im in grade 9 and i have to get a tetanus shot.. does it hurt??

Question

thnx guys....i got it done today and it barely hurt.

Answer 1

it will only hurt for about a week or two...and not terrible pain it sort of feels like a bruise

Answer 2

Nah it might feel like a sharp mosquito bite but when its in for a sec wont hurt anymore. The key is to look away when they insert the needle and if your brave enough watch how they do it so you know its not gonna hurt when and if you need to get another one in the future. I use to freak when I got shots but now from having blood draws every year it doesnt bother me at all I even joke with the Vampires aka lab techs about doing it my self and they laugh. If you need to feel strong while getting it ask a parent to go with while and hold their hand if it will make you feel better. Good luck hun you will be fine k I promise. Hugs and Happy Holidayz

Answer 3

There is only the pain of the needle poke. Tetanus shots don't hurt after they're given though. Get your tetanus shot ... you will be healthier if you get a 'wound' that is dirty, because dirt in wounds can cause 'lockjaw' ... which is the 'old fashioned word' for tetanus.

Answer 4

IM IN 9TH GRADE TOO AND actually.. i got one the other week.... i was nervous cuz i HATE shots but after a drank water....and put on my i pod... i didn't actually feel anything except a pinch that lasts a decimal of a second... trust me needles are just freaky.....but the pain is as minimum as possible!!!! well hope u get ur shot and u don't feel anything not even the regular pinch!!!!

Answer 5

except you have an allergic reaction its no longer the tetanus shot it would not paintings like that. in case you have a chilly or something you get carry of it in all probability each and every week earlier. The discomfort will bypass away a million-3 days and def. no longer contagious.

Answer 6

It usually isn't too painful, its the soreness the next day that is really noticeable. I wouldn't worry about it, the key is to relax your muscles in your arm and the shot will hurt a lot less or not at all.

Answer 7

well, if you worry about it a lot it does... but it really isn't that big of a deal, it stings for like, 2 seconds, but then it goes away. if anything, it might feel a little weak for a few minutes afterwards, but not painful at all. just DO NOT move or squeeze your fist or flex your arm or anything while the doctor is injecting it or it might be more sore than it would have been the next day.

Answer 8

Shots only hurt if you think they will. I have to see them give me a shot. It doesn't hurt that way. I also stand there and tell them how to do it. " Now don't just jab it in straight! Slide it into my skin! " If I can't see it coming then it reeeaallyyy hurts ! I have a very big imagination, and it goes wild if I can't see. I remember my sister and me having to get vaccination shots. She was so funny,she would scream,cry,wiggle ,put her hands over her butt,and tell them to give me one first. It didn't bother me,I always watched,then laughed at Patty. I still have to watch. Byeee

Answer 9

Chad is the correct one. It doesn't hurt for the shot, just a little pinch. But it will be sore the next day, and less for a few more. Nothing Advil won't fix, so relax!

Answer 10

I recall that it hurts after especially if you don't move your arm much. Have them put it in your dominant arm as you'll be sure to move that arm more than your other one (i.e. if your right-handed put shot in right arm). The reason it feels better when you move it is because it helps to move the medicine out of that area into the body.

Answer 11

Sweetheart --- obviously you are nervous. Let me tell you a little story and before they put that needle in your arm, think about this......I had breast cancer (OKAY NOW THOUGH) -- but before I had a lumpectomy.....to find out about the sentinal nodes, they had to put radiation into me ----- this MAN stuck 5 needles INTO MY NIPPLE and told me "oh don't worry, it won't hurt -- breast tissue is JUST FAT so there is no "feeling") -- IT HURT AND I ALMOST GRABBED HIS ......WELL, YOU KNOW...but he had the sharp object in HIS hand........so pretend like you're going through that instead of just a shot and it will be a BREEZE.