i have to get a shot today, a T.B. Anway, everytime, i go for a shot i get really tesne and start sweating, them muscles tighten and it hurts even worse, any advoce for me?
2007-07-24 05:38:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Don't sweat it! It will pinch when the doctor first sticks the needle in your arm and it will be sore for a couple of days. The more you move your arm while it's sore the quicker the pain will go away. I just had a TB.
2007-07-24 09:54:39 · answer #1 · answered by answers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A TB test is not given like a regular shot. It is given just underneath the surface of the skin on the underside of your forearm. They will have a very fine needle syringe that they will slide under the skin less than a centimeter under and inject the liquid so if forms a small bubble. This will be no more than a pin prick and lasts all of 2 seconds total. I give tons of them at the nursing home where I work and they are not bad at all. When they get ready just look away at the wall as you chat with the nurse and it will done just that quick.
2007-07-24 12:44:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya the T.B. shot is acutally a test and is just putting a little bit of the T.B.'s protien under your skin to see if you've been exposed to the Bacillus. I recomend you don't look at it when they do it and let them know that you get a little vaso-vagal when you see needles and they will do everything possible to make sure you don't pass out since that is much more work for them!
2007-07-24 12:49:12 · answer #3 · answered by drjrumley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lighten up! Relax! May this be the biggest crisis you ever have! It's a walk in the park!
2007-07-24 14:07:38 · answer #4 · answered by missingora 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get less sleep the night before and you'll be tired during the shot. Just RELAX!!!!
2007-07-24 12:42:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some kind of drug or muscle relaxant will do it. ask your doctor.
2007-07-24 12:41:33 · answer #6 · answered by geastietheghasta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have a couple tequilas!
2007-07-24 12:40:40 · answer #7 · answered by scca33 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