im 17 an i have to get a blood test tomorrow, ive never gotton blood taken b4 and im SO nervous. i can take shots, and the shots u get when u get a cavity filled, those pich, but its not that bad. im not petrified of needles, i just really dont like them. anyways i also am going on vacation in 2 weeks, should i just go and get it done with now, or wait till after my vacation?
2007-06-28 08:07:32 · 21 answers · asked by Andrew M 1 in Health ➔ Men's Health
The only part that can hurt is they put something tight around your arm first to make the vein more prominent, and that hurts if it is too tight -- I always tell them if it hurts, and then they loosen it. The prick itself is nothing. Get it done now so you won't be dreading it.
The advice above about not watching is good -- you may not even feel it if you don't look.
2007-06-28 10:54:01 · answer #1 · answered by Maple 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't sweat it! Blood tests are easy and painless. But, you need to get the "butterfly" the needle is small and it connects to the container by a tube. This way when they move the container the needle barely moves. I ask for the butterfly every time and I have never had any pain, except for when they put it in and take it out there is a small pinch. The best part about blood tests is you can basically start using your arm like normal a few minutes afterwords. There is no pain afterwords like a shot does to you. It's great! and definitely the following day you would have forgotten all about it and you would be using your arm normally. Don't be worried and just pray you get a good nurse that will take care of you and not a careless one. Other than that don't worry just get it over with so you won't be fretting over it while on vacation. Good luck and Bye!
2007-06-28 08:16:51 · answer #2 · answered by Jenny 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there are 3 main places they take blood, the finger tip ,around the elbow, or from the wrist.
The finger is a small prick that goes away fast then they usually massage the blood out of the finger, no worse than getting a small splinter for a second, but will be slightly sore a while as if you just have taken up guitar and have been playing hard.
The elbow they tie a tube around the arm slightly tight to make your veins pop up then they put the needle in, it feels like a small sting, but far less than a bee sting. You will be sore on that one spot.
The wrist will feel the slightly worse compared to the elbow simply cause you have more nerves closer together but this is not done as often.
go ahead and do the test you will be fine in 2 weeks time.
2007-06-29 13:08:12 · answer #3 · answered by silas n 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you've had shots of any kind, especially Novocaine for cavities, it's definitely no worse than that. A good, experienced phlebotomist (the specialist who draws blood) is actually painless and you might not even feel anything at all. Not to worry. Get it out of the way. It only takes a few minutes. You'll be fine
2007-06-28 09:28:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
just get it done so you don't have to stress about it. they don't really hurt. there's a little pinch when they stick the needle in but other than that, it shouldn't be that bad. in my opinion, it is worse to get a shot at the dentist so if you're fine with with that, a blood test should be fine. i get blood tests twice a month and i still get nervous even though i know it's nothing! just the feeling of being in a medical places is enough to make you nervous. it's natural to be nervous but try not to worry too much.
2007-06-28 08:13:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
first of all, the nurse or healthcare professional will wrap a band around your arm to catch the blood and ask you to consequetively open and close your hand. steadily, your veins would desire to start to bulge out and the nurse will % whichever vein looks the final to extract blood from. If none of your veins bulge out, or they don't bulge out adequate for the nurse to be waiting to take blood from them, she will repeat an analogous technique jointly with your different arm. And with any luck she would be waiting to apply the vein on that arm. next, she will inject a needle with flaps on the two area, which will experience like a reasonable pinch, and then she will slowly suck out a number of your blood. And beforehand you already comprehend it, this is going to likely be over! Be brave and don't hassle! each little thing would be only superb.
2016-10-03 06:24:23 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get it over and done with now, its not a massive needle just a normal one, so it will probly feel like the cavity filling shots. If your still nervous, take sumone in whose hand you can hold :)
2007-06-28 08:11:04 · answer #7 · answered by Ally 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go Get it done and yes it does hurt but not really more than a normal shot. I hate them , but im super scared of needles.
2007-06-28 08:10:55 · answer #8 · answered by John Locke 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i've had a ton of blood tests because my doctor thinks something is wrong with me everytime i go so he orders like five blood tests all the time. i hate it . . . i'm going in like two weeks AGAIN. ugh. yeah they hurt but it's nothing horrible. But one time when i was little i had a really really tall muscular guy and he scared me
2007-06-28 08:44:10 · answer #9 · answered by tucknrun 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pain wise its the same as getting a shot. The deference
is instead of putting something in, they are taking something
out. Fear not.
2007-06-28 08:35:21 · answer #10 · answered by wayne g 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