Oh boy! well, it's over! We all did it! It was an emotion-filled afternoon... Apparently we were much more emotional than our predecessors.... HA HA HA... so I started off the crying party... but anyway... Just to give you an idea of my level of apprehension; before class started my pulse was 60, normal for me... when it was time for me to poke my partner, Jenn (who is SO gracious)... my pulse was 120... which is nothing compared to hers, which was 140. We were both a bit nervous, apparently. I was SO nervous to poke her, that I burst into tears, at which point everyone started laughing and taking pictures. BUT, they laughed too soon, because before too long, they were all crying too! There was crying, laughing, fainting, almost fainting... it was quite the adventure! But, in the end, we all got our IVs in, and running! Yay for us! Here are some pictures from the excitement! The picture of Holly pretty much says it all. :-) Have a great day, everyone!
Me trying to make a nervous face while I was sobbing... oh boy...
After I stopped crying, in the 10 minutes I stood there trying to get up the nerve to poke her... meanwhile, her hand turns black....
I got it in, but I was SOOO nervous to let her drop her hand, for fear that the thing might stop running and I would have to do it all again.
A lovely face I was making during my second poke... that one really hurt... :-)
2 comments:
Congrats on your first IV. I understand, it's not easy to make that first poke on someone that you know plus remember everthing to insert the IV, and be scared and nervous!
THe kids and I just got back yesterday from our homeschool retreat and had a ball camping.
Love you and praying for you,
Miss Vix
I feel as though that picture may haunt me for years to come...
Post a Comment