phlebwhatomy?

[databaseexpert]

Your videos are awesome. Please make more!

[zigZAGGEDzebra]

"I forget to breath sometimes."

made me laugh. :)

[RobotsandMonstersx]

eww I forget to breathe when I get blood taken. I've only almost-passed out once though, because someone usually reminds me to breathe lol.

and it sucks because I have had to have A LOT of blood work done.

[comerunwithme]

i bet you got infeeected

[Mewkittens]

Yay kat,

I do what you do xD

I also want to become a registered nurse. Yay

Yay

Yay.

[aoibhealfae]

lol... lucky you.. atleast you get some practice... I only have some fewer practice sessions with the needles next semester before they dumped me to do the hospital practical next year... yikes.... and I'm nearing to my third year and never been doing manual blood pressure test on ppl... so... better you than me though.... ^_^V

[KyleYankan]

I'm in paramedic school and we have to do the same thing. *holds up purple bruised arms*.... I want a cookie :-(

[kaitlynwithakay]

I'm the same way with needles. I sometimes think that I should be a nurse, but then I remember that I once passed out at the sight of an IV in my aunt's arm. Ick. What made you want to get into this despite your fears?

Also, I like your hair in this video. :-)

[maninwhitedress]

Sounds terrible.

[kingpolaris]

u r from pluto thats so cool coz im from mars.

[TempyB]

Noticed! HA Hey I do know wat that is!! hehe aww I have come down w/ the same illness lol! Hope all is well! Happy for you!! HEY I hate Dr's and I'm becoming a surgeon lol....go figure!

[thelazyage]

well actually if you were doing it i would'nt be scared. better you than those grumpy old nurses! i might even enjoy it

[ahalaa]

don't hurt me with a needle. nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooooooooo.

[roadkill1984]

Its always good to cover track marks, in warm climates it looks weird wearing long sleeve shirts. Sweatbands work.

[kumyco]

hey WallOfWeirdcraft, i just wanted to say hi

hi! lol.. i know alex usually beats you and stuff

and now you're busy so i thought i'd try and make you laugh

[vid response] hehe i are stoopid

[ashlynyepyep]

haha i'm terrified of needles too....and doctors.....and hospitals......and anything that has to do with the medical field! lol

keep it up katrina! ur awesome!!

[kimbrrrrrly]

I'd let you prick me anyday, Katrina.

[milktray]

Last time i gave blood i was there for half an hour and they only got half a pint, they settled for that though as some were giving a pint in 10 minutes... I've also had a nurse poke me 5 times before conceding and getting a doctor...It wouldn't matter who held the needle I'd still be equally as scared.

[madteacups]

that's what my aunt does :]

[ShinyHappyVloggyPPL]

That must be an interesting class, with people sticking others with needles, and then trading off. Hm.

[veryolmeca]

oh you got boned, not litteraly!

[NikkexD]

"i promize it wont hurt, unless you want it to?" xD

ive been watching a few of your videos, your awesome :) Subbed. Keep it up :D

[zestymonserellastick]

wow good thing i live in MN lol i get blood work for crohn's all the time

[benthediceman1]

Ha, I thought you said 'labotomy'... My bad... :P

[Verticalmule]

i heard labotomy too, glad she cleared that up.

[bigmetaldude]

Hey! I've been busy too! We should start a club.

[Grahf0]

I thought of "phlebitis" when you said "phlebotomy" (my younger sister has it). Close enough :D

Sort of funny that you said you don't seem to be making videos as often. I just seemed to feel they had stepped up. Maybe I am just in limbo...

[sk8rgirl292]

im lucky im only 13 so i dont have to get blood taken anytime soon!!!!!

[ISnoggedHarry]

Wow. I give you props for being able to not only get blood taken in class, but be the person to take blood from someone else. I get dizzy just thinking about it.

I wish we could have seen you at YouTube Live!

[Jacobey22]

i could never do that, i hate giving blood and never will unless its for something extremely serious.

[mistaneat]

Good to see an update from you. And needles are awful.

