Getting blood drawn tomorrow: give me your experiences

[GtarPlayr73]

I'm having my blood drawn tomorrow as part of my annual physical. I was near-phobic over needles until i had my boosters back in 1999. Much to my amazement, I hardly felt those (after much anxiety beforehand). I know the needles for drawing blood are a bigger gauge. I haven't had blood drawn since 1991. I'm kinda anxious about it and would like to hear your experiences.

 

[Rata Blanca]

Do not stare at the blood while it's been drawn from the vein.

 

[Kev07]

It's really nothing, just a prick and then it goes away.

I was staring at the needle and when the nurse told me to make squeezing motions with my hand I started pumping that **** away as fast as I could and she gave me the look

 

[GtarPlayr73]

well, it wasn't bad at all, as expected. She slid it in so fast and it felt so tiny and thin. No pain while she switched out the vials. Done in @15 seconds.