Injections!

[Mark]

Okay so I am getting an injection tomorrow after not having one for a very long time, the injection is against Polio, Tetanus & Diphtheria and I am just wondering, what is your take on injections, how do you feel about getting them and most importantly do they hurt a lot or not so much?

[Samantha.]

I've had that jab, it didn't hurt me that much and i'm terrified of needles! Hate them but I would rather have them than get really ill.

[scott]

I don't really like getting them, I always dread getting them but when I do end up getting it i'm fine :o! I've not had very many injections only one or two whilst in secondary school.

[lawrawrrr]

Absolutely terrrrrrrified of needles to the point that I fainted last time I had to get one.

[Camy]

I remember getting that one ageeees ago, I think I was talking to the nurse and didn't even notice she'd jabbed me with it, so yeah its not a bad one.
I don't really mind them, i just dont like the idea of them going into the vein at your elbow .

[Mark]

Thanks for the quick replies! :D So basically, the jab doesn't hurt as much if you don't wind yourself up about it? Anyone else had any expericens or any advice on injections?

[flatface]

I don't mind them and the jab you're getting shouldn't hurt too much :P

[Camy]

Thanks for the quick replies! :D So basically, the jab doesn't hurt as much if you don't wind yourself up about it? Anyone else had any expericens or any advice on injections?
Yeah, it's nothing to worry about :)

[Mark]

Good good, I'm not a massive fan of them tbh, the thought of having a person stick anything into you is not a nice thought

[Chris]

I'm terrified of them, everytime I get one I feel very faint. The thought of needles and blood just makes me feel ill.

[Neversoft]

I really don't mind injections. I remeber in Year 9 (or 10) everyone was like "OMG BCG I AM SO SCARED" some people cried and others even fainted but I was just like YAWN. Didn't hurt at all. Had that Polio jab n'all, it was a walk in the park.

[Misawa]

Meh, you barely feel them. There's no need to apprehensive about some little needle.

[Mathew]

Seriously Mark, you're gonna kick yourself for posting this because it will be fine. I was SO worried for this injection because it was the first one I'd had since I was small, but seriously it's absolutely fine lol.

I remember being in the room and I was like ugh I hate injections.. will I be able to touch it after? Will I be able to shower?.. and the nurse was just like "It will feel something like this" and jabbed it in. Seriously I couldn't even feel it. It's fine lol. I really don't mind them so much now :)

[Shar]

It's weird really, when I was younger I used to have blood taken from me a couple of times a month however although wasnt scared.of needles at the time they actually terrify me now to the point where I kept missing my third hpv jab because the second one left me a dead arm for 2 weeks:

[Conservative,]

Okay so I am getting an injection tomorrow after not having one for a very long time, the injection is against Polio, Tetanus & Diphtheria and I am just wondering, what is your take on injections, how do you feel about getting them and most importantly do they hurt a lot or not so much?

I'm having this next month.

Anyway I get really nervous about them like ":O THEY IZ GUNNA HURT ZOMGGGGG" then have it and it's like...eh "/ hurts for like 0.01 seconds then it's all good and I'm like woooooo lollipop yay ;D

Have to have one every yr for flu as well so I'm used to them but still get scared >;[

[Deak]

I've had it and its nothing to worry about... only takes like seconds and then thats it

[dbgtz]

youre year 10 then, yes?
anyway it doesnt hurt, i honestly didnt notice she done it and it was ultra quick aswell, however i suffered from some bleeding but it did clear quickly. I loled when someone fainted because of how pathetic the needles were and how pathetic any blood could have been.

[Mark]

I dont know the English education system, I'm 4th year at high school in Scotland and I'm 15, cheers for the advice :)

[Describe]

I don't think they hurt that badly, it's a mind over matter thing. I used to be absolutely terrified of needles until they started becoming a regular occurrence for me. I've had well over one hundred injections over the last year (2010) either intravenously or just normally and I can't really feel the initial nip any more.

I've had the injection you're going for (I think) and I've had the flu jab. My guess is that they'll be very similar, a sharp scratch followed by some muscle cramp. This is natural.

