The Bloodletting!

Well, that time was here again.
To be completely honest, she was the best tech I've had in a very long time. Maybe ever. There was no trouble finding the vein, no problem getting the needle in it, and true to form, my insane heart had the bag filled in approx half the time of anyone else in the gym. True there was a bit of bleeding at the site, but not inordinately. And the young woman needs to be congratulated for her skills. Today, my arm is not sore at all, bends freely, is completely free of bruising, and is conspicuously free of knots. The area the tape was on hurts more than the actual needle site (chaffed a mite) and the prick is small and VERY well closed up, with a healthy color to it. In truth, the finger stick for anemia testing hurts worse than my arm does. Kudos to the random blood tech!
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Some highlights from the experience really just need to be............highlighted. :)

First: I was looking over my paperwork from last time and noticed (although I prob knew this) that my blood type is A+. Well, this kinda cracked me up for no apparent reason so I had to share my comic genius. (Right, right) So I texted and Twittered, to anyone I felt was worthy of my humor...
"I got an A-plus on the blood test!"
To my shock and dismay, no one rose to the excellent occasion for intelligent humor I had provided. (*rolls eyes*)
Then, finally, someone did...
"Lol, lucky! I'll probably fail mine. :)"
True, true, not up to my previous level of comic genius, but it does get better...
"I'd not even be surprised. But I'll slip you the answers. You can pay me with your milk money."
The next one made me laugh so hard that the tech came over to make sure I was alright and not fainting or anything...
"Lol, you're such an extortionist :)"
After reassuring the poor lady that I was fine and couldn't faint if my life depended on it, I replied... And promptly cracked myself up again...
"Hey, only a little! It was hard work getting the right answers! I had to push down at least five techs before they tackled me with the needle."
(I think some of the extemporaneous blood was from the amount of shaking I did in the chair.)
"Sounds like it was in fierce battle."
"Yea. Blood everywhere."
By this time I am dying, just completely dying. "blood everywhere" Get it? Get it?
Ok never mind.
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Some other humorous over-hearings:
"Sppssstt! Do they know that this music isn't GBS approved?"
"Hey, think the techs would be pulling out their hair by the end of the day if they only played Southern Gospel music?"
"This is a christian school, mike, they wouldn't steal. So if your jacket is missing, you'd best be looking at your coworkers..."
"What do they mean 'have you come into contact with another person's blood', I'm a NANNY."
"Oh shoot, this means I have to fess up about my jail time?"

"No, I'm good, I have my juice in the library." "Want me to go get it?" "No, I'll go get it." (I was trying to get out of there...)

LadyAnne