Nurses are always using regular size needles and either miss or go right through my veins. I know this because it stings in my arm. Isn't it okay to ask for a pediatric needle for an IV catheter?
2006-10-14 15:04:50 · 8 answers · asked by richard b 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Join the Club, Buddy! My veins roll and some go undercover regardless they poke away, but YES! ask for a butterfly and they are usually painless. One time the Pediatric Phlebotomist was called to my hospital room and started crying on my bed because she couldn't draw a drop of blood with a regular needle.
She even said "I want to quit my job!" I told her to use a butterfly on the inside of my wrist and viola! We were done before her tears dried up! I have to have enough blood drawn each month to fill a turkey baster, so believe me when I say this, if they don't get it after 3 tries they usually agree to get someone else.
Be well!
!
2006-10-18 07:51:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had all 4 of my fully grown wisdom teeth pulled at the same time. I only took Ibuprofen for pain and to prevent swelling and I was perfectly fine. I have no idea why it hurts some people more than others. I often bruise when giving blood or if I have an IV inserted. It has never left a scar. The bruise from bleeding under the skin usually appears as if the blood ran. It doesn't have lines through it. Judging by the lines of your bruising (and the swelling), I would guess that you bled and the blood leaked more slowly around where the bandage was applying pressure. That is probably why it is a little swollen - the blood was being held instead of flowing freely. I'm not a doctor, though. You'll be back to normal in about a week or so.
2016-05-22 02:54:44 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask them to use a 23 or 24 gauge butterfly needle. Sometimes they are referred to as pediatric needles. There is no reason you should be refused.
2006-10-16 06:59:07 · answer #3 · answered by draws_with_crayons 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Butterfly (pediatric) needles can be used to draw blood in most cases outside of donation. However, you need a bigger gauge needle for IVs.
2006-10-14 15:09:44 · answer #4 · answered by J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could ask but they probably will not do it. But I would suggest just asking them to use a smaller gage adult size needle. I can't use the regular size either because my veins are too small. But when they step it down a size everything goes great.
2006-10-14 15:11:37 · answer #5 · answered by Laura D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say yes.
They used a butterfly needle on me and it is really tiny. My veins roll away and they have a hard time, but this one nurse used the butterfly on my hand and immediatly got results and it didn't hurt or bruise.
2006-10-14 15:10:18 · answer #6 · answered by nevada nomad 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell them to try a 23 gauge first, it's less painful and the lumen is smaller therefore, less traumatic.
2006-10-14 15:09:08 · answer #7 · answered by Shaman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have the same problem and I always ask them to "butterfly" me. They have never said no and it works great for me
2006-10-14 15:30:51 · answer #8 · answered by blzabobb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