1 Stupid Rule = 2 Holes on my Arm
I just went to a lab to draw blood for blood test. I have 2 requisitions from 2 different doctors whom I need blood work on different things. I went there hoping to get both done in 1 needle but they wouldn't let me. They said OHIP wouldn't let them bill for 2 blood works from 2 different doctors on the same day. I understand they have to follow the rules, but that is one stupid rule from Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. That means they have to put that big blood-letting needle in my vein twice on 2 different days. And you know what? You can only get blood out from my left arm. My veins on my right arm are too small. And, I bought a big watermelon today. Last time when they took blood from me every other days for 6 days in a row, the vein in my left arm popped and they ended up having to find a big enough vein on my waist, same way they put an IV line on the waist, to draw blood, which hurt a lot. XD