Bloood. wah ha ha ha ha!

Maybe not a big deal to anyone else, but to me this is HUGE! I've always been a big-time fainter, as in: fainting at the sight of my own blood, other people's blood, fake blood--even stories of fake blood. The principal in grade school had to pull me off the floor after the pin prick test and the five tiny dots of blood taken by the school nurse. I know, I know, "...pathetic. . . and he wants to be a doctor?" yep. And today I passed a major milestone: I stuck a needle in this girls arm and I drew blood from a vein. Seriously. I'll admit my hands were shaking and I could feel my face turning a little bit whiteish--but I didn't faint--not even close. I hit the vein on the first try and didn't even hestitate. It wasn't perfect, because when I withdrew the plunger I pulled the needle out a bit and I had to sort of push it in again (which is THE thing that makes me the sickest).

I call it a success because it wasn't mandatory (we were allowed to just practice on the model if we wanted) and even though it could have gone better I hit the vein, drew blood and didn't faint. It was awesome!