yep Welcome to the rs,there are a lot of us here right now so any problems and im sure one of us will be able to advise. Take it easy and merry christmas.Dawn
Welcome to the recovery side! Sorry you had such a tough time with the IV. Take it easy and let others do the work this holiday season.
In times when there is a problem getting into a vein, tell the nurse/doctor/lab person to apply hot packs to the area for about 10 minutes prior to injection. This brings the vein up to the surface and makes it easy to make a good puncture. Sure don't understand why lab techniques have gotten so terrible. When my daughter was having problems during chemos, we had them apply the hot packs and no problems after that. Sorry you had this trouble, but glad you are home now, take it easy and recover quickly.