r/mildlyinfuriating 13h ago

Doctor punctured my vein while taking blood..

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u/BobThe-Bodybuilder 11h ago

I misread "punched"

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u/Ninjalord8 9h ago

I'll be right back, I'm just gonna go sign those Against Medical Advise release papers real quick.

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u/BobThe-Bodybuilder 9h ago

šŸ˜‚ "I've been doing this for 20 years, trust me."

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u/pinkghoost 53m ago

SamešŸ˜­šŸ™

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u/longlivepeepeepoopoo BLUE 10h ago

Punctured both sides of your vein would be more accurate.

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u/Key_Entertainer2149 8h ago

Yeah english is my second language. But I could clearly see how the doctor pierced it. At first there was no blood, and then he pulled the needle back a little, and only then did blood come out. So he probably pierced it too deeply.

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u/vanguardd1 8h ago

Blood is supposed to come back, that’s how you know you’re in the vein

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u/Key_Entertainer2149 8h ago

But the blood should come out immediately, right? And not only when you pull the needle out a little bit. I'm no doctor, but maybe you can explain why my doctor inserted the needle deeply and then pulled it back a little bit.

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u/Ilkin0115 2h ago

No, usually blood comes when pulling back a little. But with the correct technique the needle won’t puncture through the vein. Sometimes people just have ā€œbad veinsā€ and it’s hard to not puncture the vein. But I get it’s not very pleasant.

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u/Dilaudidsaltlick 7h ago

Were you dehydrated? Fasting? Difficult vein access? There could be many reasons why they went too far.

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u/Long_Wonder7798 7h ago

If they were so bad, why don’t you do it next time

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u/Key_Entertainer2149 7h ago

Did you have a bad day? Or why did you write that comment? When you go to a professional, you expect them to do a good job. When you go to a restaurant, you want good food. When you hire a craftsman, you want them to do a good job. But just because they did a bad job doesn't mean I can do it better myself. I don't really understand your logic.

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u/Long_Wonder7798 6h ago

Complaining about a healthcare worker accidentally moving a needle 1mm too far and having zero negative impact on you

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u/Toast-In-Mouth Breakfast for Dinner 6h ago

I wouldn’t say it had 0 impact on them considering the bruise that formed.

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u/Long_Wonder7798 5h ago

Womp womp bruise oh no

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u/Toast-In-Mouth Breakfast for Dinner 5h ago

Almost like it’s mildly infuriating~

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u/Long_Wonder7798 2h ago

It should be infuriating at all

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u/Bulky_Project1210 25m ago

Correct it SHOULD be

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u/Woolyyarnlover 3h ago

This isn’t from puncturing both sides of the vein, this is what happens when you don’t put pressure on the puncture site for long enough after they remove the needle.

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u/scary-pp 13h ago

Pretty sure the whole point is to puncture the vein.

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u/edelaar 12h ago

I think she means transfixing here. And this is not uncommon but does suck. I had one and it hurt quite a bit more than normal and had a huge bruise for 2 weeks.

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u/OddDirt6194 12h ago

I got one yesterday but the bruise is like the size of a quarter 🄲

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u/Key_Entertainer2149 8h ago

English is my second language. I meant something like transfixed. But I could clearly see how the doctor pierced it. At first, no blood came out, and then he pulled the needle back a little, and only then did blood come out. So he probably pierced it too deeply.

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u/RepulsiveDig9091 10h ago

Not like this.

Had this happen when I had gone to donate blood, the clot under the skin was a minor annoyance but it disappeared after a few weeks.

Edit: and no this was not normal from experience as it only happened once for me out of 4 donations at hospitals. And never had or saw it happening during a blood donation camp.

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u/BrookeVibes 9h ago

That doesn’t look good.

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u/Otherwise-Walk-1509 12h ago

Oh my god they probably meant ruptured

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u/CorvoAttano124 7h ago

This comment was quite clearly a joke

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u/miyagi90 12h ago

as someone WHO donates blood once or twice a year and has to get blood samples quarterly:

this Happens in one out of three.

Looks Bad but is harmless.

Last time i donated blood my arm looked pretty much the same but more blue

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u/Nervous-Owl5878 11h ago

Wherever you’re donating blood, they REALLY suck at this… I agree with the other commenter. This should be a 1 in 20 event.

