Wednesday Continued

So when the doctor left our room I look to my mom and am like remember last time!? I can't do this! I hate needles and I don't want to faint. It's scary! She reassured me and told me she would hold my hand while the nurse was getting blood. This gave me only a little big of relief.

They needed to draw blood because they needed to check my blood count to see for sure if it was my spleen and my liver that was enlarged. I had no idea what we were going to do about it after they found out, but apparently it was essential.

The nurse walks into the room. The first thing that comes to mind is holy shit, this lady doesn't know what she's doing. This was one of those ladies who is meek and just looks insecure. That's not the kind of person I need right now. I'm scared so she needs to show me confidence that this is going to be okay.

One thing you should know is that I have very bad veins. I mean very bad. they're very small and hard to find. I hadn't been drinking a lot either because my tonsils wouldn't allow it.

The lady takes about 10 minutes to find a vein she thinks she can get to. This whole time I'm freaking myself out and getting more and more scared. The first attempt is made. I feel it go in and it hurts but it's not too bad. She does a little digging around. Awesome. She missed. Now it's really hurting. Then I hear the worst thing a nurse can say while they're sticking a needle in you. I hear her say, "SHIT!" WHAT?!?!?!?! ARE YOU SERIOUS!!?!?!?!?! Even if something goes wrong you can't say that! I'm freaking out. She goes in again with another needle. No luck so she decides to go get another nurse to try. The next nurse is more friendly and confident but her 3 tries hurt more than the first ladies. The second nurse says she's going to get their best and if she can't get it, they're going to have to send me to the hospital.

The third nurse comes in talking and friendly, but so did the second one and look what happened with her. To my relief she had success. So about 3 nurses, 6 pokes, and 2 hours later, we're finally out of there. All I want to do is go home and sleep the fever away.