I haven't ivd in 2 years. My circulatory system is shit. I got only 2 veins left, I had 3 but an OLD(YES SHE WAS OLD, late 60s at least) lady...needed to draw some blood and she had the brilliant idea to use the biggest gauge on my skinny anorexic arms at the time. So she stabbed me and by seeing that she couldn't draw any blood(DUH, THE NEEDLE WAS TWICE THE SIZE OF MY VEIN) THAT WASNT ENOUFH FOR HER. SHE TRIED AND TRIED WITH THEVSAME NEEDLE LIKE 4-5 TIMES IT GOT BLUNT AS FUCK AND KEPT MOVING THE NEDLEE AROUND....UNTIL I ALMOST SCREAMED ABD SAID TO HER WIRH A SEEIOUS TONE " GET THST THING OUT OF ME, CANT U NOTICE YKUR DESTROYING MY ARM? PLEASE RETIRE THAT THING, U NEEDED A SMALLER GAUGE, TRY LATER" SHE SAW ME SO MAD THAT LISTENED TO ME AMD LEFT. BY THIS MOMENT I HAD MULTIPLE FAILED ATTEMPTS OF DRAWING BLOOD IN MY ARM. IT WAS ALL GREEN AND PURPLE FROM THR SORENESS. JESUS AFTER THAT, MY PRECIOUS VEIN HAD DISAPPEARED AND TO THIS DAY....ITS BEEN TWO YEARS.MY RIGHT ARM'S CEPHALLIC VEIN HAS RECOVERED(RIP).