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    I have tiny pinhole scars from having so many IVs and blood draws.

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    3. anothercairn on

      I have several large ones and it really disturbs me. I wish I had small spread apart ones 😭

    4. Ioisgriffin on

      Anybody else immediately start looking at their arms seeing if they have it too?

    7. Narwen189 on

      I’m an altruistic blood donor and have these sorts of scars, too, but only one one arm. It’s funny, because they use the same gage needle for drawing samples as for donation, so you get needles in on both sides every time.

    9. mittensonmykittens on

      Oh boy I get those too, time to find out what that means about my health

    10. SkawtsMma on

      I hear ya! I’ve been routinely phlebotomized for 53 years now and the little pinhole scars make it look like I’m actually a drug addict. Also, all my blood vessels are extremely fragile. I was in the hospital for 10 days and had to have 3 IV ports due to my blood vessels bursting. Sigh.

    13. Edward-Mundo on

      Ive been building a collection of them myself. My ketamine nurse misses more than hits. Her record is 5x before she hit it right.

    15. saintstellan on

      I’ve got 2 big ones on my left from getting blood taken every 3 months. Strangely they mostly use my right arm which has no holes.

    16. joyfulchilli on

      Ohhh, that’s what they are! I noticed mine only recently. I thought they were pores, which didn’t really make sense given they’re restricted to such a small area.
      Thank you, OP! Mystery solved.

    17. Successful_Giraffe88 on

      I have a bunch. The last time I had blood drawn, the nurse said, “Oh, look at all your little trackmarks!” I fucking hate her.

    18. Bebinn on

      Used to do plasma donation. 3x a week blood draws, they’d pay me so it was worthwhile. I had a nasty little scar in my arm from that for a long while. It’s still there but not as noticeable now.

    19. Paperwife2 on

      Mine has turned into one big (considering they are needles) scar. For now they are still going through it just fine. It’s a better vein than my others. I have bloodwork every 6 weeks from one dr and my other drs randomly require bloodwork, plus I’ve had a lot of surgeries and procedures.

    21. Al_E77 on

      I have them too! I was born 10 weeks premature and have a congenital heart defect so I grew up having needles and IVs done multiple times

    22. Al_E77 on

      I have them too! I was born 10 weeks premature with a congenital heart defect and spent many years having IVs put in and getting needles and surgeries.

    24. Second_Guess_25 on

      I have these too, but slightly larger from regular blood donations 🙂

    25. Accomplished_Yam_551 on

      As someone with an irrational insane fear of getting my blood taken this makes me want to throw up

    26. Far_Palpitation_8107 on

      I have one tiny slit type scar on my hand from a gnarly IV, but I never realized I had these too! I also have chronic illnesses, but my skin is very pale so I couldn’t see them without looking super close.

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