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Date Posted: Saturday, June 23, 2012, 11:51: pm
In reply to:
mandi
's message, "How bad do antibiotic injections hurt?" on Saturday, April 23, 2011, 04:33: pm
It seems to depend on which antibiotic is used. The Rocephin shot I got last week was extremely easy, very brief, and more in my hip than my behind. It was over so quickly I was surprised; I saw how much liquid was in the syringe, and couldn't believe the nurse had injected all of it with so little sensation and so quickly. It is not, however, a "long-acting" injection; it has to be repeated 2-3 times per day for several days if it is the only antibiotic used. In my case, I was already on two oral antibiotics, and the doc wanted to give me the Rocephin to "kick start" them, because I wasn't getting any better. I had a very small bruise at the injection site, which was not tender, and no residual pain after leaving the doctor's office. The Rocephin shot is a very different species of antibiotic injection than penicillin, which everyone seems to agree is horrendous (I've never had it, so I can't say.) It would be inconvenient to use the Rocephin as the primary antibiotic, though, unless you live next door to your doctor's office.
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