And on a positive note

[cjsmith]

I got blood drawn today and I only got the FAINTEST of signs of being woozy, sweaty, dizzy, etc. Woohoo! I am counting that as a major success. (Not that I have the slightest clue what I did.)

If this trend continues, some day I'll be able to have blood drawn when I'm sitting up. :-)

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[lkeele.livejournal.com]

With me, it's blood. My blood, your blood, movie blood, hell I'm getting dizzy just talking about it. Needles don't bother me at all. Putting stuff (medicine, earrings, whatever) into my body, ok, I'm fine with that. Taking stuff OUT (blood, uteruses, whatever) -- now that's another matter. I just seem to have this deep sense that this stuff belongs inside where we can't see it, and nowhere else. Despite the fact that as a mother of three rowdy boys, a rather clumsy person myself, a former menstruater, and one-time hospital volunteer, I've seen a fair bit of it in all manner of places.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Despite the fact that as a mother of three rowdy boys, a rather clumsy person myself, a former menstruater, and one-time hospital volunteer, I've seen a fair bit of it in all manner of places.

Rather weakens any desensitization theory, doesn't it? Ah well...

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[lkeele.livejournal.com]

Yeah, and I even seem to be getting worse with old age ... ????

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Same with my reaction to needles, this last time being a notable exception. Who knows.