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florida80 · 07-23-2021

Always Be Honest At The Doctor’s
Editors' Choice, Health & Body, Medical Office, Patients, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, USA | Healthy | May 1, 2020
I have to go get routine blood work and I am not required to fast. I normally get lightheaded and dizzy when doing blood work but only when I have to fast. Still, I’m not the best with needles so I always try to warn the phlebotomist ahead of time.

Me: “Hey, just so you know, I’m not good with getting blood drawn and I have nearly fainted in the past once.”

Phlebotomist: “Nope, not again. Stand up.”

She has me get up off the chair so she can recline it so I’m less likely to get woozy.

Me: “What did you mean not again?”

Phlebotomist: “I’ve had three appointments already today where people have fainted because they neglected to tell me they had issues with getting blood drawn until after they were on the ground.”

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florida80 R11 Độc Cô Cầu Bại Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 113,793 Thanks: 7,446 Thanked 47,174 Times in 13,137 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 511 Post(s) Rep Power: 162	Always Be Honest At The Doctor’s Editors' Choice, Health & Body, Medical Office, Patients, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, USA \| Healthy \| May 1, 2020 I have to go get routine blood work and I am not required to fast. I normally get lightheaded and dizzy when doing blood work but only when I have to fast. Still, I’m not the best with needles so I always try to warn the phlebotomist ahead of time. Me: “Hey, just so you know, I’m not good with getting blood drawn and I have nearly fainted in the past once.” Phlebotomist: “Nope, not again. Stand up.” She has me get up off the chair so she can recline it so I’m less likely to get woozy. Me: “What did you mean not again?” Phlebotomist: “I’ve had three appointments already today where people have fainted because they neglected to tell me they had issues with getting blood drawn until after they were on the ground.”