does tb shot hurt what can i do to not be scared of shots
2006-07-06 19:08:53 · 11 answers · asked by J.Witfield 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
i've always been scared of needles since i was like 3. yesterday i went to the doctors and got 3, including the TB shot. I truely don't know what to say about getting over your fear, because i'm still trying to get over mine, but I do know that deep breathing has helped me a lot to calm down before i get them.
the TB shot is probably the least painful shot that i have ever gotten. it is a little pinch and that's it. also, it sometimes helps to be squeezing somthing. so like one of those stress balls could work, or someone's hand. good luck with everything, and if nothing works, just think about what could happen if you don't get the shots. you'll find that getting the shot is much better then not getting it.
2006-07-11 15:58:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
TB isn't a shot it's a test. They go under the skin and a few days later you have it check to see if you have the TB virus in your system.
Hurts a little. Not much.
Don't think about it. Take some Tylenol just before you leave.
2006-07-07 02:13:10 · answer #2 · answered by jennifersuem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it is a pinch but while you are getting the shot just think of all those TB wards we had less than 100 years ago where so many people died from it their bodies were dropped down a special chute. That usually works for me for any shot. LOL
2006-07-07 02:15:39 · answer #3 · answered by Sara 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well the TB shot if your refering to being tested for tb its just a little prick to the finger tip its not even a neddle so much u can barely see the thing its the size of a pencil eraser on the end of a pencil thet whole thing is thatt size not the needle itself
2006-07-07 03:06:58 · answer #4 · answered by Ray H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to kind of psych yourself out. or focus on something else.
TB test hurt....not really. Depends on who does it. if they know that it is barely under the skin.
As long as you know it is a TB shot too, it is tuberculosis that is.
There is also a TD shot which stands for tetnus and deptheria.
Focus on something else is the best bet look at one thing and just take in everything about it don't even listen to your own breathing.
2006-07-07 02:14:27 · answer #5 · answered by SumoJoe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not as much as getting TB
2006-07-07 02:13:31 · answer #6 · answered by Cat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't hurt as much at tuberculosis does... Just remember, it's a very short pain. The worst you struggle, the worst it is. Look the other way, get high, do something... But it's worth having.
2006-07-07 02:13:28 · answer #7 · answered by Molecularfallout 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it doesn't really hurt when it happens, but it hurts for a while after. my mom had to get me a smoothie to make me happy again. i'm with you. i HATE shots and needles.
2006-07-07 02:12:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i haft to be totally honest, it doenst tickle. they will take the needle and put it right under the skin a deposit a small amount of the fluid. it is a bit uncomfortable but doable
2006-07-07 02:12:50 · answer #9 · answered by jenn32004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not bad, I think it makes them hurt worse if you watch them. I always turn my head.
2006-07-07 02:21:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