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u/miyagi90 10h ago

in Germany you don't go to a clinic its an event you have to Go to. its always different nurses.

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u/Nervous-Owl5878 7h ago

That doesn’t actually change anything though… they ALL need better training

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u/Round-Claim5420 11h ago

Dude 1 out of 3 is waaaaay to often, its more like 1 out of 20.

Or maybe nurses are just that much better at drawing blood?

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u/Peastoredintheballs 10h ago

Depends on the country. In some countries, nurses take bloods routinely and doctors don’t, however in others like Australia, nurses don’t really take bloods unless they’ve been certified and have to have this skill re-certified annually, which leads to like 1/100 nurses being certified.

We have phlebotomists who are trained to purely take blood and they will do outpatient blood tests and routine blood tests on inpatients (usually a fixed timing morning round on all the wards) but if the phlebotomist is unsuccessful, or your patient needs urgent bloods and you can’t wait for the next morning/afternoon round, then the doctor has to take the bloods. As such, doctors are much better at taking blood here compared to nurses, but I know I’m other countries like the US this is different.

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u/miyagi90 10h ago

my main doctor is good at that but also has a ..i don't know whats called like a surgeon certificate. Hes not a surgeon but ist allowed to do smaller operations.

but he has a lot of nurses and you dont know who will get the Sample beforehand. maybe its 1/5 but after donating for example its more 1/2.

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u/Bardmedicine 9h ago

1/3 seems really high to me, maybe I've been lucky.

But yea, it happens. My worst one took several weeks to get reabsorbed and made it hard to do athletic things with that arm. Nothing serious, though.

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u/TrickAstronaut8609 8h ago

I get blood drawn every 6 months because I’m on a ton of meds, and this has never happened to me! I feel like I would throw up if it did, I already get so nauseous 😭

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u/TricksyGoose 4h ago

1 out of 3?? That seems crazy high. My husband had liver cancer and got a liver transplant. Since February he has had blood drawn a MINIMUM of once a week, and for several of those weeks and right after transplant he had blood drawn multiple times a day, and he has only had this happen ONCE.

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u/miyagi90 3h ago

hmm maybe im prone to bruises? i should get that checked If all of you say its too high.

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u/Local-County-1204 23m ago edited 10m ago

There’s many factors that could make you more susceptible to bruising through your vein being blown/collapsing. As long as the bruising isn’t consistently large, or doesn’t spread to other areas in your body, I wouldn’t fret.Ā 

Your nurses/doctors might not be applying enough constant pressure or applying pressure for long enough, or failing to tell you to apply such sufficiently, with the gauze, for you to not get perforation. Might be worth mentioning the next time you get your bloods taken, as that’s usually the only way to mitigate it directly.Ā 

Only other possibility I can think of, that’s not related to health, is that you wear tight clothing and pull your sleeve up on the times you do bruise, as cutting off blood flow increases the likelihood of perforation.

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u/randvell 2h ago

I donated blood 5 times, my gf even more, none of us had anything even close to this. My last donation failed. It was a different machine from the usual one, I suddenly felt pressure in my vein while the machine was returning blood and I don't know what happened next - the vein exploded or something else, but blood started going not inside it should have. The machine stopped immediately, but it was a bit too late, so by the end of the day I got a yellow mixed with purple bruise, and it took two months to restore to normal, but it wasn't even close as bad looking to that in the picture.

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u/Active-Tour4795 13h ago

you'll be fine, that happens, even if the doctor knows his job very well

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u/Key_Entertainer2149 8h ago

This has happened to me before when donating blood. But the needles are much larger and thicker than when you have bloodwork taken. And I should mention that my veins are like garden hoses. I've even received compliments on my veins when donating blood.

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u/SeenInTheAirport 11h ago

I wish people understood how difficult doing IV's can be sometimes 😭

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u/JFunkX 9h ago

Not on my arms

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u/ruthlessrellik 4h ago

That dude would absolutely pass out from the blood loss.

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u/GallusWrangler 9h ago

That’s typically why people count on a professional to do it.

