How is it that one tiny little needle can leave such a large bruise? I mean, I'm used to the GIANT bruising that happens when the nurse has no idea how to puncture a vein. Any vein will do. In either arm. Please don't dig. Really. I can feel that. Ever considered a career in domination? Ouch!
But I digress. Today, the phlebotomist got it right on the first try! I'd call him a genius if it wasn't for all the bruising. How is this possible?
Doubt it. I'm not bruised anywhere else, and I eat spinach just about every day. I think it was just the nurse. ;-)
Probably. Psycho-nurse! What kind of freak would want a job where they people with needles!
Although, a friend of mine is on anti-clotting medication that thins his blood and he's not allowed to eat spinach or turnip-greens because the blood-thinner plus the leafy green veggies could cause him to bleed-out if he got hurt. Acting like a double-dose of his medicine.
Don't fold your arm at the elbow, and don't raise your elbow up. A plebotomist recently told me that. I've had blood drawn three times in the past six months and I haven't bruised!
Low iron? Excessive Vitamin K (found in dark leafy greens)?