Blood work phobia: A general anesthetic is far too risky to allow someone to draw your blood work. Your primary physician could likely prescribe a sedative that will make you less anxious and get a blood draw less traumatic.
Answered 5/12/2016
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No: I understand you fears and concerns, but there is no way that an anesthetic will be performed to draw blood as there is too high of a risk for you. In any case most anesthetics in adults use an iv, and only rarely would other techniques be used. I would suggest you talk to a psychiatrist or psychologist to see if they have any suggestions to overcome this phobia. Your pcp might prescribe something.
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