transfusion problem

Hi there ,



           need ur help friends 2 days before my daughter had gone for the transfusion and the nurse as usual pricked her on her right hand and the blood wouldnt go in the vein....then she tried on another vein but it didnt go ...........this has happened before with her too ....now is this very rare or what cos i am clueless about this?did anyone else ever face the same problem i have heard tht if blood is transfused in the same place again n again we should change the vein but even after that it doesnt go thru tht particular armbut then they took it from the left arm every thing was fine ......this is the third time we had to face this situation
          so please suggest something for this i had asked someone and he suggested me to ask the doc but the doc said it happen s .......but then that made me think that my daughter is just 7yr old and has her entire life to deal with transfusion ...if so early this is the case
m disturbed and speechless
eagerly waitin 4 ur replies and suggetsions

I'm afraid that this is something that all of us will have been through and will continue to have happen.  Veins can be very difficult to access,  either for taking blood or for receiving during transfusions.  There are a few things that you can do to help though. 
Make sure that the doctor or nurse who puts in the needle or cannula is experienced and that your daughter is familiar with them.
Ask her doctor if she can use an anaesthetic cream or gel to numb the area over the potential needle sites (something like emla cream or ametop gel)
Placing the hands and arms in warm water for a few minutes helps  to make the veins stand out more.
Try and keep your daughter calm and sitting as still as possible.
If she has a few good veins try to change which vein they use at each visit, this will help the veins recover and heal in between visits for transfusion.
As she grows her veins will hopefully grow bigger and stay strong.  Unfortunately some people will always have a hard time with needles whereas others may have only a few problems.  Just try and keep her calm and not make too much of an issue of it and she will hopefully learn to get used to the whole process without too many bad feelings.  After 30 years my veins are very scarred and the skin is tough but they are still going strong and the best thing ever is they are totally numb!  Having problems with the needles happens to everyone but it's how you deal with it that will have the biggest impact over the years.  Try and stay strong for your little girl x