Posted by Deneb on June 4, 2006, at 23:34:09
In reply to Re: I'm going to get poked, posted by 10derHeart on June 4, 2006, at 21:35:23
> For mine, they used bit of local anesthetic - that's the only pinch I recall at all...once it numbed up, they did the aspiration and all I felt was some weird pressure. It wasn't bad at all.
I don't know if a local anesthetic will be used. I've read that it's often skipped because the injection of the anesthetic hurts more than the actual procedure. I don't know which way is better. I hope any discomfort will be minimized.
I'm a really big wimp when it comes to needles. Sometimes I really scare myself. When I was in the hospital for my OD, I had a lot of needles. I was okay with the ones done when I was really sick because I was so sick I just didn't care, but I had trouble with the ones done when I was clearheaded. Once the nurse couldn't take any blood from me because of the vasocontriction from my fear.
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