tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455129.post115713439605295930..comments2023-11-03T05:05:27.605-05:00Comments on The Grand Duchy of Susania, Wherein Various Vicissitudes Waft Forth: NeedlessSusaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977938723351021767noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455129.post-1157248863331369332006-09-02T21:01:00.000-05:002006-09-02T21:01:00.000-05:00After last year's bout of illness, I was sure any ...After last year's bout of illness, I was sure any needle nervousness I had was gone. I had been poked and repoked so many times that week that I just didn't see how I could passibly care anymore. This past Monday, as part of a life insurance purchase, a phlebotomist came to my house for a blood draw. I was actually <I>nervous</I> that I might be <I>nervous</I> about it. As it turns out, I wasn't in any way nrevous at the moment of truth. After a lumbar puncture a week of repeated IV's, no needle is all that bad anymore it turns out.Mike Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119045198858883590noreply@blogger.com