blood tests with one arm in plaster?

[ifyourmotheraskedyou]

5yo DD has motor delay (by about a year, year and a half), and the paed suggested some blood tests. She didn't seem to think any of them were likely possibilities but wanted to rule them out. I didn't rush off immediately to get the tests done, as I thought I would leave it till DH was off work for a couple of days and could help out with dd2. But the day before I was planning to get the tests done, dd1 went and broke her arm.

The paed has now phoned me to check whether the tests have been done, as she hadn't had the results in. I was a bit embarrassed and said I'd be getting them done in the next week or two. But dd1 will be in plaster for another 4 weeks.

Do you think I should go ahead and get the tests done before the end of the summer holidays (so I don't have to take her out of school, and just generally Get On With It)? Or is it too mean to do it when she's only got one functioning arm and better left till after she's out of plaster?

I don't know what to do, I feel guilty whatever I do I think.

[CMOTdibbler]

Yes, just get on with it - it'll be over and done with in minutes, and won't effect the use of her arm.

[ifyourmotheraskedyou]

Really? Only I was worried because their website said they would take it from 'the arm you use least', which I thought implied that there would be some discomfort afterwards.

[ifyourmotheraskedyou]

Thanks. Right. I'll get on with it. eek.

[enimod]

my 10 month old has regualr blood tests and honestly hand on heart does never cry, flinch anything- last time blood wnet everywhere- it is all down ot the calmness etc- of the staff and you-dont make any fuss dont even prepare them!

[CMOTdibbler]

they do everything to the arm you use least as a jic thing. But I currently have an arm in plaster, which has so far required three lots of surgery so I have had needles stuck in every vein in my good arm, and even when I had a drip in my good arm I could still do everything

[ifyourmotheraskedyou]

ooh, poor you that sounds horrible! Right, she's definitely going along.

she's a terrible worrier and panicker (possibly even worse than me ) and I know it's going to be a bit of a nightmare, so I think I'm kind of looking for excuses!