Does anyone have small / hard to find veins?

[BloomingLotus 179]

My veins are extremely difficult too. In the past I've been stabbed quite a few times, and we almost always end up in my elbow area and not the hands. For my endoscopy there was a miss on each hand before the landing in the elbow too.

The nurse explained to me that on my hands, she could see them, but the most visible weren't straight enough for the IV. The straight ones were very deep and less visible.

If you can remember where they found your vein for the blood work you can always ask for them to look at that spot to see if they can use that one. They may not be able to, but it is worth asking!

[Laurelcurl 1]

I am a very hard poke... I had to have a port put in.. Kinda ugly to look at every day and I have to have it cleaned every week but it's a life saver for me to get iv fluids