Problem getting blood drawn

[Brian_VA]

Took my daughter to get blood drawn for some lab work. They had a difficult time find a vein. They eventually found one but then unable to get enough blood drawn. Was told she needs to come back another day and drink plenty of water before arriving. Anyone had this happen?

[spectrum123]

Took my daughter to get blood drawn for some lab work. They had a difficult time find a vein. They eventually found one but then unable to get enough blood drawn. Was told she needs to come back another day and drink plenty of water before arriving. Anyone had this happen?

Yep, my other half has that problem. She hates having blood done, so her body reacts by making it difficult to take and get blood.
I see you're in the US so may be different there. She goes to the local hospital blood clinic. That's basically all the nurses do all day, they have the best techniques and have dealt with it all before. Your local clinic/doctors, they take blood as one of the many 'jobs'.

[nomorepanic]

Yes its normal and you do need to be hydrated to get blood drawn.

[nomorepanic]

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