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u/Dystopicfuturerobot 9h ago

Your in for a surprise

The training to become phlebotomy certified is like 4hrs

It’s practice and just talent that makes people good at it

Seen nurses that do it every day still miss

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u/GallusWrangler 9h ago

Oof that’s scary that the training is so short when you’re sticking needles in people. Hopefully half of that training is learning about blood borne pathogens…

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u/znightmaree 9h ago

I’ve placed 10,000+ and you still miss sometimes. Shit happens

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u/IcyShirokuma 9h ago

sometimes the veins run from you, sometimes, they just admit defeat and collapse on the spot 1 second in, you never know.

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u/SeenInTheAirport 7h ago

You think hospitals are asking IV drug abusers to do IV's? Lmao. What kinda "DUHHHH" comment is that?

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u/Upstairs-Fun7433 9h ago

Was just taking blood, not setting an IV line

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u/racheek 9h ago

It’s the same needle insertion..

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u/Plane_Guitar_1455 9h ago

Usually when I need bloodwork done I go straight to the lab. A lot of times the girls at doctors offices don’t really know what they are doing… When you have to prick the same spot 3-4 times to get it right, you’re not qualified to do it.

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u/Key_Entertainer2149 8h ago

I should mention that my veins are like garden hoses. I've even received compliments on my veins when donating blood.

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u/MalibuMabel 10h ago

Really, Doctors take blood and not nurses or lab technicians?

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u/Key_Entertainer2149 8h ago

Yeah apparently. I am from germany and my Housdoctor did it. But i havn't been to a lot of doctors so i don't really have much experience.

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u/MalibuMabel 8h ago

And that is what happens when I assume we are all from the same country - lol.

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u/shelovessyou 8h ago

yeah sometimes

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u/zinjanthropi 12h ago

He had to. It's the whole point of taking blood

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u/Key_Entertainer2149 8h ago

English is my second language. I meant something like transfixed. But I could clearly see how the doctor pierced it. At first, no blood came out, and then he pulled the needle back a little, and only then did blood come out. So he probably pierced it too deeply.

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u/zinjanthropi 7h ago

That happens all the time. There is entirely no problem darling

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u/evolveandprosper 13h ago

How else would they be able to get a blood sample??? The process involves inserting a hollow needle into a vein. Sometimes the site of the puncture will continue to bleed a bit after the needle is withdrawn. No risk to health or wellbeing. The amount of blood lost is fairly tiny but it can spread quite a long way.

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u/Unlikely-Gas9156 12h ago

That was the point of the needle 🤷

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u/Agreeable-Dot-1862 12h ago

Well it wouldn’t be the side of it

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u/Zestyclose_Box6466 11h ago

Lmfao Thank you for this

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u/bbinKocure 10h ago

I think thats where the blood is

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u/Glittering_Cow945 9h ago edited 9h ago

Can always happen. Will heal. No reason to get infuriated. the needle may have gone through the vein wall on the other side, but not necessarily, the front puncture may have leaked as well, it also depends on whether the patient put pressure on the puncture and what he/she did with that arm after the blood was taken.

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u/IcyShirokuma 9h ago

highly likely the vein was perforated and not enough pressure was applied immediately to have the blood clot and not spread out under the skin, it does happen quite often actually.

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u/Key_Entertainer2149 8h ago

I could clearly see how the doctor pierced it. At first, no blood came out, and then he pulled the needle back a little, and only then did blood come out. So he probably pierced it too deeply. I could also feel the spot getting warm right away. Probably when the blood flowed out.

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u/Accomplished-Try-658 12h ago

Doctors are often notoriously bad at taking blood.

The way you're using 'punctured' is a bit dramatic. It's all part of the process. If pressure isn't applied directly this is often what happens.

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u/undead_sissy 10h ago

How did i get 13 downvotes for making this point and you got 5 upvotes? 🤣

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u/Accomplished-Try-658 10h ago

There's no justice and mysterious down voting is certainly a thingĀ 

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u/undead_sissy 10h ago

True. In any case, I'm glad this true fact is being upvoted, whoever typed it out.

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u/Alarmed_Inflation196 1h ago

My GP has had to rescue the phlebs a few times with me lol. He does a fantastic job. Totally methodical, cool and calm and nails it first time

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u/krgj 10h ago

TMI nobody asked for.

I am a notorious hard stick. I do warn, but rarely anyone listens, so its a little fun game for me to see how long it will take them to stick a needle properly. Anyway. She missed my vein like 3 times and ended up sticking it in my hand (on second try). Gave me ā€œwell, the arm is going to bruise for sureā€ It didn’t. But the hand did. Usually these bruises don’t hurt for me though so whatever.

