Just back from a GTT appointment. First sample taken fine by a midwife, drank the drink and waited the 2 hours for the second sample. As I'm waiting, I hear 2 others having a difficult time having bloods taken. One of them faints. Two nurses are having a conversation (with the door open) - one saying how useless she is at taking blood and that she hopes she gets better.
I'm called in to the room where nurse is, visibly nervous about trying to take my blood. I'm not great with needles, don't have great veins and already feeling a bit iffy after no food and the lovely sugar drink.
She tries and fails 4 times to take my blood, at which point I say please could you get someone else. She says no, I can do it. The fifth time, she hits something really painful and blood literally spurts everywhere - all over me, the pillow I've got my arm on, the chair I'm sitting on. I swore loudly and told her to get someone else, at which point she huffs "Fine!" And storms out. The next woman got it first time.
I realise I probably shouldn't have sworn, but it wasn't at her, just at the significant pain and blood everywhere (and it wasn't a conscious thing!). WIBU to make her get someone else? I wish I had refused to have her in the first place tbh. She was so put out when I told her she couldn't try again, it's made me doubt myself!