I did it!!!!!!! Yesterday I went to get my physical done along with TB and drug test. For those who know me at all, you know my two greatest fears are birds and needles (although the combination of the two, a hummingbird, is a close third). I know everyone says they are scared of needles, but for me it's devastating.
When I was little I actually hit the doctor with a rubber chicken when he gave me a shot. It was his own fault for giving me a rubber chicken to distract me. Isn't that in Pediatrics 101? Sheesh.
When I was in high school I quit a job I loved because they told me I would have to get at TB test. I even went to the doctor, but didn't have the guts to walk inside. Lame, I know.
In college I paid $300 extra for knock-out gas so I wouldn't feel it when I had to get an IV during mouth surgery. Totally worth it!
Last year when I had to have more dental work done they had to stop because she said my tears kept getting in her way. So they gave me some happy gas and even though I sucked down an ENTIRE tank, the nurse still had to hold my hands down because I was so upset. After that I remember my dentist singing "These boots were made for walking".
I had to have blood drawn twice during the miscarriages and bawled like a baby, so much so that Derek had to hold me up. That one I'm going to blame on high emotions.
Yes, I know that it's an irrational fear and shots are done in 10 seconds, but if it were a rational fear, I wouldn't say I have an irrational fear of shots. But yesterday I was a big girl and went by myself to the doctor and am proud to say there were no tears! When she took my pulse and blood pressure, she asked if I was nervous to which I replied, "yes, yes, yes". And she suggested we do it again after the shot. I saw the doctor, peed in a cup (always fun) and got the shot. She was awesome! I even hugged the nurse because she put up with me. She took my blood pressure and pulse again and said, "that's my girl". Nurses should get paid more.
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