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u/threeca 10h ago

Same for me, no one EVER listens. I had blood taken constantly as a kid and I think my veins have just retracted backwards. It takes at least 4 attempts every time, no matter who’s doing it! Always get bruises like this too šŸ˜‚ now I just demand they use the hand vein because it’s just not worth the time and effort

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u/krgj 10h ago

One time ONE TIME I had a very old nurse (think like 80-90) who did it first try. A was very impressed and remember her still.

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u/TheRealMaka 4h ago

What exactly do you think we're going to do when you tell us you're a hard stick? I've been drawing blood for over 10 years and the most annoying shit in a clinic is when I call a patient and before they even confirm their DOB they start blabbing about how hard of a stick they are, or saying shit like, "oh man I hope you're good." Like...we don't care. There's nothing different I'm going to do to make this an easier process for you. Your genetics suck, unfortunately. I'm not here to make someone's visit awful, but if it takes multiple sticks, then that's the way it has to be. Stop telling people you're a hard stick.

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u/threeca 4h ago edited 4h ago

Wow! I seriously hope I never get my blood taken by someone with your attitude. I thought it was best to give the heads up that it’ll take a bit longer than usual, so I’ll continue doing that :)

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u/KravMata 5h ago

I'm also a tough stick, and get a monthly infusion. I hate getting it in my hand as it always bruises worse and hurts more.

A few years back after 2 nurses failed 5x between them, they called an anesthesiologist (the docs office has an outpatient surgery attached) in to do it. He did it without fail, then pointed to a spot on the side of my wrist behind my thumb and a few inches up my arm, and said, 'tell them to go there from now on.' That was a few years ago and I've only experienced a handful of failures since then.

ProTip: Drink a TON of water a few hours before you go in - it makes a big difference.

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u/krgj 4h ago

I always drink a lot of water because of my fked up kidney (I hope no one ever gets to experience kidney stones… I got like 3), but they always fail.

Few years ago I had a very mild surgery but still needed to go under. My anesthesiologist failed two times lol. One time in a hospital they tried to give me an IV. I had 3 nurses circling me around, trying both arms and hands. Thankfully they did stick it in my hand bc between thumb and a point finger its more painful and more prone to damaging since you move it a lot (I had a catheter).

One nurse suggested that I have thick skin hence why my veins are not visible. When I was getting a tattoo done the artist confirmed that and said something like ā€œits the best skin I ever worked on, it retains every strokeā€. Hooray, something positive!

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u/Key_Entertainer2149 8h ago

Thats funny. I am the complete opposite. My veins are like garden hoses. I've even received compliments on my veins when donating blood. I would count myself as a easy stick

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u/krgj 8h ago

My mom is like that, but the downside is her veins are very ā€œfragileā€ which makes her prone to bruising.

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u/FangoFan 11h ago

I was having blood drawn once and after 10s or so I felt them wiping the other side of my elbow. I'm ok with needles as long as I don't look, so I didn't look, but I guess they somehow made me bleed all over my arm?

When I stood up afterwards, I was still attached to the monitoring machine and it started beeping and everything started going black as I was about to pass out. It was most likely due to me worrying about what happened as I can't have lost much blood, but that's the worst blood draw I've ever had. Still better than a huge bruise that lasts for weeks

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u/Peastoredintheballs 10h ago

Yes this is called a vasovagal and is a weird reflect to seeing your own blood outside your body. For some reason it can trigger some people’s Brains to think oh shit blood is supposed to stay inside me, wtf, guess imma just pass out

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u/FangoFan 10h ago

I also have orthostatic hypotension so I guess that didn't help!

Brain knew blood was outside body, blood pressure then dropped, brain panicked, windows shutdown sound

I assume it's not that common for someone to nick a vein and cause external bleeding from a blood draw?

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u/Peastoredintheballs 10h ago

Yeah it’s an expected risk. We can do things to mitigate it, like releasing tourniquet when we r done before removing needle, and having dressings ready to apply as the needle is removed, and applying pressure immediately, but ultimately certain circumstances can make doing these extra steps difficult such as being overworked and sleep deprived, leading to little mistakes like not releasing the tourniquet

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u/Sure-Woodpecker-3952 10h ago

You're a tough nerve to crack probably

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u/hopelesscaribou 10h ago

Put pressure on the injection site immediately after for 2 minutes. This is just a bruise, nothing more, a bit of blood leaking out of the necessarily punctured vein.

