Please describe how the shot feels for me i am soooo afrain im really scared can you help me please
2006-08-08 14:50:04 · 51 answers · asked by lilfreshness1992 1 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
i am seriously needle phobic! I do not do well with any kind of shot and I just got my Hep A
the recent shots hurt sooooo little because they have scaled the needles down so much... its really really tiny and even if it looks long when they take the cap off they barely insert it very far
I just look away before anything happens and like they always say... dont tense up your muscle you will be fine breathe deeply and keep telling yourself that its just a couple seconds then it is all over
You really wil ask yourself afterward... is that it???
and the answer is yes, that is it
It really isn't that big of a deal even though i know you are so scared you could wet yourself (if you are anything like me)
2006-08-08 14:55:57 · answer #1 · answered by elemenopee. 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Do the hepatitis B photos harm more effective than getting your tongue pierced? No. There are 3 hep B photos if I undergo in innovations, yet you're purely slightly sore on the arm later on. Your tongue hurts for some days, or perchance some weeks, and also you've were given to safeguard your mouth extremely nicely and watch what you devour. All you are able to do for the shot is have slightly needle put on your arm.
2016-10-15 11:40:34 · answer #2 · answered by stever 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm in grade 9 now and I got my hep b shot in grade 7 as well and I remember i was supeeeeeeerrr scared because I'm terrified of needles... but just don't focus more the needle and just think about something and it'll be over before you know it. It's literally just like someone pinching u and it lasts a second then it's all over. I have to get my pertussis shot tomorrow so now I'm scared... again...
2015-11-24 13:26:27 · answer #3 · answered by Daniela 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well all injections sting a little. But when I was going through my 3 shot series for Hep B, I came down with a little cold for a day or two afterwards. The RN at the clinic I was going to said some people get sick and some dont.
2006-08-08 18:50:07 · answer #4 · answered by Baghdad Pete ! 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It hurts, but the intensity of pain sensation only last for a few seconds and they fade away. Soon you will feel nothing but a little numb for a few hours or maybe days.
It also depends on the technique and experience of the nurse that do the shot to you, so fingers crossed you get a good one.
Above all, it hurts, but it was worth for the protection it provides.
2006-08-08 14:58:56 · answer #5 · answered by JoR L 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Of course a shot is going to hurt. But it doesn't hurt forever. Take some Tylenol before you go to the doctor and another Tylenol after you have the shot and then buy yourself something special like a real fattening donut or pastry and reward yourself for pushing past the pain on behalf of having good health !
2006-08-08 14:53:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, it doesn't hurt alot. I had that shot and I can't remember pain lingering long after the shot, kind of like nothing happened. Now, tetanis is different, I got a booster shot for that last Wed and the muscle in my shoulder still hurts almost a week later.
2006-08-08 15:00:26 · answer #7 · answered by Goldenrain 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The shot has to be in a muscle, usually the arm, and yes, that hurts, because it's muscle. Ask the nurse if she could put it in your thigh, that's a little better. Good luck. Use ice on it, and there won't be too much heat and swelling the next day! Also, you won't have to worry about Hep B! something alot worse than a shot!
2006-08-08 14:55:49 · answer #8 · answered by Laurie 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's no worse than any other type of injection.
If you really have a fear of needles, like my Autistic son does, there is a topical cream that the nurse can put on your arm to numb it. The patch stays on for about an hour, then you go back and get the injection. I forget the name of the cream, but my son felt nothing. He gets hysterical if he has to have a shot, this cream really helped him with his fear.
Your local dr. or hospital should know what the name of the cream is.
2006-08-08 14:54:27 · answer #9 · answered by Voice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is called a Gama globulin shot and they shot a substance in you that is as thick as syrup and hurts and burns like hell but it does work and I would be more afraid of the hepatitis than the shot. You will live so don't go making death arrangements yet. Good luck.
Your doctor/nurse will tell you the same thing as did.
2006-08-08 15:00:58 · answer #10 · answered by irishlad 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