Tales from Medical School: Venipuncture day!
Well, today was our first lab medicine lab. It was the one where we learn how to draw blood and then do test on our blood. I partnered up with my buddy Ryan. Ryan got a crack at my arm first. Due to my pale, freckled skin Ryan has some solid landmarks to work with. He hit paydirt (aka the vein) on his first stick. His luck ended there though, as he proceeded to pull the needle out as he was switching tubes. I had to undergo another stick in my other arm, and we were done. Next up: ME. I had to do venipunction in Ryan! Yup, they gave me a needle. I have done venipuncture in sheep back at NDSU, but this is WAY different. Luckily, Ryan had awesome veins, so I also was successfull in my first stick. My luck unfortunately ran out in the same place as Ryan's, so I to stick his other arm as well. This is where the tricky part lies, Ryan's other arm had a beautiful, easy to see vein which was unfortunately right over a tendon. Being a wimp, I surrender my needle to allow the supervisor to demonstrate a "tricky" draw. I would rather have him cause pain in Ryan.....

Well, that is all the excitement from Minneapolis today. Matt and I have hockey tickets this weekend. We are going to cheer against the Susies (THE SUE AS A MASCOT NOT AS A PEOPLE SUCK!) GO GOPHERS!