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Difficult veins for IV treatment resulting in anxiety-

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@ladyrose

I have the same issue. I’ve decided to buy one of those vein finders that Mass General uses and take it with me. They’re available on Amazon. Price ranges vary. I used to be a nurse and had the reputation that I could start an iv on a frog. Made me laugh. I don’t think nurses today are properly trained for iv insertion. My gdaughter is in nursing school and I’m appalled at how little training they get. This is my arm from last week. Ugh.

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charlotte12 | @charlotte12 | Feb 10 5:49pm

Thanks for sharing, and sorry you sustained bruising. My arms looked like this before, especially when I had to go for a blood draw every week. But now I watch like a hawk, if the blood does not come up the tube, I ask her to stop and look for another vein. I had to get an IV today for a CT scan with with contrast. I took an electric heating pad with me to wrap around my arm. The nurse
used a vein finder and we both could see the vein but no blood was flowing. She said I have thin veins. I ended up with a blown vein. She successfully found a vein
on the back of my arm, an area which had been used before by a nurse in the infusion center. Can you get a different nurse next time?
Is the vein finder working out for you? Can you share which one you got?

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