Poor Nutella. I joined her today for her blood draw. One of the annoying issues that happened prior to the draw was that the order was for some tests that she didn’t need because they had been done before (like the CMV test for one). Nutella nearly cried when they said they’d need 5 vials of blood. After she spoke with the nurse at the fertility clinic, she was able to talk them down to 3. I did my best to convince her it would be alright…that 3 vials could still be done fairly quickly.
Nutella was smart to lie down this time and I was going to stand next to her and hold her hand. Well, the phlebotomist said, ‘The last time I had two girls in this room when I drew blood, the one who wasn’t getting it drawn fainted.” I laughed and nodded. But then she told me to sit down in the chair opposite Nutella. I said, “Oh, I’m fine with seeing blood, I don’t need to sit.” She wasn’t having it. I said, “Really, you could splatter blood on me and I’d still be fine…I’ve watched this before.” Then there was another technician standing by the door who basically said I had to sit or leave. Now, I understand why…fine, it’s a liability I guess. But it sucked and I felt really bad that I couldn’t hold Nutella’s hand. So I had to wait there and talk to her while the blood was coming out…1, 2, 3 vials. And as soon as they pulled the needle out, I shouted “It’s out! They’re done! All done!”, having learned my lesson last time when I said “It’s coming out” (meaning the needle), and Nutella told me to shut it, thinking I was talking about the blood, and thought they had left the needle in her for another 3-5 minutes after it was over 😦
Anyway, needless to say I did not faint and as soon as that needle was out, I jumped up and held her and administered the chocolate. And on my way out, I said to the phlebotomist, “I hope this helps convince you that not everyone who watches is going to faint.” Nyeh.
Now I’m worrying and apparently having little panic attacks over what the IUI will be like for Nutella. She assures me nothing could be as bad as needles though. I hope not.
– Strawberry
1 In Vermillion 
The iui’s are nothing like a blood draw at all. It feels a lot like getting a pap done. Sometimes I don’t feel anything, other times I have felt a slight ODD twinge in my uteris. I think that it is mostly uncomfortable because it is such an odd sensation. I reccommend taking 2 aleve or ibuprofen before the IUI. It helps.
I can’t help out with how the IUI’s feel, however, Laurie has told me that it just feels a bit uncomfortalbe (much like what Liz said).
The blog thing is kinda funny. When Laurie and I started. They had to draw about 8 vials from her, it was crazy & the lady stuck her 6 times!!!! I thought Laurie was going to kick her…In the end, everything was okay =)
oops blood thing, not blog thing =)
Heh, If I was nutella, I’d be like “she holds my hand or you don’t stick me”. Congrats to nutella on surviving the blood draw. Hopefully, not to many more in the future.