He usually gets several jabs in both arms before they have enough blood. Yesterday when he sat in the chair the nurse says quote “I see you have scarring here from previous needle sticks. It won't affect the blood itself but you will feel a little more pain" unquote.
Maybe not the best comment right before she's about to stick the needle in his arm. I watched my son stiffen and become worried. Despite everything, it went surprisingly well this time.
The worst was the time when it took more than 90 minutes, the first nurse gave up and the second finally squeezed out all the blood via a poke in his finger instead. When my son got up from the chair, he was 9 years old at the time, his shirt was completely wet with sweat all over his back.
After this occasion, I have always made sure that he gets to go to a special sampling where they are specialists in needlesticks.
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