Beginning to feel needled now.

silverlining48

Lots of water is supposed to help, you have my sympathy as my veins are tiny ( wish the rest of me was).

Yes, my DH was told this silverlining - it's like getting blood out of a stone with him too.
Last time the nurse at the surgery was straight in and managed it successfully.

He doesn't much like drinking water despite advice.

Maywalk I recognise the problem, both DH, DD and DGS have the problem. It is because their veins are so deeply embedded in their bodies, while I wear mine just under the skin and clearly in view like scaffolding. And while DH and DD are overweight DGS, is stick thin and for a long time was underweight, although perfrctly healthy, and they still could not find his veins.

DD has beeen told to stop giving blood as it is so difficult to find her veins and when DH was so ill last year and was in hospital. He seemed to need blood tests every day and every time it would take up to 6 or 7 attempts to find a vein.

On one day when he was feeling really rough when they came in to take blood, he just pulled the sheets right up round his neck and simply wouldn't let them!

Yes...water is good. Try clenching and unclenching your fists as much as possible, perhaps in the thirty minutes or so before the nurse arrives, if you know when that is. Putting your hands in hot water could help too.

Hope you’re successful this time...

Couple of bags of sugar use them as dumbbells lift up and down get the blood pumping. Also as suggested drink plenty of fluids beforehand.

I am another one, whom the medics find difficult to take blood from me. The last time at the RA clinic, it too three different medics, before they managed it from my hand.
I have been advised to drink lots of water beforehand.

Had to take mine from the back of my hand . Ouch !☹️

Lots of water is supposed to help, you have my sympathy as my veins are tiny ( wish the rest of me was).

Make sure you drink plenty. DH was dehydrated and they couldn’t find a vein.

You poor thing! My medic dd says they’re only allowed three ‘shots’ and they then have to ask someone else to take over. She is actually good at getting bloods but even so it can be challenging in some patients. Have they tried a vein in an ankle?