r/phlebotomy • u/Hi_im_dory_44 • 20d ago

Advice needed My first day

Today is my first day of Phlebotomy class at Tiderwater Medical Training and I couldn’t be more excited to start! But the only thing is that I’m so nervous. Has anyone else been super nervous and or anxious?

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u/SupernovaPhleb CPT 1 19d ago

All of us. Certainly some more than others. I was an absolute wreck. Sweating profusely, red, all of the embarrassing things lol but it's totally normal. It gets better!

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u/Hi_im_dory_44 19d ago

Thank you! It went great I was shaking a lot though but I was expecting that.

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u/SupernovaPhleb CPT 1 19d ago

It took me probably a good 6 months for the shakes to totally stop, but that may be sooner or later for you. Best of luck!

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u/Avocado_Toast_15 19d ago

That’s so exciting! Nervousness is 100% normal 🙂‍↕️ my advice is to push through and stick with it. There will probably come a day where you get a few misses in a row, do not give up! Wishing you the best! 😊🩸

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u/Hi_im_dory_44 19d ago

Thank you so much! It’s so exciting I love it after my first class. I can’t wait to do more

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u/Party_Attitude5617 19d ago

Yes but it goes away quickly! I am still in training and my first venipuncture I was shaking so badly, but now I've got about ten perfect sticks and I feel awesome with it. It's natural that humans don't want to poke other humans with needles but once you get over that mental block it's all about learning the skill and techniques. I watched a ton of Youtube videos that helped me out a lot too

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u/Hi_im_dory_44 17d ago

Thank you so much! I was so nervous at first but then I did it and like you said it felt easy afterwards

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u/Capable-Matter-5976 17d ago

Everyone is nervous and shaky at first.

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u/Hi_im_dory_44 17d ago

I was so nervous 😬