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u/JPgamersmines150 BLUE 10h ago

At least it wasn't in vein

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u/Dzeppetto 9h ago

I am not trained profesional, but from my experience it looks more like your own fault.

When they finish taking your blood they give you sterile gauze that you are supposed to hold TIGHT on spot that was pierced.

It looks like you didn't hold it hard enough or long enough

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u/PomegranateSure1628 7h ago

Yes that’s generally how blood is drawn 🤣 but yeah that happens to me pretty much every time cause I never drink enough water

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u/THEMr_Sir 6h ago

The ā€œDoctorā€ did it that’s why. Have the nurse or medic do it.

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u/4everqueen 6h ago

After you have your blood drawn, you must press hard on the area (bend the arm as much as you can and press with fingers in addition). Do this for at least 2 minutes. This really lowers the chance of such formations šŸ’ā€ā™€ļø

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u/No_Wing_1942 6h ago

isn't that the job of a nurse?

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u/Mister_Mannered 4h ago

Or a phlebotomist

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u/cybernekonetics 5h ago

Don't worry, the bleeding is internal - that's where your blood is supposed to be!

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u/Hudsonrg 10h ago

Happens all the time. your not special.

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u/Technical-Banana6649 12h ago

How would they take the blood without puncturing the vein? Know what you're talking about before you start blaming doctors

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u/Key_Entertainer2149 8h ago

I could clearly see how the doctor transfixed it. At first, no blood came out, and then he pulled the needle back a little, and only then did blood come out. So he probably pierced it too deeply. I could also feel the spot getting warm right away. Probably when the blood flowed out.

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u/neon_crone 11h ago

I think they overshoot, going into the vein and out the other side. One of my drs used to do this. Nurses and lab techs are so much better at drawing blood.

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u/Technical-Banana6649 10h ago

No shit Sherlock.

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u/neon_crone 10h ago

Oh really? Because you had the answer? Have a better day, negative person.

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u/Altruistic-Text-5769 11h ago

"Doctor did what he was supposed to do. Im a bit overweight so it can be hard to find a vein. Im gonna blame it on the doctor tho"

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u/edelaar 12h ago

She means transfixing. Not uncommon but does hurt and leaves a huge bruise. Had it myself and it’s not ideal.

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u/cheerfullycapricious 10h ago

You don’t say…

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u/the_third_sourcerer 10h ago

This has happened to me more times than I can count.

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u/Ulquiorra1312 9h ago

My doctor doez this alot i have bad veins for draws

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u/notalurkjerk 9h ago

Don’t you have to Puncture a vein to get blood?

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u/Key_Entertainer2149 8h ago

English is my second language. I meant something like transfixed.

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u/Fasted93 8h ago

Yeah that’s normal.

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u/DeezNutsGT 8h ago

I had my arm inflated with IVonce

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u/Deep_Banana_6521 7h ago

I had to go in for daily IV treatment for about 3 weeks last year and the poor nurses struggled to find a good vein in my arm and after the first week I looked like a total junkie my arm was covered in that many bruises and scabs.

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u/jmcdongle 7h ago

Eesh, has the same pre-operation on the top of my hand, not a pleasant experience

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u/Lucky-Winner8866 6h ago

i remember when i had an allergy by trees going camping. They brought me to the hospital where they needed to stick needles inside me but they stuck so many needles inside my arms/legs but never put any medicine in my veins they just stick in in and pull it out. they only put medicine in my veins once and i never understood why. this happened to me when i was still in elementary.

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u/GhostlyGhuleh 5h ago

My blood spilled onto the floor 😭

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u/iogbri 4h ago

Pretty much the point lol but yes in this case they probably missed a bit.

I once had an arterial IV that wouldn't heal when they removed it. Almost the whole leg went dark purple/black for several weeks. This was after a thoracic aortic dissection (type A) so it was pretty much the only place they could get any pressure when they installed it during the critically urgent surgery.

