Deathly Scared Of Needles And Getting Cervical Cancer Shot?
My parents are making me get one, I’m in highschool. But I’m scared of getting even a flu shot and I’ve heard this one really hurts. Is that true? And also, is there anything I can do to help my fear of getting a shot?
Please help!
October 9th, 2009 at 5:49 am
You will just have to face your fears. I was TERRIFIED of needles after my veins collapsed when I was very little and the ER team stuck me ALL over my body trying to find a vein for an I.V. I just learned to take a deep breath and look away and occupy myself with something else (multiplication tables for example).
Shots and inoculations are a necessary part of life, and as a cervical cancer survivor I can tell you first hand that chemotherapy and surgery hurt a LOT more than a stinking needle!
Just do it…it’ll be over quickly, you’ll be a little achy in the injection area (which can be helped by Motrin or Tylenol) and you go about your business.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:33 am
I’ve had that shot, and it isn’t as bad as some. The needle doesn’t hurt, though the medication does for most. I didn’t really notice the needle (I’m kind of scared of needles), but the medicine hurt.
Just look away, don’t look at the needle, and don’t tense up to much. Usually the nurse will talk to you through it, and it usually left me asking “Is that it?”. They won’t be offended if you just look away from where they are preparing it.
It’s actually a really good idea for you to get it. Better safe than sorry, you know.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Ok..so im not scared of shots..but i was with my mom when i got it..and i did hear that it hurt..and its like any shot it just stings a bit more..i swear to you nothing bad. I would rather have that then pretty much anything else medical.
So you take your mom or dad or just the nurse/doctor giving you the shot and just tell the doctor to give you the shot without telling you. turn your head so your not watching it..and just talk to the doctor/nurse about something, or your dad, or think of something funny.
and it will all be done.
and if you get the shot..this one shot..you’re saving yourself from many more shots…if you didnt take the shot and got hpv
October 9th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Shots aren’t scary, and some can hurt – but the more relaxed you are, the less painful it is. The cervical cancer shot is important in my opinion; I got it and it honestly didn’t really hurt. Its a series of three shots but you don’t get them at one time. Take deep breaths; the shots are quick.
October 9th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
A shot is a shot…sorry to say but get used to them. If you plan on having kids someday, this will be nothing. Turn your head and don’t look. It doesn’t hurt that bad. I think its mostly in your head. Don’t worry, it will make it worse than it really is.
October 9th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Don’t think about it too much. The anticipation of getting a shot is more scary than actually having it done. Just relax though when you’re getting the shot and then it won’t hurt as much.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
im scared to death of them 2 ! i tell the doctor dont show me the needle and just do it. IF you are afferad of the pain take a couple advil or something
October 9th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Please make sure your parents know the risks involved with the cervical cancer shot. Many women have had strokes, seizures, death, and other issues. A friend of mine had an article in the New York Times about what happened to her. As far as any shot, there most likely will be pain in the arm for a day or so. Our kids pediatrician told me I could put hot packs on the arm or give them Tyelonol if they are uncomfortable. The shot itself is quick and if the needle is very sharp (should be cause if it’s a dull needle it will cause more pain) you shouldn’t have to much pain and it will be over before you know it. People stress over shots and stuff. Maybe if you take some Tyelenol beforehand it will help handle the discomfort from the muscle that the needle goes into. The shot is given IM (intramuscular). I’m not going to let my daughters get the cervical cancer shot because of the bad stuff I’ve heard and the fact that it hasn’t been on the market long enough to see what can happen to women. I wouldn’t think it’s worth getting the shot and then ending up with seizures but if it prevents cervical cancer and you are sexually active maybe it could save your life. Either way no matter which decision (you can talk to the dr. and ask about the complications of the shot itself and maybe your parents won’t make you have the shot). If I made my daughters get the shot and then they died, suffered a stroke, seizures, or other complications I think that would be worse than if I had just taught them on how to prevent STD’s. Cervical cancer is one concern but it can be cured with a hysterectomy or other treatments such as a LEEP procedure if I’m correct. Another friend of mine had it diagnosed and she had to have that procedure many times. She has two babies and her dr. says she will need a hysterectomy some day. She is in her late 30′s and doesn’t want anymore kids. My hysterectomy was not for cancer but for adenomyosis because the only cure for that is a hysterectomy.
Oh my husband also wanted our daughters to have the shot but after he found out all the complications and number of deaths, he doesn’t want them to get it as it’s to new of a vaccine for them to get. You can see my question at this linkhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;…
Also if you do get the cervical cancer vaccine it’s not just one shot but it’s in a series of 3 like another responder said. The nurse is the one to give the shots not the dr. The dr. orders the shots and a nurse gives them at least from our experience. Please do some research and make sure this is what you want to do for yourself. If you are not sexually active you may want to wait. Also if you do want to become sexually active, I hear that a person needs to get the vaccine before they become sexually active in order for the vaccine to work not after you have become sexually active. Just heard that on here but I’m not sure if it’s the way the shot has to be given.
I’m including some info I got about the Gardasil and it has something about what happened to a girl.
Gardasil certainly made headlines in 2006 when the Food and Drug Administration approved it as a vaccine against four strains of the human papillomavirus, or HPV, which can cause cervical cancer.
HPV can be transmitted sexually, so many parents decided to give the vaccination to their teenaged daughters.
Now, Gardasil is making headlines again. This time, the drug’s manufacturer is under scrutiny as the vaccine’s recipients are complaining of ill side effects.
There have been more than 78,000 complaints about Gardasil, New England Cable News reported Tuesday.
Complaints have included nausea, blood clots, genital warts, paralysis and even death.
The Centers for Disease Control said the deaths are not linked to Gardasil.
Merck is standing by its product, insisting it is safe.
“I think of all the vaccines out there, this has been thoroughly tested prior to release,†said Dr. Manny Alvarez, managing health editor of FOXNews.com. “This is a vaccine that helps protect women from a very deadly disease. Therefore the benefits fully outweigh any side effect that has been found so far.
“However, I do believe that with any medication, constant surveillance of complications need to be monitored aggressively and in extreme cases, like this one, thorough investigations are necessary.â€
The family of one teenager – who is only going by the name of Jenny – told CBS News Monday that their daughter was healthy until 15 months ago when she received the third installment of the vaccine.
Jenny’s parents said it was soon after that final shot that Jenny began to experience signs of degenerative muscle disease, and she is now almost completely paralyzed.
“There may be a link. But, there is no medical consensus on whether this hypothesis is stronger than other possible explanations,†said the parents of Jenny, 13, who lives in Northern California .
“Based on the facts we’ve received, the information does not suggest that this event was casually associated with vaccination.â€
Since the drug was approved, eight million females have received the vaccination.
Alvarez also noted that vaccines respond differently to the each individual’s immune system.
For more about Gardasil click on this linkhttp://www.gardasil.com/