needle to get it in. Plus they felt like they hit bone. Did I mention I have a full-blown phobia about needles?"It is traditional when asking for help or advice to listen to the answers you receive" - RealUnimportant
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Been there with the 'Pin the needle on the vein' game. Do NOT like needles. Back when I was a regular blood donor, I needed 2 squeeze balls, one in each hand: 1 for pumping blood once the tap is in, and the other for someplace for the EEEEEEEEEK! to go while I keep the donor arm still.
And now, I'm an insulin-dependent diabetic. Yup, I have to jab myself multiple times a day, under my own power. On the plus side, I don't have to worry about finding a damned vein.
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Quoth Buzzard View PostBeen there with the 'Pin the needle on the vein' game. Do NOT like needles. Back when I was a regular blood donor, I needed 2 squeeze balls, one in each hand: 1 for pumping blood once the tap is in, and the other for someplace for the EEEEEEEEEK! to go while I keep the donor arm still.
And now, I'm an insulin-dependent diabetic. Yup, I have to jab myself multiple times a day, under my own power. On the plus side, I don't have to worry about finding a damned vein.
WHOLE different kind of needle. Teeny tiny, probably 1/4" long, and I inject into fat (of which I have PLENTY). No problems here.
Now, I have big fat veins, but now they're buried under fat, and as often as I tell the vampires that I have perfectly fine veins, they still insist on treating me as though they're hard to find. Once in awhile I get a good one, though.
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Type 2 here as well. Things progress and... damnit. No use throwing a SC about it.
31 gauge needles are the happy thing. I started with 30's, and they were all right. Stupidity with a doc and a pharmacist got me some 29's, and those hurt. every. freakin. time.
Now what gets me is: Syringes are NOT a Rx-only item. However, several of the chain pharmacies/corner store places have a policy that without a scrip, thou shalt only get 28.5/29 gauge needles (GreenWalls), and sometimes only single-needles for 50 cents a pop. (Your Aid is NOT Rite)
yeah. No scrip MUST equal druggie needing a needle, so here's your huge needle for a stupid price. (Wallyworld sells their store brand for 12.5 cents a pop and doesn't care about needing a scrip, so... yeah, that's where I take all my business anymore)
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So a year or two ago I started on a long chain of checkups common to aging folks. Among them was a series of cardio tests. At the time they said everything was fine.
Just had another series of tests (NOT the stress test, oddly enough) and came home today to a phone message in nicely accented English: "Hello, this is [Cardiac Centre] for [Pixelated]. We need to book you to see the cardiologist."
I am now officially spooked.
And for the record, I've had no symptoms whatsoever indicating possible heart problems.Last edited by Pixelated; 04-10-2019, 11:35 PM.Customer service: More efficient than a Dementor's kiss
~ Mr Hero
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Could just be a nice CYA means of relaying the results. Privacy regs can get rather nasty about any possible leak of information. Yes, there should be some bit of context in there, but... OMG, LEAK! At least they're not leaving an urgent message.
Save the spooked bit for when you look at the workplace and/or hear the brass talking about the next big idea and how it will make everything better.
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Quoth morgana View PostHoney, save the spooked bit for when the nice PA at the walk-in clinic calls 911 for you . . .
I had gotten an in-office test a week or so ago, plus was hooked up to a heart monitor for three days. The creepiest part of all that? The doctor kept turning on the sound from the in-office testing machine ... "goosha, goosha, goosha" ...
Me (thinks): "Please stop that; it is creeping me out SO bad ..." I mean, seriously, I'd have died of fright if it had suddenly stopped ...
Turns out they want me back in for the stress test plus a quick chat with the cardiologist. It does not sound like it's anything major. I'm guessing a preventative lecture ... "Lose some weight ... how much salt do you eat () .... how much exercise do you get () ..."Customer service: More efficient than a Dementor's kiss
~ Mr Hero
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I wish I had a copy of my EKG from my original A-Fib. That one freaked me out. 49 years old and I am in the cardiac ward of the local hospital.
On the other hand, look at the miracles of modern medicine. Mick Jagger had a valve replacement and he doesn't have a 9" scar in the center of his chest.
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Quoth greek_jester View Post
- To ensure we don't discriminate according to race, gender, sexuality, religion or whether you love or hate Marmite... (I answered white mixed (i.e. mongrel) and I love Marmite).
- Have you ever suffered from any neurological, degenerative muscular or dropped on your head as a baby syndrome...
I think she was trying to work out if I was listening! There was an unexpectedly high amount of giggling in this interview...
Quoth RealUnimportant View PostI love having health professionals who try to lighten the mood. I just wish I didn't have to see so many of them on such a regular basis...
Quoth Minflick View PostWhen ANYBODY splits their forehead open it bleeds like a son of a bitch...
Quoth csquared View PostOn the other hand, look at the miracles of modern medicine. Mick Jagger had a valve replacement and he doesn't have a 9" scar in the center of his chest.
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Kidney infections really f@&$ing hurt, and I had forgotten how much "fun" fever dreams are."It is traditional when asking for help or advice to listen to the answers you receive" - RealUnimportant
Rev that Engine Louder, I Can't Hear How Small Your Dick Is - Jay 2K Winger
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I've been taking a kenpo karate workout class and the other day I landed a jump on the side of my foot instead of the right way. Thought it was ok, just sore since I was able to walk out on it. Couple hours later one side is swollen to the point I couldn't tell if it was just swelling or if I've actually dislocated or broken something. Off to the ER for xrays since urgent care was closed by then. Thankfully no fractures or dislocations; just a nasty sprain. I'm confined to a boot for the next couple weeks with instructions for "no ninja stuff" until it heals up.I am no longer of capable of the emotion you humans call “compassion”. Though I can feign it in exchange for an hourly wage. (Gravekeeper)
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