[nerimon]

"It won't hurt unless you want it to", and then you hold a needle. That's actually one of my fantasies come to life, tee bee aych. I'm gonna go touch myself. Love you <3

[AstridVonAij]

Needles are not like bunnies.

xo- Astrid

[residentmikelee]

AHH, i can't stand needles either :[

good to see ya again! haha

-mike

[whateverdotcom]

I always get bruised from blood tests! Good luck with your job!

[nenalyzed]

luckily I'm from Belgium :p

I'm just not that fond of needles and

stuff. The panic attack part sounds

pretty familiar :p

[JanineMcaughren]

i forget to breathe too.

[coulditbekronau]

You used to be my friend before you had like 20 subs but noo you just had to get a bunch and started ignoreing me

[walllofweird]

really? i don't recognize your username. did we chat on msn?

and it has nothing to do with subs, it's called focusing more on offline life :]

[coulditbekronau]

I'm on a diffrent account then i was then you said you would give me your msn but forgot a week or so after i reminded you and you said you couldint cant remember why not tho but we talked on stickam and skype

[walllofweird]

I don't usually give out my instant messenger. I used to. It's mostly because I'm barely on. :)

[coulditbekronau]

Well from what I remembwe the last time we talked was middle April I understand the MSN thing I get people adding me every day and i have no idea who any of them are

[STHayden]

I have friends in northern Virgina. I'll go tell them to give blood.

[walllofweird]

I don't work in a blood bank, haha.

[metaldave9]

Phlebotomy is the hardest part of being a lab tech in my opinion. Or at least it's the part of the job that takes the most practice. God bless butterfly needles and screaming two-year-olds!

[ZeldaPhan]

Well, if i happen to be in the Northern Virginia area, and i happen to need some blood taken (which doesn't seem likely since I live in Arizona) I would be happy to have you draw my blood.

[underpaid]

that's a pretty cool job actually, I wouldn't mind doing something like that when I am older

[imAnormal1]

ahhh i'm horrified of needles too. my parents tell me to get over it but i can't, hahaha.

[ShyGirl20012]

auahaha, :]

[ohemgeeitsshannon]

hahaha all i can think of is you holding a needle and being like

"i can haz blood?"

[SnapCracklePop777]

OMG I LIVE IN THE NOVA AREA AND MIGHT NEED TO GET SOME BLOODWORK DONE!!!! well maybe in the next year. :)

[Angieanything]

I would trust you with drawing my blood. Totally...

[ryebread1980]

Try Zyrtec. It's kinda pricey but Walgreens has a generic that's pretty affordable.

[cola1867]

no u

[garyskirk]

lol @ the advert on your video.

"Ended up in this field" = you make it sound like you just wandered in to class one day and sat down :P

[Kahleeea]

woah. i could never do that. needles are scary.

[pongman]

Just remember before you stick that needle let the alcohol dry; it's less painful. And by all means please don't blow the alcohol dry with your mouth,lol, you'll most certainly give someone an infection. Just fan your hand briskly back and forth to get it to dry. Oh and another trick for those without dilated veins, use a blood pressure cuff between systolic and diastolic and wait a few minutes. It's a trick I learned at Harvard.

[Cadegoestocollege]

Katrina <3

You with a needle scares me though.

[GatOrBoOtZ]

Hey where in NOVA are you? I live in fairfax :)

[mongoos150]

You can draw my blood any day.

Except Fridays. Or Tuesdays. x

[Carriwitchets]

good luck with phlebotomy! Also, sorry about the allergies. They suck. I have them too, they are not fun.

[tunaladin]

have you been playing the expansion? now that is a time consumer!

[Emy1708]

Get well soon! :)

[silentspeaker15]

i actually think that is awesome! i love in the Nothern VA area. (Alexandria actually). i can be getting my blood taken and be like "omg are you from youtube?!"

[MikeyPresents]

I had to go see a phlebotomist earlier this week... What a coincidence :)

[Romavenn]

O_O thats odd... okay well have good luck with that ^^.. O_O needles are scary

[positronicpathways]

Maybe it's a good thing I moved south, to Richmond... :-P

[bethanyedwards]

Three of my cousins are phlebotomists. Two work for the Red Cross and one works at a hospital.

