positive experiences with doctos, hospitals and needles?

Question

ok i'm trying tog et rid of a phobia of needles and doctors...i bought a book to help me and the book said to aske veryone i know of positive experiences with the doctorts, like talkuing about the actual experience...did the needles hurt that much? was the doctor really mean/ rude and so on...if you guys would tell me of your experience that would help me greatly! thank you.

Answer 1

Whenever I have to have blood taken or get a shot I just look away. It doesn't seem to bother me as much if I'm not watching. It's not a comfortable feeling but it's mainly a minor inconvenience. Just remind yourself that it will be over in a minute. I have a very good family doctor who listens and takes his time to assess the situation. He's very nice. My midwife also is nice and makes me feel comfortable. Did you have a bad experience to cause this fear you have? Maybe you should ask your family & friends locally to recommend a good, friendly, nice doctor and go to that person the next time you need to see a doctor. I think if you find the right doctor you will get over your fear.

Answer 2

Needles don't hurt much at all. If you're getting medication, they usually use a very thin, very fine needle. It's just a quick, minor poke, and they're done. A skilled nurse can sometimes do it and you won't even know until she's done.

Drawing blood takes a little bigger needle, because they need to be able to draw more blood out than when you're getting meds. But it's still not a big deal if the nurse is skilled at it. I had one draw blood from my son when he was about 8 months old. Two other nurses showed up to help hold him still, but she didn't need them. My son watched her as she drew the blood, and looked at me, and never fussed.

If it helps, find something across the room or far away to study or concentrate on.

Answer 3

I had my gallbladder removed at 17.

I got a recommendation for a surgeon from my primary doctor, but my mother promised that if I wasn't confident in him, or didn't like him, we would see another doctor.
I was lucky, the surgeon was very pleasant, smart, had a great bedside manner, and understood that I was scared, and did his best to allay my fears.

I had a phobia of needles myself, so he made sure to tell the anesthesiologist that; he came and inserted the IV himself.
He found a spot in my arm that wasn't too sensitive, so I barely felt the needle.

He made sure to show me where on my arm, and told me which vein it was. It's made having blood drawn a much easier ordeal!!

My only complaint was the nurse in the recovery room, she was a *****. Not all nurses are so nasty though.

Answer 4

I used to hate doctors to the point I only went after several days of being sick and mum dragged me down to the office.

Then when I was 19 we moved to another town and I came down with a really bad throat infection. After feeling sorry for myself for 3 days I went to a new doctor and he was the nicest person on the planet. He ended up giving me a shot of penicillin in my butt and I was ready to ball my eyes out asI lay their on my stomach as he prepared the injection and then seconds later he had done it and I barely felt it.

I ened up with a huge lump in my throat which was actually a tumor the size of a cricket ball in my salivary gland. I had to and ENT (ear nose and throat) surgeon and on first impressions was abit scary but after seeing him a few times he wasn't that scary at all. On our 3rd encounter he did a needle biposy on the lump, as soon as I sat down he said "Now, you feeling brave" and felt like saying "**** NO" but I just said "Yeah, I suppose so". He sprayed on some anesthetic and then when he did it I didn't feel it at all. When he showed me back to the wiating room he said to mum and dad "She was very brave."


When I had the operation to remove it took 3 anesthetists 5 goes to get the IV line in because my veins kept running away. First a student tried on the back of my left hand and as it went in I yelped and his mentor apologized and then he tries three times, on my wrists and the back of my right hand, all the while the student kept me talking and distracted and then the head anesthetists tried on my left inner elbow while the other two kept my mind off it. In the end I ended up laughing 'cause when it finally went in, it's tickled, rather that hurt.

Since then I have had 3 lots of stitches, a gromett put in my ear, donated blood 5 times had 4 vaccinations and 4 fillings and everytime there are needles anywhere near me I think about how brave I was when I had my operation and think that if I got through that I get through anything.