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Topic: Do bicillin shots hurt?

saved10
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Getting my first one real soon, like in twenty minutes.......yeah

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sammy
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Yes a little, sorry, it is a shot! It's not bad though and you will get used to it. Ask your doctor for EMLA cream and apply ice for 20min before the injection next time.

Ask them to inject it slowly, that helps the most!

Afterwards massage the site, walk around, and then apply heat. That will help prevent lumps and relieve the pain.

Good luck!

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fflutterby
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I let mine sit out and get a little warm 1/4 hour or so and make sure they inject slowly.

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jackie81
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How did it go? Did it hurt?

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WhitneyS
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My first one hurt a lot! and Im used to being poked. After that thought it stopped hurting so much :-)

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opus2828
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backintherain
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For me, the fear of hitting an artery or nerve was far worse than the pain of the shot. You really do get used to it. It was much better than Rocephin injections!

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saved10
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Not to painful, went well. My husband gave me the shot, his first one!!!!! I'll getting getting one twice a week......

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saved10
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Not to painful, went well. My husband gave me the shot, his first one!!!!! I'll getting getting one twice a week......

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nonna05
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where are you injecting it????fear of nerve or artery?????how are you to tell . How long is needle? what sanitation precautions?

Also IS it helping yet??/ sometimes, in the good old days, you'd go get a shot and 24 hours later you could feel better, Not my experience with this illness , but there's hope.

I do pray this goes well for you. Nonna

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saved10
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The rump, of course I have fear of hiting the artery. The nurse showed my husband how to do the shot. My husband did my PICC Line for a year. We use acholol pads for sanitation.

Nonna, Thank-you for your prayers!

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