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Anyone Else Have a History of Difficult IV Insertion?
You absolutely SHOULD tell your L&D nurse about your IV history! Your OB might not be there ... I know if you are dehydrated your veins fall back a bit. ...ANSWERS
See all- I feel for you! Before one surgery, they blew my veins 5 times before the anaesthesiologist (sp) inserted it by my elbow, which hurt badly. I looked like I was beat...
- I just spoke to my OB about this same thing today. I have never had a successful IV in my hand - I have veins but they don't like to have a needle in them and it's PA...
- YES YES YES!!! UGH! I had my doctor put the note in my 'chart' and somehow, the nurse disregarded it. I said I need a 20 gauge needle (per my doctors/multiple phleb...