People have their blood drawn from time to time. And when they do, if they are an adult they are usually familiar with which arm is better for an easy stick and good blood flow. Er .. at least they know which one usually works the best. As do I. So when I had to have blood drawn the other day I sat down in the chair and offered up my left arm. "The vein is sideways but it's the one everyone uses so this is the side." The gal did the stick and filled one tube but on the 2nd tube she wasn't having any luck. "Wow, this has slowed wa-a-a-y-y down, not getting much now." She kind of moved the needle a bit inside the vein which triggered my internal squeamish switch and I had to talk myself out of getting light headed and freaking out. Finally she decided to try the other arm. On went the band-aid and in when the needle in my right arm. "Oh that's better." She said, "It's filling right up."
Which begs the question, where does my brain go, sometimes? Does it just check out and some other thinking (or non-thinking) device takes it's place? I mean - it was instinctual - here - this is the arm, use this one.
Sometimes I just have to ask WTF??
.
I always look away when they draw blood. I can't look!!
ReplyDeleteIt happens to us all sometimes :(
ReplyDeleteMy brain is only present about half the time anyway, and when dealing with something the least bit stressful it really goes on vacation. Guess that is just part of the whole getting older crap. It sucks.
ReplyDeleteThat's actually a question that I ask all the time. It has gotten to where if I don't put it into outlook to remind me then it doesn't get done.
ReplyDeleteBetteJo, don't be so hard on yourself we all are going through a brain vacation time to time. I find as I'm getting older it is just taking up more of my time.
ReplyDelete