{"id":292,"date":"2006-03-30T10:42:11","date_gmt":"2006-03-30T14:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/snarl\/2006\/03\/30\/cant-get-blood-from-a-stone\/"},"modified":"2006-03-30T10:42:11","modified_gmt":"2006-03-30T14:42:11","slug":"cant-get-blood-from-a-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/snarl\/2006\/03\/30\/cant-get-blood-from-a-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"Can’t Get Blood From a Stone"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ow.<\/P>
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So I went to the doctor yesterday to get my cold\/sore throat checked out. I never go to the doctor for colds or sore throats, but since I managed to catch strep (for the first time since I was a kid) only a month or so ago I figured I should play it safe. So, since it has been nearly 6 months since my last HIV-test, I figured I’d be responsible adult and do that at the same time.<\/P>
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Well, it looks like the thoat isn’t strep (though, the results won’t be back until later today), but the HIV test became quite the scene. I used to not watch as the needle was driven into my arm, but now morbid curiosity has gotten the best of me and I like to see how deep the needle goes in.<\/P>
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Everything was going normally as she tied that rubber band thingy around my upper arm. Then she shoved the needle in about an inch to an inch and a half….then nothing. No blood came out. Not a drop. She slid the needle 3\/4 the way out and pushed it in another direction. Nothing. She repeated this 4 or 5 times before removing the needle. With each attempt, I could see the outline of the needle under the skin as it poked in various directions. At this point, it began getting a bit sore.<\/P>
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She ended up going over to my other arm before finally striking oil. I recall that my niece had this problem in the hospital…but I thought it was because she was constantly having IV needles stuck in her so it was difficult finding non-scarred ones. I believe heroine addicts have the same problem. But, damn – my arm hasn’t been injected with a needle since my last test nearly 6 months ago. I guess it was just bad aim on the phlebotomists part.<\/P>
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…and bad luck on my part.<\/P>
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