F/U Testing for Lead

mmknightly · August 2013

Miss C's appointment to get her blood draw was today. I made it for late afternoon so the lab wouldn't be packed. I woke her from her nap, gave her a cup of milk and packed some food in her diaper bag, in case there was a wait. When we got there, they took her right in. She cried the whole time they tied and retied the rubber strap on her arms. After all of that, they decided they couldn't find a vein because she hadn't recently eaten. They made sure to tell me that I would have to call my doctor and have him resend the test because they had already pulled it and I would have to come back on another day. There was no way I was going to make her go through this again, so I told them I was going to feed her in the waiting room and they could just bring her back in when she was ready. I loaded her up with a veggie pouch, raisins, yogurt melts, and water. After 30 minutes, they finally called her back. They put the rubber strap on her arm and smacked the inside of her elbow till they found a vein. She proceeded to lose her mind! Once they finally put the needle in, they had to dig around to find a good spot to draw blood. My poor baby was howling and I had to hold her down. We were both extremely upset when we left, so I took her to target and bought her a toy for being brave. I don't usually curse, but this drew it out of me. Fuck blood draws on babies! Fuck the lead test! Fuck those phlebotomists who couldn't find a vein! I will never go to that damn place again. Ugh. Sorry. Vent over.
For reading all of this, here's a baby and a kitty:

lady_tytah · August 2013

That sucks!! I'm so sorry to you both. Amir hadn't eaten when he had his. It was early in the morning, he doesn't eat first first thing. The lady found it no problem. No smacking or digging.

WhtRssnGrl · August 2013

I wonder why they just didn't do a heel or finger prick after all that nonsense!! Poor baby C

CRey13 · August 2013

I'm so sorry you both had to go through that!

Rhomonk · August 2013

So sorry! Give extra hugs and kisses tonight!!

rainedrops117 · August 2013

K has that same problem. Makes my blood boil when they have to call another phlebotomist in and they suck just as bad. Makes me wanna kick someone in the gut. Poor Babygirl. Shes a trooper. Glad you got her a little trooper reward. At least it's over. Is the lead test routine in Cali?

mmknightly · August 2013

Island_Breezie said:
K has that same problem. Makes my blood boil when they have to call another phlebotomist in and they suck just as bad. Makes me wanna kick someone in the gut. Poor Babygirl. Shes a trooper. Glad you got her a little trooper reward. At least it's over. Is the lead test routine in Cali?

I think so. I just kinda wish I'd never done it now.

mmknightly · August 2013

I asked about a finger test and a heel prick and they said it had to be a blood draw. It's been over 15 hours and I'm still seething over this.

MrsWhipple · August 2013

I think the blood draw is more accurate. They did a toe prick on Landen and it came back higher than expected but still in the normal range. They are sending him for a blood draw just to make sure it wasn't their machine that was off. After reading this post, I am really not looking forward to it!!

Want a personalized experience?

F/U Testing for Lead

Re: F/U Testing for Lead

Choose Another Board

Search Boards