Do blood tests hurt worse than the school virus needles?

Question

Well I'm planning on getting a blood test to see if I'm pregnant but clearly they're different from the school needles because the school ones are just a 1 second jab but yeah since blood tests stick a needle in and take blood out, how long do they leave the needle in and does it hurt? lol im scared of needles..

Answer 1

blood tests dont hurt a bit they took blood from me to see if i had micro plasmic amonya    sorry bout the spelling

Answer 2

blood tests don't hurt, seriously it actually doesn't at all.  Its a very thin needle and only lasts a few seconds, just don't look at it.

The most painful is the cervical cancer injection , compared to that its nothing.

Answer 3

Blood tests just feel funny. You can get a pregancy test taken. Or you can go see the doctor. They can tell you. Blood tests' needles stay in your skin a little longer. They take some blood out so the feeling is weird.

Answer 4

Blood tests don't actually hurt as much as the anti-virus needles. They leave the needle in for 10 seconds max. It only hurts afterwards if they let the blood flow back in.

Answer 5

the only part that hurts is the stick, went hey poke it in.. and it doesnt really hurt. okay once its in yu dont feel a thing.. this is wut i do. jus look out the window and think about something else and before yu know it your done

Answer 6

blood tests dont hurt.

if it bothers you just dont look at needle when they do it.

they make it so quick and easy these days. :)

Answer 7

They don't hurt, but the after effects are what suck.

Everyone is different though, I got really dizzy and felt like I was going to puke for like 10min. They will let you sit there until you're ready though.

This is also depending on how much blood they have to take for a prego test.

I was getting tested for anything I just wanted to make sure my blood was clean and I didn't have anything... so they took about six vials full.

I would talk to your doctor as they do it to have them explain into detail, but like I said it really didn't hurt, it just left a bruise and me feeling sick and dizzy for a few min afterwards. :]  

Answer 8

I'm a phlebotomist (drawing blood is my job) and if they are only drawing a pregnancy test, the needle should only be in about 10-15 seconds, but all phlebs have their own little techniques... that's about average though. It doesn't hurt that bad, unless you get a crappy phlebotomist.

and for that test it's a very small amount of blood, equivalent to about a teaspoon

Answer 9

Ashleigh, not unless they draw the blood from the bridge of your nose or neck---ohh haha!!!

Answer 10

they dont hurt. it just gets u a little woost cuz they take a lot of blood.

Answer 11

once the needles in it wont hurt