It was my fourth time there, so I knew what to expect and to ask for numbing cream so the IV doesn't hurt. They asked if a new nurse could put the needle in. I was for it. I mean, why not? She's obviously gone to school for this kinda crap. They put the cream on, waited thirty minutes so it could work great but they could still get the vein up.
Then, they pulled the tourniquet tight and I hate that so I was like 'oh-ow.' The nurse put the needle in and it hurt, but what could you expect. Getting blood drawn every week kinda makes your veins ache A LOT. so I went about my business, went to the bathroom to change into my infusion-clothes (bootyshorts and a tanktop. It burns me the frick up.) and I answer a few questions and they take me on up to my room. They start the iV-IG and it HURTS. I tell my grandma, who says it's just the medicine. (keep in mind they gave me some zofran via the IV, for nasuea. It usually burns a bit, so I didn't complain.) Within, about, eh, 15 minutes my arm swells up. I panic, start crying and calling for a nurse. They tell me the nurse put it in wrong. They move it to my other arm and it's all better
But, oh my god, the pain. The entire time my left arm felt like it was on fire even the next day.