:)

[Narnat,]

I don't really like getting them, I always dread getting them but when I do end up getting it i'm fine :o! I've not had very many injections only one or two whilst in secondary school.

I'm surprised you didn't catch a disease!

ot: I really don't mind them they are actually not that bad I just think about other things whilst it's being done.

[,Lexiilu]

i had this one about 2/3 years ago :P didn't hurt too bad.
i personally despise injections but i know they're necessary. it depends on what one it is for me as to whether it hurts or not. like the gardisil one, man that hurt like a ***** but the tdap one (the one you're getting) didn't hurt me at all. i've also had two chicken pox ones and they didn't really hurt. unfortunately i had to have three on one day (all three of the above mentioned lol) and the gardisil was killing me so bad omg. at the time i didn't know that it was the gardisil, but when i went back for my second and third ones i was like OMG SCREAMS :'(

[ChickenFaces]

Well, you're getting a needle jabbed into your arm. I'm not sure why people get so afraid of them, no one's ever told me a real reason why they've gotten scared of them when I ask they're just like: Idk why I'm scared of em I just am.

I'm not bothered by them. Freaking out only makes things worse.

[buttons]

It's weird really, when I was younger I used to have blood taken from me a couple of times a month however although wasnt scared.of needles at the time they actually terrify me now to the point where I kept missing my third hpv jab because the second one left me a dead arm for 2 weeks:
lol i couldn't shower/get changed n had to stay off school the day after my first one...... paiiinful
i refuse to get my third one because i took an allergic reaction to the second (she put the needle in the wrong place... :/) :(

ehhh the polio one isn't too bad can't have been if i don't remember o.o my friend did throw up after it though lol i don't like needles not cause i'm scared i just don't think they're all that effective or useful.

[Catzsy]

They are much better than they used to be. I find the trick is to relax the arm as much as possible and breathe slowly.

[Conservative,]

I dont know the English education system, I'm 4th year at high school in Scotland and I'm 15, cheers for the advice :)

when's your bday wuld help (yes im a stalker irl...jkz)

just close your eyes and it's done - that's what I do.

[Cosmic]

I have them when I need to and no other time really. I can't give blood or anything like that because I wouldn't be able to stomach it.

[Eoin247]

I used to feel really faint after injections. Still would probably if i didn't take my mind off them while i was getting them. I still hate injections :P

[Mark]

Well, I had the injection, It wasn't too bad and it didn't hurt much. I felt a little sick after seeing the needle and people said I looked like a ghost but I guess it was okay.

Although the thread topic has helped me a lot and the injection has past I guess people can carry on discussing what they hate/like about injections and past experiences!

[Jessicrawrr]

hate injections, I had the cervical cancer jab and it was horrible, I don't think it was the pain but the needle.
and i had to have one in my gum and I hated that too :'(

[Mark]

hate injections, I had the cervical cancer jab and it was horrible, I don't think it was the pain but the needle.
and i had to have one in my gum and I hated that too :'(

I have had a few in my mouth when going to the dentist, I don't mind them as much lol

[Conservative,]

Well, I had the injection, It wasn't too bad and it didn't hurt much. I felt a little sick after seeing the needle and people said I looked like a ghost but I guess it was okay.

Although the thread topic has helped me a lot and the injection has past I guess people can carry on discussing what they hate/like about injections and past experiences!

how much does it hurt, I have it next month :(

[Circadia]

I get myself worked up over jabs before hand but then when I have them they are fine. I'm just strange like that :P

[Aidenn]

I used to be scared of them when i was growing up 'bigggg pointy needle' but now its not much bother, its in, its out, its job done :).

[Mark]

how much does it hurt, I have it next month :(

Not that bad, it's when they take the needle out you feel a little pinch. Just don't let people hit your arm and think of something while it is getting done, I made the wrong move when i actually looked at what she was doing, i felt sick after it :(

[,Lexiilu]

hate injections, I had the cervical cancer jab and it was horrible, I don't think it was the pain but the needle.
and i had to have one in my gum and I hated that too :'(
its the stuff in the shot.
same thing for me :P