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Posted on 01-16-10 09:56:35 PM

H1N1 shot was fine, it's just that your arm feels sore for a few days. Just as if someone gave you a solid punch to the arm.

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Posted on 01-16-10 10:17:05 PM

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Eh, I'm fine with shots. It's the side effects (see: H1N1) or soreness (if I fail to relax my arm, which was quite an epic fail with last year's flu shot).

Originally posted by Sukasa
I suppose I'm getting a "shot" on friday. IV sedation for dental surgery. This'll be fun

I thought you said "I'm getting 'shot,'" and I was going to be all oh man that pun was so bad it was good but you didn't

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Posted on 01-18-10 02:09:13 PM

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The shot that I get every month, is a thick liquid, so they have to press the end of the needle pretty hard to get it all on there.

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Posted on 01-18-10 03:26:53 PM (last edited by Terra at 01-18-10 12:27 PM)

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I had to get an IV a couple of years ago when I was badly dehydrated. I was feeling too weak to care much about getting a shot.

Dehydration is nasty stuff.

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Posted on 01-18-10 04:00:03 PM

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When I had to go to the ER for my asthma, they tried to give me an IV. Didn't work. I hate IV's. I've only had it once, when I had my wisdom teeth removed.

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Posted on 01-19-10 03:00:43 AM

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Originally posted by Colin
H1N1 shot was fine, it's just that your arm feels sore for a few days. Just as if someone gave you a solid punch to the arm.

Oddly enough, the NORMAL flu shot did that to me.

H1N1 was perfectly fine.

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Posted on 01-19-10 03:34:48 AM

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I've never had any problems with getting shots. It just doesn't feel like a big deal to me.

Though oddly, the needle that I use to pierce the skin in order to check my blood sugar scares me more than the shots.

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Posted on 01-19-10 04:28:53 AM

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...IV for wisdom teeth?!?

Yeeesh, Anya... That's pretty messed up. :\ No offense but... ai ya...

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Posted on 01-19-10 07:06:36 AM

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Wait, maybe it wasn't an IV, but there was a needle in my arm the entire time I was getting them out....

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Posted on 01-19-10 05:29:14 PM

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For some wacky reason, the thought of being punctured with a needle really doesn't bother me at all. That might actually be why I wasn't nervous about getting an ear piercing.

At one point, I had to get two shots simultaneously, one for tetanus (I think), and the other for one of the hepatitis vaccines. Both times, I didn't flinch, despite them being the first time I ever got shots.

They do indeed make your arm feel sore though, where you got punctured.

Actually now that I think about it, I think my first shot(s) was(were) actually in my gums (to numb them), so I could get several of my baby teeth pulled in preparation for braces. That certainly was a strange feeling, the piercing didn't hurt, it just felt like a slight "itch" until the numbness kicked in.

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Posted on 01-19-10 05:55:04 PM

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From an Aspie's perspective, pill swallowing is easy. Most people with mental disorders have been taking pills their entire life so it's no big deal. As far as needles and shots go, I am fine with them as long as I have an experienced nurse give it to me. Getting a shot from a inexperienced nurse=pain and possible complications. I guess my sentiments come from having a RN as a mom.

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Posted on 01-19-10 07:36:30 PM

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Originally posted by Friend2.0
From an Aspie's perspective, pill swallowing is easy. Most people with mental disorders have been taking pills their entire life so it's no big deal.

I had all kinds of things wrong with me mentally but my parents refused to medicate me.

I got a blood test done today. It hurt for a bit but mostly I just looked away and counted in my head, trying not to think about the fact that I was having a blood test.

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Posted on 01-19-10 08:04:14 PM

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I used to think that I was phobic of needles. This is untrue. I faced my "fear" by getting a few piercings (ears, lip) and by donating plasma. These didn't really bother me much at all. What it turns out I'm afraid of is syringes (even the word creeps me out) and being injected with something. My body goes into fight-or-flight mode and I freak right the fuck out!

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Posted on 01-20-10 06:56:39 PM

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	I don't have a big issue with needles. Yeah, larger ones like IV inserts pinch a little painfully, but it's certainly nothing too painful, and in some cases (like IV sedation) seriously beats the other options available. ____________________ <@Bitmap> Be completely humble and gentle; <@Bitmap> And tell them to shut the fuck up

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