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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 42642" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Some kids need more TLC than usual. Some dentists (and other health practitioners) are not up to handling a difficult child. Don't blame difficult child, don't blame the dentist. You need someone who knows how to be understanding. And difficult child probably needs chemical assistance.</p><p></p><p>difficult child 3 has had blood drawn but each time has been increasingly traumatic. It has got to the point where we will insist on EMLA cream being used from here on. The last time - the pathology technician was rubbishing the idea, saying, "We can get this done so quickly, he's a big boy now," in front of him and not letting me talk to her in his absence, so I wasn't able to fully explain why we needed the TLC. it was difficult child 3 who was asking for "local anaesthetic". He TRIED to be cooperative, he's a good kid, but the stress tipped him into full-on anxiety mode, with vomiting and fainting. Naturally, this made his veins shut down so she could get very little out of him. Finally she had him lying down and we taking him through deep breathing to relax him. On every breath out, she got another few drops of blood from the cannula.</p><p></p><p>Never will we be fobbed off again. I've since been told that we CAN insist and any technician refusing will have to deal not only with me and difficult child 3, but with the doctor requesting the tests.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 42642, member: 1991"] Some kids need more TLC than usual. Some dentists (and other health practitioners) are not up to handling a difficult child. Don't blame difficult child, don't blame the dentist. You need someone who knows how to be understanding. And difficult child probably needs chemical assistance. difficult child 3 has had blood drawn but each time has been increasingly traumatic. It has got to the point where we will insist on EMLA cream being used from here on. The last time - the pathology technician was rubbishing the idea, saying, "We can get this done so quickly, he's a big boy now," in front of him and not letting me talk to her in his absence, so I wasn't able to fully explain why we needed the TLC. it was difficult child 3 who was asking for "local anaesthetic". He TRIED to be cooperative, he's a good kid, but the stress tipped him into full-on anxiety mode, with vomiting and fainting. Naturally, this made his veins shut down so she could get very little out of him. Finally she had him lying down and we taking him through deep breathing to relax him. On every breath out, she got another few drops of blood from the cannula. Never will we be fobbed off again. I've since been told that we CAN insist and any technician refusing will have to deal not only with me and difficult child 3, but with the doctor requesting the tests. Marg [/QUOTE]
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