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VCE Stuff => Victorian Education Discussion => Topic started by: monokekie on March 09, 2011, 10:55:26 pm

Title: A quick question for those who got Hep B vaccinated~
Post by: monokekie on March 09, 2011, 10:55:26 pm
I know it might have been a while ago... but if you still remember...how did it feel like?  :-\
Title: Re: A quick question for those who got Hep B vaccinated~
Post by: Truck on March 09, 2011, 11:10:34 pm
(http://randomfunnypicture.com/wp2/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/WHY-YOU-GET-HEPATITIS-B-WHY-NOT-HEPATITIS-A.jpg)
Title: Re: A quick question for those who got Hep B vaccinated~
Post by: monokekie on March 09, 2011, 11:29:00 pm
nice humour~....but I srsly need to know how they stab you..

like.. do they do perpendicular stabs or sharp angled stabs?
Title: Re: A quick question for those who got Hep B vaccinated~
Post by: Whatlol on March 09, 2011, 11:37:30 pm
no idea, but it wasn't that painful to be honest, if your afraid of needles just look away.
Title: Re: A quick question for those who got Hep B vaccinated~
Post by: Liuy on March 10, 2011, 12:40:44 am
just stings a tad, nothing to be afraid of
Title: Re: A quick question for those who got Hep B vaccinated~
Post by: shinny on March 10, 2011, 03:24:20 pm
It's an intramuscular injection so they should be doing it perpendicular to the skin. Either way, it doesn't matter too much. Anything beyond the skin isn't innervated to much of a degree. I've taken blood this year a few times and after the initial prick which stings a bit, I can wiggle the needle around inside and people say it doesn't hurt at all. And really, because of how quickly they do it, all you feel is that initial prick which feels a bit like it does when you pinch yourself. Don't stress. It's not that painful - the anxiety leading up to it is always worse.
Title: Re: A quick question for those who got Hep B vaccinated~
Post by: Russ on March 10, 2011, 03:52:07 pm
As someone who's had literally thousands of the damn things, they're way less scary than they seem
Title: Re: A quick question for those who got Hep B vaccinated~
Post by: monokekie on March 10, 2011, 07:48:41 pm
thanks everyone~ especially Shinny's response.. so detailed...much appreciated :)