# Fun with IVs **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 7, 2006, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-ivs/351689 "2006-04-07T06:05:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-ivs/351689/21 "2006-04-10T01:45:01Z")
> [@picunurse](#): > > Oh please, cathing a male is a no brainer. Try doing it to a 5 foot tall, 750 lb woman with thighs bigger than old growth Redwoods. been there done that. 😛 LOL… I hear that little girls are worse. And they have been the subject of some very embarassing stories when soldiers hit the wrong hole. I wouldn’t know from personal experience–thank og. ---
**Author:** ![Leah\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@Leah\_M](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leah_M)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-ivs/351689/22 "2006-04-10T04:26:12Z")
> [@Agonist](#): > > Seriously? So the next time I get a nurse who squiggles the thing around in there, I should tell her to stop and try another spot? Sometimes it is possible to JUST miss by a hair, and easily renavigate. But if they’re digging for gold in there like a miner, I’d personally ask them to please re-try. I’ve actually seen a nurse activate a blunting mechanism on a needle either on purpose or accidentally and continue to probe. _shudders_ Oh, and FYI for those of you with huge veins that have been missed by needles – large veins tend to roll, and are harder to anchor. They’re actually easier to miss than smaller, moderately sized veins that are better anchored into the tissues of the arm. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-ivs/351689.md?page=1)