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Going out for lunch today with my staff. Just a little break to talk about something other than work.

Work again today but it's Friday and am looking forward to the weekend.

Sick.

I have a sore throat, cough, headache and slight temperature.

Well.... got my blood work done today, but the woman who did it is not very good. It hurt during, and then afterward, the alcohol she had rubbed the area clean with felt like it went into my vein, and omg that hurt. Also, I gushed blood all over my arm, which never happens... so she messed something up.

Not only that, but once I got up to leave.. I almost made it outside and started to feel very sick... then I got dizzy and quickly made it over to a bench to sit down, and I almost completely blacked out. My vision was going in and out, I was sweating, clammy... and I told my SO to run in and get a nurse to bring me some water and something with sugar in it. So, a different nurse came out and put ice packs on me, gave me some cold water and apple juice... and I felt much better within 5 minutes.

I still feel a tiny bit off in my brain to be honest, though. I haven't had this happen in so many years, so I'm not sure what made it happen exactly this time. I have naturally low blood pressure and blood sugar, so I eat a snack and drink plenty of water beforehand, which has been working so well until today... but maybe she made me lose too much blood It's a very scary experience.

Thats very bad, I hope you wont have to see that blood stealer again.

I have always found that patients complaining about staff being rough, or causing more pain than expected was always indicative of poor quality.

I don't ever recall such complaints about who I respected as clinicians.

Nothing planned for today, we shall see what I end up doing...

I really don't like it either but I am not as bad as you. 

I don't know if I can avoid her. It will be whoever happens to be working on whichever days I can schedule my blood work   But I am tempted to maybe have my labs sent elsewhere and trying my luck. There's a lot of people who aren't the greatest at drawing blood, unfortunately. I was getting it done at my primary care office, but they said they no longer will do my thyroid labs because I am under the care of an endo, which never was an issue before. I guess it's about the almighty dollar over them letting me go to an office conveniently near my house... they'd rather I come in for a visit and get labs done all together.

Cleaning and sorting out. OH spotted the bear, he has forbidden me to throw it away

Yesterday after doing the grocery shop then lunch I was really lazy in the afternoon and slept much of it.

I've done a load of cleaning AND throwing things away.

I need to continue to de-clutter my apartment.

Shopping this morning. Best buy was salmon chunks pie filling at £1

Salmon is usually expensive here. I will just poach it, rather than pie it.