Ouch how stinging is this??
Ok i heard that if i get surgery im going 2 enjoy 2 get iv.. how bad is that on a amount 1-10?? I mean i hate needles and i dont want 2 draw from it!
Answer: Its not bad at all, the population who put in the IVs do it all daytime every day, so it shouldn't hurt except a pinch. Breath deep and don't look at it if you are afraid of needles..
I've have IV's when I had both of my daughters and it's not that bad. I would say-so that its a 3 or 4 maybe. The initial stick is a little stinging, but not terribly. After the initial stick it doesn't hurt unless you pull complex on it. They use medical tape to secure it to your arm so it doesn't move.
I would not stress almost it. I would concentrate more on your surgery and recovery.
Good Luck!.
It depends on how much experience whoever puts in your IV have with needle insertion.
Plus if your vein are smaller it may hurt more, as it could be more difficult to find a vein. I suggest drinking a lot of sea, it tends to slightly widen your vein... it makes it easier to poke!
But on a scale from 1 - 10 beside a mediocre doctor / nurse I give it a 3.5.
Ask your anesthsologist to numb the area until that time hand. If they do, he will put a tiny bit of lidocaine in, using a awfully tiny needle. The kind diabetics use. Then when he puts the IV within all you should feel is pressure.
If he doesnt muffle it, the pain is maybe a 5. Its kinda sore probably 51/2 or 6. I dis-like needles also. IVs are worse then normal needles..
Im other scared of them but theyre not bad at adjectives. A 2. 3-4.
They don't hurt. I'd put it at a 2