[aslanenlisted]

hooray for the blood taker outer... your hair looks really nice bye the way.... giggles out.

[LizlikesHPalot]

you are so brave. this video even makes me light-headed! feel better sweetie.

[treehamallama]

"The person behind the needle" i like that,..title for a book, movie, c.d maybe?

[BethOnTop]

eeeeeek.... (thats all i have to say) (oh and this..)

<3

[KatiieStar]

im ok if i dont look at it...

but it still hurts!

+a&e smells bad...

x

x

[abigaillikesmail]

i literally went weak when i saw that needle.

[rebcadie]

Getting blood work done is the scariest thing ever

[SWinger7]

Just don't hit my median nerve! that shiz would be BAAAAAD. upper extremity for the win.

[BarryAldridge]

I have blood taken from my body. I feel it is a good deed. I nearly got knocked out once when I did it.

[Justinmazing]

Admit it...yr a vampire.

[awesomnessawesomes]

needles scare me..like..a lot. i'm not usually scared when i hear i'm getting one its only when i'm actually 5 seconds away from getting one :P

[SkazzMedia]

Are you sure your not Ellen Page?

Secret twin maybe?

[SWinger7]

She's less pretentious than Ellen Page

[krunked666]

you just pissed her off btw ( she gets that alot and she hates it :P )

[truepaths]

I care. I'm a warm, and caring person

[BaronpFB]

I've wondered for a while now that she mentions breathing, but do nurses draw straws on who has to remind the patient to breathe? cause there is always, and only one nurse, in the group who reminds me to breathe anytime they try to find a vein...

[MarchHatterofWoe]

I'd like katrina to be behind the needle, I enjoy awesome enducing my needle fears.

[littleradge]

You'd think that the cold would make you say "blood" like that kid, y'know the one that says "buluuuuduh". xD

Your hair looks nice :)

[frootypatutee]

progress on novel?

[xNiC0L3i4Nx]

im scared of needles to and hearing you talking about this gave me shivers! haha!

xx

[DJE179]

I am really scared of needels Argh!

[BlancaCasablancas]

I go to health careers high school and they offer phlebotomy classes your senior year. That way, you can graduate with a certificate and start working right away. It's pretty cool.

Glad you're thinking about the medical field. It's always interesting. Hope you feel better soon!

[chrisontv88]

I want it to hurt ;)

[marcanthonyevans89]

Don't be mean

[chrisontv88]

How am I being mean?

[marcanthonyevans89]

Sorry I read it wrong.

[hexachordal]

You're just being sexy.

Sexy sexy sexy.

Oh God, so sexy.

[chrisontv88]

Sometimes I wonder why I wake up and then I remember, Tom

[MarchHatterofWoe]

Coming in and looking at awesome comments and I get overwhelmed by the amazing Tom and Chris love. Omgz

[ThoughtScientist]

on another note, you would be working strictly as a cytologist by the end of training?

[tetsubo57]

I also have a deep seated fear of needles. Sadly I was recently diagnosed with diabetes, so daily blood glucose checks are now part of my life. Having an attractive woman draw my blood wouldn't suck though.

[hexachordal]

It totally would suck!

It'd suck your blood!

Hah! Hah!

:(

[ThoughtScientist]

nonsense, ellen page fears no needles

[chris3ff]

you sticking a needle in my arm seems strangely not frightening.

[walllofweird]

good to hear :D

[iloveperkins]

Sounds like a great thing to be doing. I've had my fair share of people taking blood samples from me, and it makes so much difference who is doing it. Sometimes it doesn't hurt at all and it's like you never had it done, and other times you come out with a bruise the size of your forearm! I hope you become one of the former :)

[MaxBobcat]

so...one time I got my blood taken and the lady that did it asked me to pump my hand and I saw the blood literally spurting out of my arm...I used to be fine, but after seeing that I now hate giving blood. so...don't do that to your victims...err..patients. =)

[levasty]

lol at all the butthurt faggots.

You take offense on something I said to someone else? fucking nerds.

