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              Had the worst blood extraction EVER. I know my veins are so teeny tiny that they can turn a simple blood extraction into a full-blown treasure hunting expedition (beneath my skin, with a very sharp needle). Even the pro-est of the pro med techs are at a loss whenever I'm the patient, which always results in me being poked ~10 times more than the average person whenever I need a blood test.                But what I experienced earlier was seriously horrible. See, before the extraction, I gave Kuya Med Tech (KMT for short) a fair warning about my troublesome veins, hoping to allow him the opportunity to steel himself mentally, emotionally, and spiritually for what would be his most difficult blood extraction ever. So he spent what felt like a good 10 minutes searching for my mythical Antecubital Vein (notice the capitals, just like how one would capitalize the equally elusive Loch Ness Monster). It was a really long and seemingly never-ending cycle of tying up on