The Patients Are Testing Their Patience

Have you ever heard the saying about getting blood out of a stone? That’s me; I’m the stone. My veins are extremely hard to find under normal circumstances, but they get even worse during pregnancy. 

Late in my last pregnancy, I was scheduled for a series of tests at my hospital, which started early in the morning and included a blood test.

The nurse on duty was a veteran, but it still took her several tries to get the blood sample; she even had to try on both arms! Eventually, she was successful and I waddled down to speak to the doctor on duty with my stack of tests and papers.

The doctor, however, did not like the look of some data in my previous blood tests and wanted it checked again as soon as possible, so back to the lab, I went.

I ended up with the same nurse as before. As soon as I came through the door…

Nurse: “Oh, no! You again?!”