[walllofweird]

wasn't offended.. considering you just kind of repeated something i said.. hahaahaha

[levasty]

I was talking to the faggots who gave me a poor comment and those who wne on a cunt fit.

Nerd.

[walllofweird]

you're done  here :] ka-blockk

[bookwormchris]

Good money in that line of work.

[Matthewcmiel]

Better you stabbing me than someone else.

I think I speak for many of us when I say, "We Miss You!" Of course we all recognize that youtube is but a portion of your life, and a smaller portion of ours, but it is an incredibly pleasant portion. so make more movies if possible! luvya.

[walllofweird]

i'd hope so. i don't bruise people!

[xXShippuudenXx]

I live in Va, I might let you stab me :]

[ofarevolution441]

*cringes*

i hate needles too.

[OrphanPaper]

lol , so funny oranges ,,

[yourjustsoxcore]

I actually do live in the NoVA area and am getting blood work done. BUT I AM NOT AFRIAD!!!!

[MKIced]

I get to give blood at school this year during the blood drive!

[dlan4327]

I was lucky. First time I ever gave blood I was lucky enough to get two top notch, Phlebotomists, is it?

They even gave me a plush toy lion & all the candy I could eat. I was in school at the time, so that explains much. Or they might have been pedophiles.

Either way I've been meaning to go again for some time & I'm giving you 4 stars for the pleasant haircut.

[MentalHygienist]

A friend of mine is a lab tech at Yellowknife hospital in the Northwest Territories. She's got a thousand stories of taking blood from ER patients. :/ Even had to take samples from one of the Ice Road Truckers!

There's adventure to be had in phlegbotomy, that's for sure!

[Rosenshontz]

good for you!

[DizGrl]

That's sounds great. I have a friend who just learned about taking blood too. Thank goodness I live to far away from her for her to practice on me. Good job!

[amandaclairexo]

im actually thinking about taking phlebotomy class next year.

how do you like it?

[walllofweird]

i love it, and i wasn't sure if i would. it's not for everyone, but it's a great peek into the medical field

[canOhannah]

:D i knew what you were talking about

[timsbro2000]

ok I have not been subscribed to you for very long this is the first time i have heard that you live in Northern VA. you are popular enough that maybe you could get a gathering put together in DC that would actually be successful. I have been wanting one for a while lately. I would be happy to help.

[sweetxrapturedxlight]

You could take my blood, I guess.

[alhi]

your hair has gotten really long

alex looks like a beater.

wait that came out wrong.

that's what she said.

[zakkmiester]

sooo....

many....

inuendos

you gained +5 charisma.

[walllofweird]

that's what happens when i don't cut it

[VicMorrowsGhost]

Your like a shorter cuter girl Dexter... with out all the murder n' stuff.

[levasty]

lol, what kind of idiot forgets how to breath?

[eynjela]

it's breathe, not breath.

duh L;)

[lohanaddict]

the ones with no sense of humor.

[walllofweird]

scardey cat idiots? :[

[adamsaa]

Hey! :) Hope you feel better... and we do care or we wouldn't subscribe.

[johnvlogs]

cutest video ever

[walllofweird]

thanks :]

[wannabeinhogwarts]

That's actually pretty interesting. I don't think I could ever do that considering I once fainted after slamming my finger in a door.

You can totally freak people out by pretending those are track marks from shooting up Heroin or something though. ;)

[walllofweird]

i will use that next time as an excuse.

[Destinychazer]

lol...every time i see your new vids...it always says 201 views...

[LouderNow5]

well thank goodness i'm in southern virginia.

:)

[iBsteveT]

oh my god, it's elen page!

[walllofweird]

yes, it is.

[cupcakesnatty]

Aww baby, feel better soon! And awesome job! Glad you're doing something fun, facing your fears! You could take my blood anyday :) I should really donate...

Apparently you get free milkshakes!

[Yobachi2007]

Lobotomous take parts of your brain out.

And how do you forget to breath.

Also according to the McCain campaign you live in "communist county"; and you're not a "real Virginian.

[Natalie2007x]

Its phlebotomy, not lobotomy.

[walllofweird]

yes, but i mentioned lobotomy in my video ^.^

[Destinychazer]

your a meanie face

[walllofweird]

i just forget ok x.x

i live in fake virginia.

