A blood test taken from the wrist

Well, if that is for blood oxygen level then that is not the normal blood tests you would undergo. Blood taken from veins are normally non painful to take. But what you have undergone is Blood gas tests which uses arterial blood. The test you are taking about is Arterial Blood Gas. This method will test your partial oxygen and CO2 levels. Hope this helps in some way. Happy Mylotting!

I've had blood taken from my arm and wrist. I'm not crazy about either. Some go so smoothly, you don't even notice. But then there are some that hurt like heck and I have a bruise that lasts for a week or longer. Hope all your test come out ok...

that is so true, and I bruised really bad after mine!

I would like to share my experience in blood exams. It is less painful when they get blood from your arms, I even donated some to Red Cross. I had experienced getting blood sample from my wrist once, and I don't want to do it again. It was too painful that I fell asleep almost half off the day. But after my lab exam I managed to walked from the clinic to our home alone. I can almost felt the pain for several days.

My partner has very thin veins, with the result that when she gives blood there is often a bit of a search before any is taken.

I also had the same experience recently during my medical exam. they have taken several blood samples from me from my wrist, ring finger and my arms. It should only be taken once but they have taken an ounce of blood from me And I really dont know the reason why? They have just told me it should be taken thouroughly so I just followed whatever their procedure is. I hope they will have a good result of whatever test they have conducted during those times.

I nearly fainted by reading this!!! LOL Wow, I hate reading something that as the ability to make my mind feel it happen. I haven't experienced having blood taken from my wrist, as I haven't had much taken from me at all. I don't actually recall having a blood test, so I am very lucky in this sense. I know when my wife as them generally the nurses take the blood from her wrist as it's difficult to locate a good flow of blood in her arm. Openly I will admit I hate needles, blood and watching people have this done. I will hold my Wife's hand, as she also likes them but I really can't watch her face or anywhere towards the needle.

Aww, poor jugs. That sounds horrible and I can well imagine it hurting you. Why do they have to do this stuff from the wrist? Is that the only place they can do this on your body? I'm kind of confused because I don't know too much about all these different blood tests they do. Hope you feel better and your wrist stops hurting soon.

Sorry to hear about your wrist jabs. Some tips for next time: - DON'T have a doctor draw it. Have an IV specialist nurse who is good at jabbing. Or at least a high level phleobotomist. I remember so many incidnents, but one in particular in the hospital, when a residential doctor tried to jab and jab an jab me, and it was soooooo painful until I couldn't stand it anymore. I demanded to have a specialist. Had an IV nurse come, and just went, "Boop!" and it was so easily done. - warm your arms, hands, wrists right before drawing. This expands and makes veins more visible. - Slapping the veins gently also makes them expand and be more visible. Hope good results come back for you, jugs! I am overdue for my labs, but am behind in working out insurance to cover!

I've gotten that done before, them checking the oxygen in my blood, I hated it, its so painful. Thats the one place I don't want them taking blood from, its painful and it feels wierd. I hope your test come out alright.

I can imagine just how painful it would be to have blood taken from your wrist! Talk about not being able to find a vein. When I had my gallbladder out in 2005, they really had a hard time finding a vein in me. They worked for the longest, too! They finally found it, though.

I have never had blood taken from my wrist, but I can imagine it would be very painful. If the person taking the blood doesn't know what they are doing, it can be painful no matter where they get it from. I fainted when I went for the blood test to get married (do other countries have to get blood tests for a marriage license)? I hate needles! In the years to come I had a lot of health problems and kind of got used to it. I still can't look and I know I am a coward, but not as bad as before.

I've gotten an IV in the wrist before but not blood taken. I remember it hurting, but not too bad. What really hurt was getting blood taken from your hand. When the vein in my arm dried up that's where they took it from and it was sure painful. I'm sorry to see you getting so many blood tests done. I've had to a lot in my life too.

Yes, I agree that normally they take blood from arm for tests, but as you mentioned they took blood for checking your oxygen level, thats why they took it from your wrist. It is always painful when ever you give blood for test or donation, but it is really painful if it is taken from wrist. May you get well soon... Be happy and be the reason of happiness for others...

YES very painful and they tell ya it dont hurt

Doctors are renowned for not knowing how to take blood. It's an invasive procedure and needs to be studied and practised. If blood cannot be taken via the inside of the arm at the elbow joint then it is taken from the back of the hand. If this still proves difficult a finer needle is used with a butterfly clip. Taking blood from the wrist is very painful and when I studied blood collection, taking blood from the wrist was NEVER an option.

That was awful. I feel the hurt. My tummy is in pain while you I am reading your discussion as if I felt the pain. I even looked at my veins and I never imagine how it hard to choose what is the main vein and the blood should be extracted into it, woah! I do not like the idea. Thankfully you survive it, thanks for sharing this one and hopefully that will be the last for you.

hi jugsjugs oh yes indeed and if the nurse or doctor is not reakkt good at getting wrist blood sample it really painful. I had to have my blood tested evey four hours when I was hospitalized for bleeding divderticulitis. and at time they had this one lab tech who was a gem,I mean it was one stick and in and a few seconds later done, and here she was with her own teen soon ill in a room across from me and having all he same te sts done on him. Mine was caused of all things by blackberry seeds getting into one of those diverticuli sacks in my intestines and puncturing an artery. It took five days and four blood transfusions to undo the damage of eating a cupful of blackberries.Oh indeed painful is right when it comes to inept ones trying to drawblood out of theveubs ub your wrists.good luck with your tests and hope it will all come out well and you will be feeling great again. hugs from hatley

When i was pregnant with my daughter I volunteered for a program where they check your blood and urine each time you come in for different malodies they were doing research at that time. I remember they had me take home this huge carton and I was urinate into it first thing each morning for a week. Ugh! And they took alot of blood. I learned at that time that if they used a small needle they had more luck getting blood from my pathetic small veins. Now it is just older and more pathetic.

awww i know how much that hurts it was so pain full and the worst part was that they could get it in at first and then they couldn't use it so they had to do it someplace else.