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Don’t you hate it…

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Shannon Larratt

…when you go to have blood taken, and they can’t find your vein so they just keep poking you over and over? And then the dumb nurse cracks some offensive joke like “you have so many piercings, you must like pain — I bet you’re enjoying this”.


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    Shannon Larratt

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    Posted on 03-11-2006 21:18:00 by ariel
    YES! THIS HAPPENS TO ME ALL OF THE TIME!!!
    every time, 5-7 times at least for getting blood drawn or ivs. lame.

    Posted on 03-11-2006 22:52:56 by tokyowars
    Even if you only have tattoos it occurs as well. I am SO scared of needles; Doctors can’t understand that tattoo needles are different in so many ways from those scary blood taking needles.

    Posted on 03-12-2006 00:11:31 by whitewolf95
    I get this alot also mainly due to tattoos but since I do have my eyebrow piercing I have been getting the pain comments. I am throughly scared to death of needles. I cant even watch tv shows or movies in which needles are used on people.

    Posted on 03-12-2006 11:28:07 by m
    whats even more fun is to be 10 years old, have the dumbass nurse poke you 30 times, then start yelling at you because your vein keeps rolling…

    if a nurse said something to me about likeing pain i’d probably be a bitch and wink or something like that

    Posted on 03-13-2006 09:16:38 by *A*
    Needles doesnt hurt. Animal nurses.

    Posted on 03-14-2006 02:37:30 by dream3r
    i love watching my blood be drawn. needles rock my socks.

    Posted on 04-02-2006 21:11:26 by raven
    i don’t mind needles, in any form, but damned if i’d deal with a nurse who said that. i’d be pissed beyond belief if anyone said something like that to me. *pissed at the very thought of it*

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