My Mom says I may have to get the HPV shot. I hate vaccinations and last time I jerked my arm away. I had a tetanus shot and my arm was sore. My Mom said that they can give me the HPV shot in my rear end instead. Is that practical?
Can they really do that?
I dont want a shot in the rear.
Does it hurt bad?
Will it hurt less in my hiney than in my arm?
Does the vaccine make you feel sick afterwards?
Anyone know what is in the medicine?
Is it a large amount of medicine?
I am just really scared of vaccinations and hate needles.
Thanks Kim
2007-04-15 06:24:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
Vaccines are given IM (intramuscular). This means they need to be given in the muscle, such as your arm or your bottom.
Vaccines are usually anywhere from 0.1ml to 1ml injections. That is such a tiny amount of fluid! 0.5ml of fluid is about the size of a pencil eraser (roughly).
Some medications, such as antibiotics can also be given IM. I received over 2ml in my bottom of an antibiotic when I was in the hospital once, and that HURT!
I will personally be receiving my first series of the new HPV vaccine this Wednesday. I'm a little scared. I don't like getting shots either and I can't stand needles touching my body, but I'm sure it will be fine!
Ask your doctor if you can get it in your bottom. For some people, getting shots in the bottom hurt less; I prefer the arm though.
Good luck to you!
2007-04-16 05:10:59 · answer #1 · answered by Alli 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kim-looks like the previous post answered a lot of the questions you asked. Something else to try if you're really scare is a Benadryl (dose depends on your age and weight, read label directions). This will help calm a lot of your anxiety and help you relax (just make sure you aren't driving after taking it!). The more relaxed your muscles are the easier the injection goes in and the less pain you have. Also have your Mom call your doctor (sometimes pediatricians are better at giving shots since they do it all day to babies) and find out who's really good at giving shots. Some doctors will also give you a cream (its called EMLA) to help numb the area prior to the shot, but has to be applied about 30-45 minutes prior to the injection.
If you try to forget about the needle and think of it as someone pinching your arm or even pretend you're somewhere else (like on the beach or laying in a hammock) it will be over in 3 seconds. The protection you'll get from the immunization is worth the 3 seconds of pain. Good luck!
2007-04-17 17:35:07 · answer #2 · answered by CC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm frequently a smartass on those form of questions yet this is the actuality. it truly is favourite. in actuality, with me it harm for some month, yet i'm a male so as that's probable why. My muscle did get pink and swolen and it stung like a hornet sting. that's the the drug itself. It has undesirable factor outcomes yet no longer many solid ones.
2016-12-29 13:30:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