I think he was saying he's afraid he'd move wrong and pull it out on accident, not on purpose.
Hate to say it but I had a similar fear... the IV the put in me in the emergency room didn't look right. They finally poked a different one in down by the hand later. Hatton > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Braver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 12:50 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Big Test > > > Bill- > > GROSS. > You would rip it out on PURPOSE? > HUH ??? > > They put a humongous strip of tape over it. > I don't like them, find them uncomfortable, sometimes mildly > painful when I > move. > But nothing a little Tylenol can't take care of. > > -Ben > > > At 07:03 AM 3/18/03 -0500, you wrote: > >lol :) sounds like fun! > > > >Yuck i would hate to have an IV i cant stand giving blood > because of the iv > >for a few minutes. I always worry i might yank it out of my arm > and rip my > >veins out :) > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Ben Braver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 7:40 PM > >Subject: Big Test > > > > > >OK, been there, done that. > >4 hours, mostly HUAW - > >Hurry Up And Wait. > >Sign forms. > >Wait. > >Get IV in elbow. > >Wait. > >Isotope into IV. > >Wait. > >Scintillation camera - ring like CT: > >lie very still for 20 minutes. > >Wait. > >EKG resting in chair. > >Wait. > >OK, a little excitement now: > >get on treadmill (still wired), > >speed and incline increase. > >Anothe dose of isotope into IV (still on treadmill). > >Target: 90% of Max Heart Rate > >220 - age=53 = 167, 90% = 151. > >Oops, treadmill mis-programmed, > >pulse goes to 161 = 96% of MHR !!! > >(thump Thump THUMP!) > >Cool down more EKG. > >Wait 20 minutes. > >Drink yucky "chocolate" drink in can. > >Sorry, no water allowed]. > >Wait. > >Wait. > >Wait. > >Finally, another 20 minutes of "hold still" in the camera. > >IV removed. > >Go homr. > ><whew> > >Thurs. am 3/20: see cardiologist > >(parole hearing). > > > >-Ben > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
