2007-04-11 18:36:13 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
No. Injections are an everyday thing for medical staff. They're good at it. It will be VERY, very quick. It shouldn't hurt anymore, or last any longer than the pain you feel when you pull a single hair from your scalp. The site of the injection may be a little sore the next day. Kind of like you bruised it, but it doesn't last, and it doesn't always happen.
Don't stress over it. You'll walk away wondering why you let yourself get so worked up over it. Trust me... you can deal with it.
2007-04-11 18:44:58 · answer #1 · answered by IAINTELLEN 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, not really. Do you mean when they insert the needle or afterwards? Some people are not too good at getting needles,
some it does not brother.
As for the tetanus shot, I have had 2, never bothered me, a little sore.
If you are allergic to a tetanus shot, then yes and go to the Doctor or hospital immediately. Not to scare you. If you don't know if you are or not, maybe they can ad mister a test to see before they give you the shot. If they can not do that where you are getting the shot, just stay there for about 5 or 10 minutes. If you are allergic. they will get you help immediately instead of you going home and finding you have a problem. This happens rarely.
Again, no it really does not hurt...arm can be a bit sore for awhile only.
2007-04-12 01:50:17 · answer #2 · answered by Eve 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just had the shot couple days ago. At first it was fine, but the next day I began to feel progressively worse. Not only was my arm sore in the area of injection, but so where other parts of my body. I had aches, and a fever. It's been a couple of days now, my arm is still a bit sore, but the other aches are slowly going away. Really bizarre, I didn't think getting a tetanus shot was going to be a big deal. I guess people react to it differently. But I guess think of it this way, you only need them every 10 years, so a few days of feeling a bit off might be worth it.
2007-04-14 09:56:43 · answer #3 · answered by tom j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow- are you a child? Never heard of worrying about a tetanus shot. Actually you just reminded me that I got one day before yesterday while at the travel clinic as I'm getting ready to go to Bolivia. No, I don't feel anything at all at the site of injection and it did not hurt when they did it either. I have had them before where it ached and was sore there for a couple days but truly believe that to be the fault of the person giving the shot as usually I feel nothing at all. You should worry much more about actually getting the disease not the shot to guard against it. It is advised to get it every ten years unless like me you are in contact with animals and their manure and then it is every five years.
2007-04-12 08:07:04 · answer #4 · answered by Born2Bloom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In January I found out I had to get a tetanus shot for college. I am terrified of shots and sat in the chair bawling my eyes out while she rolled up my sleep. I didn't even feel it. The nurse and I started laughing soooo hard when I said I hadn't felt a thing, I felt so ridiculous for crying. However, within a short period of time, my arm hurt so incredible bad. It felt heavy and my back and neck and arm were so sore from the shot. The needle doesn't hurt, but the after affects do. But it's only for about 3 days. It was hard to lift my arm up and stuff, so I didn't bother doing my hair that week.
2007-04-12 01:49:53 · answer #5 · answered by macho_bob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it can hurt more than other shots; because of the serum that the drug is made of. It is a harder substance to penetrate into the muscle through the syringe that causes the pain.
2007-04-12 01:46:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when the needle goes into your arm it really doesn't hurt. a minute afterwards there will be a little bit of a burning sensation. your arm might be sore for a few days afterwards. just take some tylenol if it's sore and you should be fine.
2007-04-12 19:20:41 · answer #7 · answered by h>>> 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I received one on Monday of this past week. My arm was sore for the next few days. Now at the injection site it is swollen, red and tender to the touch. I learned my lesson. When the Dr. asks you when your last booster was...Don't say "I don't know."!!!
2007-04-14 12:40:00 · answer #8 · answered by tiffanyalice75 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's an inter-muscular shot, to it goes pretty deep. It's done in the arm, and the next day you may feel like you have a "dead" arm. It's not that bad though, and it's over quick.
2007-04-12 01:45:21 · answer #9 · answered by Theresa M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is uncomfortable
go to link below and click on Td (towards the bottom)
you need to have adobe acrobat to read the literature..
good luck
2007-04-12 01:41:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