StringJunky

Do you wear gloves? The lady at my GP's, who does all the needle work, says she doesn't use them because it hampers her sensitivity to finding. the right spot. She acknowledges the risk and will wear them if she feels a sample is going to be difficult because that's when a mishap is probably going to happen. She's been at it more than ten years.

She's absolutely painless as well. Pro.

The trust i worked for made gloves compulsory for bleeding. But yeah its much easier without.