*ugh* Incompetency!

Ashley had her blood drawn yesterday for her Liver Function Test (LFT). To put it mildy, it was AWFUL. For starters, I will admit that children's veins are much smaller and can be difficult to find,... this is a fact. However, these nurses did not appear to have any experience drawing vlood on children whatsoever. They stuck my child 4-x's in the right arm, before deciding to try the left, I was getting upset, and I was just opening my mouth to demand that they stop,... but she got it,.. 2nd try, left arm. I was livid. I didn't even realize how many times they had actually stuck Ashley until after we got back home because I had been trying to calm her, and I can't watch that stuff anyway... I get too woozy & would pass out. After seeing her poor little arms, I wanted to just bawl. Ashley had been screaming & crying so much that the entire building heard her.... it was an awful experience, and needless to say, I will not take her back there for labs,.. EVER.

I'd rather drive all the way to Portland where the nurses in the Children's Oncology Ward (our doctor's office) have daily experience in this sort of thing. Yesterday stunk,.. I am just kicking myself for taking her there, but I just didn't take those things into consideration. Lesson learned,.. the hard way. If anyone else out there is ever in this type of situation, please learn from our ordeal, and find someone who has experience before you let them touch your child. Don't just assume, and don't be afraid to ask them. I thought these people could handle it,... I should have asked.

I wish I had something more positive to say, but I just don't. We got through it, it's over,... just have to keep moving forward. Ashley's eye pain is still consistant with no improvements. We should have the results of her lab in the next day or two, and then they plan to start her on the anti-seizure medication.

PS- For those of you who know,.. I had my audiogram, mammogram & ultrasound this morning. I should have the results by next week.