Can I Refuse To Have My Blood Drawn At The Doctors?

[LinHane]

I’m currently in the hospital and have been for the past week due to surgery and further minor things branching from that. I get blood drawn around twice a day for lab work, but for whatever reason I am just impossible to stick. The past week of dealing with this has bruised up nearly the entirety of my non-IV arm and caused me two panic-attacks and I don’t want to keep dealing with it. Can’t I just tell them no?

[dannyk13]

For what reason are they drawing blood?

[douglas9401]

If it's going to be done for a while ask about having a line put in so it's more or less like turning on a tap.

[calmck]

Yes. You have the right to say no but why do you need the blood tests twice a day. You could ask for a Heparin Lock to be put in for blood to be drawn from. Depending where your IV is they could also put a lock on that to get blood. Speak to the nurse in charge first and then your doctor

[Peter Pedant]

yes.
straight answer yes you can

you say "I do not want you to draw blood thank you"

Does it cause Absolute Chaos? doesnt matter - you have the right to do it

[Peter Pedant]

Can’t I just tell them no?
yup

[pastafreak]

It might be a good idea to find out exactly why they are taking blood. There might be a quite reasonable explanation.