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Arterial Blood Gas Test: What is it like?

Lung Health | Last Active: Feb 4, 2023 | Replies (26)
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@rosemarya

Interesting question! I asked the same question during multiple occasions with IV's being inserted. The reply was that the needle prick for the numbing med was just as uncomfortable as the IV insertion. - My experience is that it depends on the skill of the phlebotomist as to the discomfort.

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bb729 | @bb729 | Apr 2, 2019

Had a few done and it does depend who does it. Had one I thought I was going to die and almost pulled the needle out of me and her hand and 3 others that I didn't know they were doing it. I do have a tolerance for pain so the first made me want to never have another. Which I found out I was foolish.

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