That sucks to have to be on the receiving end of that many sticks. I think sometimes medications are infused too fast for a particular patient. The pumps are often pre-programmed for set rates of infusion based upon the medications and the amounts being used. Some folks, and/or their veins, simply can't tolerate those particular pre-determined rates of infusion.
The half dozen heparin shots in the belly kind of balanced out the IV sticks.
