I know some people dread blood draws, but I have never had a problem with needles. But things have changed. Every day that I'm in the hospital, I have someone taking blood from my arm at least once a day. With a central line, it's not a problem at all. But once I get a blood infection, that central line comes out. And getting blood out of my arms becomes a problem. Maybe because my blood volume is lower my veins are smaller. Maybe because I've been stuck so many times my veins are scarred and it's harder to get into them. Maybe with all the drugs going through my veins they are more irritable. But whatever it is, my body doesn't like letting go of blood, and getting that sample every day is a challenge. I have one peripheral line in now, and everyone (including me) prefers that blood is drawn from there so I don't have to get stuck. Yesterday Matt from the IV team came in and worked his magic, using a heat pack, massaging the entry point, pulling on the line to