How to stop a blood test from hurting? Help would be soooo much appreciated!?!


Question: How to stop a blood test from hurting!? Help would be soooo much appreciated!!?
I have the biggest fear of blood tests!. How can i stop the pain!? Please don't answer with a comment such as 'be brave' or 'it hardly hurts' as this isn't really constructive or helpful!. thanks so much for your help!. i really need this!Www@Answer-Health@Com


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I guess you could request the lab put some special numbing liquid (topical lidocaine) on your skin!.!.!.!.which is usually reserved for little kids!. Make sure you make those arrangements BEFORE you go in for each blood test though!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I have type-2 diabetes so I do a finger stick blood test myself several times a day, and it can hurt if you do it wrong!.

I hate to say this but the needle itself really doesn't hurt that much!. What WILL make it hurt more is if your so nervous that all your muscles are tensed up and that makes it harder to get the needle in!.

The next time you have to have one, tell the blood-tech that you need a second to relax!. Make sure he or she takes their time!. These people are trained to do this a painlessly as possible, but like everyone else they can get in a hurry!. It's up to you to speak up and tell them that you need a second! Take a few deep breaths and focus your vision on something across the room!. It can be anything!.

Also tell yourself that this is really no big deal and that it will be over in a minute!. If your all psyched up for it to hurt!.!.!.it will!Www@Answer-Health@Com

You know, i drew blood for a decade before changing careers and I have always hated needles being poked into me too strange enough!.!.The best advice that i can give you ( and i know that it's gonna sound weird) is to watch the needle go in!. Most people tell you not to look but that is crap!. If you look, you know exactly what to expect and it will hurt less!. Now if you hate the site of blood, you should close your eyes after they get the needle in!. Also there are some really tiny needles called butterfly needles!. If you request that, the technician will probably use one for you!. Let me know how it goes!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

what you need to do is try to get your mind off of it, squeeze something ( most likely something like a stress ball, or something squishey and comforting)!. It helps take your mind off of the blood test, AND NEER LOOK AT THE BLOOD COMING OUT, OR AT THE NEEDLE!. I will lead to a worse fear of blood tests!. And it's gross!Www@Answer-Health@Com

I've had blood drawn for tests!. It doesn't bother me like it seems to you!.

Relaxing helps a lot: That way you won't have tensed muscles resisting the needles!. I generally find something fascinating to stare at in a corner of the ceiling, and my mother swears by trying to wiggle her left big toe!.

Good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com

Some med techs have more experience with the blood drawing than others!. Ask for one of them!.

Or you can have a member of the opposite or same sex distract you when they draw!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

no way man
u have to bear it though bravelyWww@Answer-Health@Com





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