Riley gets a blood draw every couple of months to make sure her liver is handling the chelation drugs we give her to leach the heavy metals out of her system.
Today was the day.
Although she has numbing cream on, and although she readily admits it doesn’t hurt, the procedure causes her much anxiety.
Dr. Mumper’s office has it down. They have a pediatric IV specialist come in on Thursdays. She is an expert on getting small veins the first time. Even so, it took three of us to hold her still (not including the woman that actually does the procedure).
Riley screamed her head off.
Afterward, as we stepped out of the doctor’s office into the cold air, she smiled and said,
"That wasn’t so bad."
Maybe not for you dear.
Maybe not for you.
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A child's pain—emotional or physical—is SO traumatic for the parent. If I'd known that back then, I NEVER would have made Mom chase me around the exam table so the doctor could give me my polio vaccine.
Holding my kids for their immunizations was almost unbearable.
Payback's a bitch.
Oh, bless her, I hope she's okay ... or I should say, hope you're both ok!
I feel your pain, sistah.
Bitch!
Oh Carrie,
I'm afraid you may get creamed for that one!
She gests people. She gests.
Blood draws and shots are the worst. Somehow my husband has avoided ever seeing his sons deal with a needle. How fair is that?
Michelle, that link you posted on my blog, about all the things you've tried for your Riley, is incomplete and I can't find it. Can you tell me the month you posted it in, and I'll find it in your archives? Thanks!
Well, at least Riley can shake it off a bit better these days. Who knows, she might be working her way to fit-free blood draws in the future.
Hopefully she's working toward not needing blood draws at all!
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also: jest. with a j. It was early. What can I say?
Agent M? It was Oct. 13th's post.
I had to have blood taken a few days ago...I had one stoked 5 yr old beside me. He was thrilled that mommy was going to have a needle just like him....sadly I didn't scream or wrestle the nurse. He was a tad disapointed. ( I can't spell that at any time of day) The nurse was a a little freaked out by his enthusiasm.
Nae,
Too funny!
Thanks!
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