[JohnsHouseofFun]

what is fake virginia? i'm not familiar with that.

[GatOrBoOtZ]

:O!!!

[JohnsHouseofFun]

o hai.

[proffmongo]

I KNEW IT!!!

I KNEW IT!!!

YOU'RE A VAMPIRE!!!!!

5 stars

[walllofweird]

I AM, I AM

<33333

[milktray]

I am a vampire!

I am a vampire!

sorry just thought of the antsy pants song :P

[Usticks555]

I hate needles to : /

[Usticks555]

O_o

hm

[yoshinerd]

HEY! im rather close to you!

haha yay bluuud! Well your "back" and have fun (if you can) at sckewl!

[TheyROutThere]

Your doing life wrong. If you would simply let out the latent mutant power that is inside you and become a Hero, you can instead spend your days trying to kill Sylar, wait help Sylar...no kill Sylar...umm kill the Father?...no wait, are we still saving the cheerleader?!...Oh eff me. I don't know!

[TheyROutThere]

*You're (to appease the grammar gods)

[walllofweird]

hehehe. :] i wish.

[i want to be elle, actually]

[Billibaus]

Nice one :)

[nolifeasalways]

Medical field? What happened to Cosmotology? I remember about 6 months ago you were hyped about that. Maybe you can do both and fix people's hair while they get their drawn.

[walllofweird]

i was thinking about job security when i was looking into it, and ended up loving it

[SunscorchX]

This much:

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[Juifruitz]

That's actually really cool and pretty interesting. Especially since you're afraid of needles. But it never hurts to face your fears. Good luck, keep us updated and I hope you feel better ASAP!

[StMichael88]

Try starting an I.v., in the back of an ambulance, on a rough road...

[walllofweird]

i want to start doing ride alongs for the rescue squad soon. are you a paramedic or emt?

[StMichael88]

EMT going for my Paramedic working for an ambulance service right now.

[walllofweird]

good stuff :]

[StMichael88]

On and a Volunteer Firefighter on the side. lol

[leojd]

UB stuffy

[Koofteh]

I was actually wondering where you've been, but I figured it was probably due to NaNoWriMo (I finally figured out what it was!)

[JohnsHouseofFun]

I care...

[splattproductions]

Yikes, yeah. I'm terrified of needles. And blood. And ... pain. D:

You are a brave soul.

[VirtualPork]

i'm sure it seems alot harder than it is if a drugged up scag head can do it i'm guessing anyone can!

[lohanaddict]

Your videos are great, hope you get well soon!

[YayItzMeBrenda]

I love getting my blood taken.

^-^

alot.

[SmileOnADog]

I've been in the hospital so many times with a wake up call from phlebotomists. I've come to expect it.

[krunked666]

WTB WOWMANCE VID!!!!!One!!!one!!!eleven

and how is your draft coming along?

[sopeauh]

aww I hope you get better!

But stay away from people's blood while you're sick :(

Yesh it is kind of scary having you behind a needle, but I guess it's okay since you're learning something new. YAY for learning something new.

What sparked your interest to be a phelblembotomist(phail)?

This kind of reminds me of the recent episodes of Grey's anatomy where the interns do surgical procedures on each other to learn, but that was against the rules.

-Sophia

[walllofweird]

my entire class is sick, haha. it wasn't from blood though, we're safe.

yess it's definitely fun.

GOD GREY'S PISSED ME OFF SO MUCH LAST NIGHT. stupid british girl. ughhhhh.

[krunked666]

maybe someone smeezed on the needles releasing a the flue virus through their mucus and onto the needles and then sticking them in you skin?!?!?!

O KNOWS YOUR GUNA NOT BE DEAD BUT KINDA SICK AND WELL YOULL EVENTUALLY GET OVER IT.....

fail scare is fail scare....

[sopeauh]

I haven't watched this weeks episode (or have I, I'm getting confused because I've been watching it online)

but yes definitely, I loathe her. I hope she dies (fictitiously, of course). And the concept of Denny confuses me to no end!

-Sophia