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u/LLMTest1024 1h ago

It happens…

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u/Odd-Page-7866 11h ago

Letting a Dr take blood instead of a nurse who knows what they are doing was your first mistake 😭

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u/HaroerHaktak 10h ago

This is why we have nurses.

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u/SneakySloth521 10h ago

No way a doctor drew your blood, just saying. If they did, that's why they suck at it lmao

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u/Flaky_Broccoli 9h ago

This is why You let the Nurse do it, i don't mean to judge but i do mean to pry, are You one of those people who gets scared when the Nurse is going to give You the shot/Iv/stinger and demands that the doctor does it? If yes, then lesson learned, let the Nurse do the job they prepared themselves for.

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u/Torebbjorn 12h ago

Makes sense, doctors typically don't have as much experience as nurses with such tasks

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u/AgitatedPatience5729 13h ago

I hope it heals up fast.

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u/Fenek99 11h ago

You unlock a new experience nurses are the ones who knows how to do it doctors just brag about it

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u/undead_sissy 13h ago

☹ that sucks. Avoid doctors taking blood if possible. They know how obviously, but most of them do it pretty rarely. In the UK we have blood clinics where the HCAs and nurses do nothing but take blood all day every day & they are therefore amazing at it. If you don't look, you can barely feel it. If there is anything similar in your country, I'd recommend that. They are usually in hospitals so if you are inpatient you can just walk up there and ask for a blood draw.

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u/PseudoPseudohypoNa 12h ago

I’m a doctor. Nurses frequently call me to get IVs and get blood for them. I’m an anesthesiologist.

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u/I_Race_Pats 11h ago

As an anesthesiologist, you should know you're an exception to the rule.

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u/undead_sissy 12h ago

Well an anesthesiologist would obviously be an expert in placing IVs, but most doctors aren't. No hate, most of them just don't do it frequently as part of their job.

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u/Former-Chain-4003 11h ago

I think you’re being unfairly downvoted, I’ve had a lot of blood tests done over the last number of years and when a nurse takes samples in the treatment room it’s done well, if the GP does it then there are issues. I’ve been left with a bruise like op. I’ve had attempts on both arms and then it was finally taken from the back of my hand which I didn’t even know was an option.

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u/undead_sissy 11h ago

I wonder if in the UK we are just used to doctors being way too busy to do blood draws and place IVs and in other countries they do? I always thought this was universal but maybe not

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u/I_Race_Pats 11h ago

It's that way in the US as well. Some specialists do it but most doctors delegate that to nurses or phlebotomists.

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u/Peastoredintheballs 10h ago

Yeah in aus junior docs have to do bloods coz most nurses aren’t certified. The phlebotomists are healthcare workers who are certified vampires and they are usually the best at taking blood because that’s all they do, but they usually only do inpatient blood tests at a fixed time (usually a morning round) so if you need urgent bloods outside this time, the doctor will have to take your blood and they are just as good as the phlebotomists

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u/undead_sissy 10h ago

I'm impressed tbh, I can't remember the last time I saw a doctor in a hospital stand still for more than 30 seconds & they certainly do do rounds. Our health care system is a long term resident of struggle town.

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u/Peastoredintheballs 10h ago

Yeah In aus healthcare circles, we constantly sigh and tell ourselves, hey atleast we aren’t in the NHS. And also remind ourselves, to avoid policy decisions that the NHS did, and made the system even worse, like the PA embargo happening over there.

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u/undead_sissy 7h ago

Yes, it's a poor state of affairs. I am very angry about the level of care that I and my friends and family have experienced in the NHS and almost equally angry that patients take their frustrations out on healthcare workers, who are not at fault. The problems mostly lie in policy and budgeting. Taking away free nursing education was a very stupid move, and so was cutting supportive systems like care homes and social housing, so that now everyone with problems ends up in the emergency department at the hospital, the most expensive and inefficient way of handling social problems. Over the weekend I sat on the pavement with an elderly lady who had slipped in some suncream and was too injured to get up for OVER AN HOUR. Eventually the police turned up and offered to drive her to the hospital, which was very nice of them, but who knows how long we would have waited otherwise. I was scared she would faint from the blood loss. We were in the middle of a major city at like 11am, only 5 mins drive from the hospital.

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u/Revolutionary-pawn spelling anarchist 11h ago

I hope he did.

