I had to go to the doctor today (ick) and it was scheduled really early. Usually Im going to bed at the time I had to be there. Anyway, the doctor tells me I need to get my blood drawn, easy enough. The hubbie and I had to waste an hour in gamestop until the lunch time of the lab was over.
We got there (we were also the first ones there) and it was one min until they had to open. First, a girl and her boyfriend went in (the girl worked there) and he was carrying a puppy. I don't know why it bothered me so bad but kind of worried me about how sterile they were with things.. Its a hospital and it wasn't a service dog. I am overly picky but someone may be allergic to dogs.
Soon it was twenty mins after the time they should have opened. We were sitting right in front of the window and this lady kept looking at us and turning around and laughing (she was BSing, I doubt it was work related) basically ignoring us.
So, about half an hour AFTER the time they were supposed to open the lady finally opened the window. For some reason she was really snotty with me. She got my info etc, then about ten mins later I was asked to go back, this is where the fun begins.
I do have small veins and it is hard to get to them. Now, the doc never told me that I was allowed to have water and would be doing a urine test.
SL: Sucky lady
She tells me about the test I am like
Me: Uh, my doctor actually didn't tell me. I haven't had anything to drink in nine hours. This was a last min thing.
SL sighed heavily: You were supposed to be hydrating this whole time.
It would've been helpful to know that!!!
She then began getting the stuff together. She was VERY rough with me and hurt me several times. And I dont mean with the needle, she was rough while grabbing my arms, putting on that tie thing and very pushy. But then she did jab me with the needle really hard later. Which normally I am not a baby about these things. Needles never used to bother me.
She stuck the needle in and then pushed on it and damn I could feel it go in so deep! I actually yelped. She couldn't get my vein. Understandable. I have no idea what her job entails and I bet it is hard.
She tried my other arm and failed again. She wrapped both arms unbelieveably tight with the ace bandage that I thought my arms were going to die from lack of blood. Which I get is the point so I don't bleed but I felt they were too tight.
But the thing that I found sucky? After two tries she says this:
SL: Well, thats it. You will need to go to the main lab.
Me: Do they have smaller needles?
SL: No. We all have the same sized needles. *eye roll* But they have more people. There is only one of me.
Bascically she didn't have time to go vein hunting and gave up! WTF. The other place? Like thirty mins away! I was so confused, in pain and angry. Has that ever happened to anybody else? Get sent away after two tries?? She had like one other person in the waiting room.
I left, pissed and I did NOT go to the other lab. I was nice to her the whole time and of course bitched to my hubbie as we were leaving. But... I've never had that happen. Am I over reacting?
We got there (we were also the first ones there) and it was one min until they had to open. First, a girl and her boyfriend went in (the girl worked there) and he was carrying a puppy. I don't know why it bothered me so bad but kind of worried me about how sterile they were with things.. Its a hospital and it wasn't a service dog. I am overly picky but someone may be allergic to dogs.
Soon it was twenty mins after the time they should have opened. We were sitting right in front of the window and this lady kept looking at us and turning around and laughing (she was BSing, I doubt it was work related) basically ignoring us.
So, about half an hour AFTER the time they were supposed to open the lady finally opened the window. For some reason she was really snotty with me. She got my info etc, then about ten mins later I was asked to go back, this is where the fun begins.
I do have small veins and it is hard to get to them. Now, the doc never told me that I was allowed to have water and would be doing a urine test.
SL: Sucky lady
She tells me about the test I am like
Me: Uh, my doctor actually didn't tell me. I haven't had anything to drink in nine hours. This was a last min thing.
SL sighed heavily: You were supposed to be hydrating this whole time.
It would've been helpful to know that!!!
She then began getting the stuff together. She was VERY rough with me and hurt me several times. And I dont mean with the needle, she was rough while grabbing my arms, putting on that tie thing and very pushy. But then she did jab me with the needle really hard later. Which normally I am not a baby about these things. Needles never used to bother me.
She stuck the needle in and then pushed on it and damn I could feel it go in so deep! I actually yelped. She couldn't get my vein. Understandable. I have no idea what her job entails and I bet it is hard.
She tried my other arm and failed again. She wrapped both arms unbelieveably tight with the ace bandage that I thought my arms were going to die from lack of blood. Which I get is the point so I don't bleed but I felt they were too tight.
But the thing that I found sucky? After two tries she says this:
SL: Well, thats it. You will need to go to the main lab.
Me: Do they have smaller needles?
SL: No. We all have the same sized needles. *eye roll* But they have more people. There is only one of me.
Bascically she didn't have time to go vein hunting and gave up! WTF. The other place? Like thirty mins away! I was so confused, in pain and angry. Has that ever happened to anybody else? Get sent away after two tries?? She had like one other person in the waiting room.
I left, pissed and I did NOT go to the other lab. I was nice to her the whole time and of course bitched to my hubbie as we were leaving. But... I've never had that happen. Am I over reacting?
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