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A member asked:

Every time i go to get blood drawn the nurse can't find a vein. why?

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Your veins run: deep in your arm. They are not superficial. Therefore one must dig to find veins.

Dr Gordon and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/28/2017

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Baby was crying excessively while nurse was trying to get blood. It took 10 minutes to get a vein. Can this stress alone cause a WBC of 25, 000?

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Did an abbott determine hiv 1&2 antibody test 97 days after exposure blood was drawn from my vein it was negative today is 199 day and the dr said i should get tested again would i still be negative if i Take the test again today thks for ur response?

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I got my blood drawn yesterday, the rn tried to take blood from my upper arm, she was unable to get any blood she said this is because my blood was clotting. However I dont believe that is a thing , I think she could not get a vein. Am I correct ?

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Got blood drawn, there was some dry blood on the table and nurse touched it mistakenly and then palpate my vein with that finger and drawn. Am I safe?

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I got my blood drawn a few weeks ago, the nurse caused a lot of trauma to my arm (blown vein, severed nerves). Thats being treated. Then starting a few days ago, it looks like theres a pimple where my blood was drawn. Is that normal?

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