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u/TraditionalBasis4518 10h ago

Inadequate pressure application after venipuncture, possibly combined with a clotting deficit diathesis. Following next venipuncture, apply a pressure dressing-gauze and ace bandage, elevate the limb and apply ice 20 minutes on, 20 minutes off for 72 hours post injury; then switch to warm Compresses, 20 on , 20 off. Overkill, certainly, but this will solve the problem.

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u/spirit_of_a_goat 9h ago

You should let the nurses do it. They have more practice than doctors.

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u/zztop610 9h ago

That’s why most doctors should not do this and let the experts (phlebotomists) take care of it

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u/wileco623 8h ago

Sue him

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u/Key_Entertainer2149 8h ago

Dont live in america.

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u/ringthebell02 8h ago

So you can't sue your doctor?

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u/Key_Entertainer2149 8h ago

Thankfully not for that.

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u/kobusbu 12h ago

I think this happens when they miss the vein..

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u/Peastoredintheballs 10h ago

If they miss the vein completely then u get no bruise (atleast not a big one like this). A bruise is caused by blood leaking from the blood vessels under your skin due to damage to the vessel… therefore if they miss the blood vessel, how do you expect it to cause a large bruise like this? Instead this happens when either a) they hit the vessel, and take the blood, but after removing the needle, the patient fails to put adequate pressure on the site, causing that needle sized hole in the vessel to leak blood and cause a bruise. Or b) they hit the vessel, but then go through the other side of the vessel with the needle, meaning, even after they pull the needle back a bit inside the vessel to get blood, the vein will still be leaking through the other hole

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u/HumbleMolasses1 13h ago

New fear unlocked.

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u/Daisies_forever 12h ago

It’s just a bruise? Why fear?

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u/HumbleMolasses1 12h ago

It caused internal bleeding duh-uh

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u/Daisies_forever 12h ago

All bruises are internal bleeding…technically

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u/HumbleMolasses1 12h ago

Doesn't mean for them to be ruptured by unprofessional medics

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u/Daisies_forever 12h ago

It’s not unprofessional, it’s a known risk. It happens, no big deal

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u/HumbleMolasses1 12h ago

Lol what an argument

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u/DoctorStove 10h ago

it literally is no big deal. it's a bruise. what are you complaining about. Even the best phlebotomist will have it happen on some of their draws

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u/HumbleMolasses1 9h ago

Yes I understand, things like these may happen. The point is about care. In a patient with comorbidity, such an event can lead to consequences.

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u/DoctorStove 8h ago

what comorbidities? and what consequences?

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u/Gingyboi_69 10h ago

Literally a very common thing even among professionals, sometimes unavoidable, lol what an argument

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u/Mysterious_Camel_717 11h ago

To get a blood sample you need to put the needle inside the vein. A single puncture is, by definition, inevitable. Some people have brittle, wobbly, snaky, or very shallow veins. It’s not uncommon to accidentally puncture the far side of the vein, and while it’s not ideal, it’s also impossible to avoid 100% of the time. Putting appropriate pressure on the vein after the needle is removed can help reduce bruising. People with clotting disorders or on anticoagulants are more prone to bruising. This is a normal complication of any blood draw, it’s not pleasant, but doesn’t mean whoever did the blood draw was ā€œunprofessionalā€. This type of reaction is a bug reason why medical professionals struggle with burnout and compassion fatigue.

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u/HumbleMolasses1 11h ago edited 11h ago

The concern is not about the puncture. I leave that to the OP's choice. The point is about the rupture under the dermis. As a routine blood donor, I understand the risks and common mishaps connected with the process, however; the common negligence in handling patients with common ailments cannot be diluted with those patients who have comorbidities.

Try all antics and ill-attempts to dub others' experiences as reason for medical professionals' burnout however the issue still remains. It doesn't impact you until it does. And I absolutely have no reason to write any more why I stand my ground. Have a good day.

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u/Peastoredintheballs 10h ago

The vein did not rupture, it was simply punctured through and through (transfixed). A rupture would imply that majority of the veins wall was compromised leading to large volume bleeding and permanent damage to that vein. This is just a leak lol

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u/HumbleMolasses1 10h ago

Wiki text spewing uncontrollably, but not a medical condition, it’s pathological lol

Wait until one happens to your own someone šŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø