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Subject: Re: How bad do antibiotic injections hurt? Author: mandi [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: Thursday, November 07, 2013, 08:39: am In reply to: Slim 's message, "Re: How bad do antibiotic injections hurt?" on Thursday, November 07, 2013, 01:02: am sorry to hear that slim, that is why I do not want an antibiotic injection at all. right now I to am sick with bronchitis and my doctor at first gave me cough medicine and then when I was no better this week I called and she gave me antibiotic and if I am not better by end of week I will call back and she will prob then give prednisone so I feel for you that you got 2 painful shots. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> Subject: Re: How bad do antibiotic injections hurt? Author: Tim [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 08:43: pm Hi, I'm in NY. I know they give shots in hospitals. But I have never even seen my doctor give a shot. As sick as I might be he always gives me a Z-Pack or another antibiotic. I had blood poisoning once and my veins turned bright red and he still sent me away with pills. Perhaps it's different in each State? Most people I know would refuse a shot anyway and ask for pills. It might take longer but it's far less painful.....Tim [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: How bad do antibiotic injections hurt? Author: Walt [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Monday, December 02, 2013, 07:45: pm Tim, Your comment about shots in hospitals took me back to Christmas Eve about 12 years ago after my cat bit my hand on a Sunday morning. By that evening, my arm was a brilliant red from my fingers up to halfway up my upper arm. The next day Monday, was Christmas Eve and we were in the doctor's office. His initial decision was to send me to the hospital to be admitted so they could give me an IV drip to administer the antibiotic treatment. I was a newlywed (5 weeks) & I insisted that the doctor offer a treatment alternative that did not include hospitalization. He finally did, telling him to "drop your drawers and get a good grip on that (exam) table." My wife, a nurse, saw the injection syringe carried in by the clinic nurse. My wife's 'Oh No' told me all I needed to know. The soreness and discomfort of my backside lasted about five days, accompanied by the discomfort of the antibiotic-induced diarrhea. In hindsight, I would make the same request again. A 'sore ass' is preferable to being alone on Christmas Day. During military service, I spent enough Christmas Days alone (six of them overseas) to know. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]