embarrasing for a 14 yr old. The nurse told me to lay on the exam table, pulled up my skirt and injected it in my behind and it hurt like hel..
2006-11-05 04:41:19 · 11 answers · asked by mollysxs 1 in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
Certain medications and vaccines need to be injected deep into muscle to be absorbed properly over time. If the dosage is large, it may be too painful in the arm. Your butt is a LARGE muscle...
2006-11-07 13:45:58 · answer #1 · answered by Lee W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've only gotten a shot in the butt once in 31 years--when I was 14, actually! I got it to stop a case of Poison Sumac... and it did hurt! Why did you get the shot? Maybe it was a medication that had to go into deep muscle.
2006-11-05 04:49:53 · answer #2 · answered by Erika S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. I used to have to get a jab in my butt once every 3 months. I don't mind it as much as having the jabs in the top of my arms!
Its something to do with the jab going into fat or something. I think it's a slower release into the body if it goes into fat, and faster if it goes into muscle, but I could be wrong!
2006-11-05 04:44:31 · answer #3 · answered by eiserblew 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to get tonsillitis every year when I was growing up and they always gave me a shot of antibiotics in my butt.....and you're right it's hurts really bad and it's sore for days after.
2006-11-05 04:46:40 · answer #4 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's the muscle that is necessary for a needle injection for shots. You should feel better soon!
2006-11-05 13:48:55 · answer #5 · answered by Manatee 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah it hurts for a bit but then it's ok. Just don't think about it and close your eyes and think happy thoughts.
2006-11-05 04:46:58 · answer #6 · answered by Triathlete88 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you got off lucky...ever been checked for internal hemmorhoids?
or even had a cyst on the cheek? now THAT's embarrassing.
2006-11-06 06:51:37 · answer #7 · answered by saturndescends 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is done all the time--not a big deal.
2006-11-05 04:43:38 · answer #8 · answered by MaryBeth 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know what you mean. They must use horse needles.
2006-11-05 04:44:07 · answer #9 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES I GET THEM IN MY TOP LEG EVERY 2 WEEKS
2006-11-05 04:44:06 · answer #10 · answered by SWM 38 _4_ YOUNG GF 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