How to Get the Flu Shot or Any Injection Pain-Free
Are you afraid of a painful flu shot? Now, you can get flu shot pain relief. I’ll tell you below how to prevent flu shot pain when you get the flu shot or any injection.
A lot of people are afraid of needles when they have to get a flu shot, allergy shot or other injection. Fear of getting a shot or fear of needle pain may cause some people to unnecessarily avoid getting the flu shot or the H1N1 swine flu shot, when the flu shot can easily be given pain free.
The fear comes from associating pain with the needle after previously experiencing pain from an injection. It would seem to make sense. Since the needle looks sharp and sinister and is used to puncture the skin like a knife, it’s natural to assume that the needle is what causes pain.
However, it’s not the needle that causes the pain. In fact, the needle is so thin that you can barely feel it. So, if it’s not the needle, what causes the pain?
After thinking about exactly what it is that causes the pain, the solution is obvious. Nurses are usually much better at giving an injection, than a doctor is. The reason for this provides the solution to a pain-free shot. Doctors are always in a rush, while nurses usually take more time. However, some blame can be placed on patients. Because of the patient’s fear of the needle, your doctor will likely try to rush the injection so “it will be over in a second”.
What happens when you rush an injection? The plunger is pushed much too quickly causing the fluid in the syringe to be forced through the needle and into the body tissue with explosive force. Under high pressure, the force of the fluid rushing into your body ruptures cells and causes pain, both at the time of the injection and later.
The answer to a pain-free injection is now obvious. When I get an injection, I tell my doctor that before I get the shot, I have a request. I then tell the doctor that I would like him to push the plunger on the syringe very, very slowly! While doctors have asked me why, no doctor has ever refused. You may have to put up with having the needle in your arm a little longer, but it’s not the needle that causes the pain.
This also works with Novocain injections at the dentist and allergy injections. The result is that I always get a pain-free shot. If you’re getting allergy injections, read my article about how to cure your allergies without allergy shots.
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