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i have to get a skin graft tomorrow.. and im scared shitless because of hte IVs.. i just got a blood test and it hurt me so much.. are they similar? im scared

2007-11-19 12:35:55 · 14 answers · asked by cdizzlerawr 1 in Health General Health Care Pain & Pain Management

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Lay down and don't look. You will feel some pressure, maybe a slight pain but nothing severe.

2007-11-19 12:40:29 · answer #1 · answered by camern11 3 · 0 0

First of all, IV and blood draws are not the same at all
Yes, they hurt, especially if you have small veins and the IV is a large bore (needle) to infuse the medicince quickly, versus a small needle for a blood draw.
Nurses do not learn how to avoid hurting you in the process of starting an IV, just techniques to help the process go smoother.
There are numbing medications that can be injected in the skin first and you REALLY will NOT feel the IV go in if you request this, but unfortunately, you will feel the prick from the shot and a slight burning sensation.
I am a nurse, I have started plenty of IV's, gotten most on the first try, but also have to try a second time on many people...so try to be calm, relax, ask for some kind of med to help relax you if its truly that bad....being anxious can affect the nurse's ability to start the IV
Even though Im an RN, I have to get infusions through an IV every 6 months for 2 weeks straight and I HATE getting the IV, something that calms me while I do it is to chew on ice while I hold a pretty "scent" like a cotton ball of my favorite essential oil or perfume up to my nose. Sounds crazy, but it works for me
Good Luck
Its really not that bad

2007-11-19 12:50:14 · answer #2 · answered by anne 3 · 0 0

It's hard to say how much you'll be bothered by the IV placement. Everybody reacts differently. It also depends on whether or not they get it in a vein on the first stick. I don't want to make you feel worse, but sometimes they have to stick you more than once. However, I work with kids who have to get IVs, and I help prepare them for what it will be like--and something that usually helps them is to know that once the IV is in, the needle immediately comes out. All that is left behind, under your skin, is a really tiny straw. It is very soft and flexible and extremely small. There is no needle that stays under your skin! A lot of people think it is a needle, but it isn't! The needle just helps guide the straw in. A lot of kids tell me that once it is in, it feels kind of like pressing--like if I took my thumb and pressed on your skin, that might be like what it is. Some people find it mildly uncomfortable, but most people don't describe it as pain once it is in.

I hope this is helpful. Good luck tomorrow. And just remember to breathe!

2007-11-19 12:49:11 · answer #3 · answered by Veganista 2 · 1 0

My sister told me they were awful so I too was terrified. However, I had to have my appendix out and the pain from the appendix was enough to numb out the pain of the IV, if there was any. I had one last year and the only thing that hurt was the initial needle stick. The needle sitting under the skin was a little irritating, but they usually put some sort of numbing gel on your skin beforehand so that you don't really feel it. Good luck, everything will be fine, so don't make yourself sick about it.

BTW: this is coming from a person who is extremely sensitive to pain. Ripping off tape hurts me, if that gives you any idea of what I mean.

2007-11-19 12:40:02 · answer #4 · answered by Jody 6 · 0 0

An IV is started the same way blood is drawn. If you are afraid of the pain ask the nurse to spray the area he/she will start the IV with a topical. It will numb the area so you can't feel it. Once the IV is in it doesn't hurt.

2007-11-19 12:41:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It only hurts for the first 5 minutes it's in. It feels kinda like a blood test, it isn't that bad though. Once it's in and 5 minutes later, you forget about it! Trust me, I almost knocked the thing over getting up and walking because I forgot about it.

2007-11-19 12:44:55 · answer #6 · answered by Sarah 3 · 0 0

No they do no longer injury. The preliminary prick of the needle entering into on your epidermis is all you sense, then they immediately positioned the "stint" wherein is hooked to the IV bag. there's a splitter on your IV line between the bag and the place the stint has been placed and that they positioned the injection in that to make you sleepy. you additionally could have some style of gasoline to place you thoroughly "under". as quickly as I easily have had to bypass under for surgical technique I oftentimes get the stuff in my IV to "take the side off" and then they supply me gasoline via the oxygen mask which you place over your nostril and mouth to your surgical technique. you would be fantastic...I promise (nicely, a minimum of whilst it is composed of the IV).

2016-10-17 08:10:14 · answer #7 · answered by federica 4 · 0 0

Not usually, a good nurse will give an IV with very little pain at all. (remember nurses have studied medicine in college for many years, they will do a good job.)

2007-11-19 12:41:07 · answer #8 · answered by gryffenclaw 2 · 0 0

I don't mind them at all! Just don't look at it while they're doing it, and don't obsess about how it feels. They usually give you good drugs through an IV, so you'll be feelin' no pain anyway.

2007-11-19 12:45:35 · answer #9 · answered by thalesgirl 4 · 0 0

Not that bad!!!! A little sting (like a bee), but it passes quickly!!! Just relax, don't watch, and think about something/place/someone you really love, and consitrate on that!!! You'll do just fine!!

2007-11-19 12:48:54 · answer #10 · answered by happywjc 7 · 0 0

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