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30-05-2012, 18:15
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Re: Are You afraid of needles
I never bother about having blood taken and like others on here I like to watch and make sure they get some.
I once had to have an injection before a camera was used to do a routine check for bowel cancer, (all clear luckily) and the doctor and nurse had to have a short break after a comment I made before they could continue.
The nurse said "you will just feel a sharp scratch" and I asked had the rules changed, they asked why and I said "they used to say, just a little prick sir". They both turned away and I knew they were having a chuckle.
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30-05-2012, 18:22
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Re: Are You afraid of needles
Many years ago(I was just a student Nurse so it must have been the mid seventies) a doctor said this to a little old man on the Urology ward....he said to the Doctor 'neaw then, tha's no need to be personal...an' tha'll be owd thissen one day' - that made me chuckle!
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30-05-2012, 18:32
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Re: Are You afraid of needles
Doesn't bother me having injections, but the one I had in my eye a couple of months ago is an experience I will never ever repeat!
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30-05-2012, 18:38
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Re: Are You afraid of needles
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Doesn't bother me having injections, but the one I had in my eye a couple of months ago is an experience I will never ever repeat!
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Its not or pleasant having cataracts done either Anne
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31-05-2012, 18:59
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Re: Are You afraid of needles
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Its not or pleasant having cataracts done either Anne
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No I had a cataract removed earlier this year (one of the reasons I was off work for ages, I have an eye condition which caused it and then flared up really badly after), I had to have a general anaesthetic because I couldn't cope with the local, I felt like a complete baby with all the very elderly ladies taking it in their stride!
But what a transformation after! It's like a miracle being able to see again!
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31-05-2012, 19:44
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Re: Are You afraid of needles
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Its not or pleasant having cataracts done either Anne
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Oh, don't say that John....it is something that I will need at some point in the future.......not looking forward to it.
Think I might just be a wuss and request a GA.(general anaesthetic)
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01-06-2012, 08:42
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Re: Are You afraid of needles
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No I had a cataract removed earlier this year (one of the reasons I was off work for ages, I have an eye condition which caused it and then flared up really badly after), I had to have a general anaesthetic because I couldn't cope with the local, I felt like a complete baby with all the very elderly ladies taking it in their stride!
But what a transformation after! It's like a miracle being able to see again!
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Your not kidding, when I came home after having just one done, I thought I'd got a new carpet, the colours were so vivid and the colour on the TV was much better too
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01-06-2012, 08:45
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Re: Are You afraid of needles
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Oh, don't say that John....it is something that I will need at some point in the future.......not looking forward to it.
Think I might just be a wuss and request a GA.(general anaesthetic)
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The first one was a bit iffy, but when I had the second one done it was just plain sailing, its just that you don't know what to expect at first, but its still a bit strange, the only thing you see is a bright light and you feel nothing Margaret
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01-06-2012, 14:13
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Re: Are You afraid of needles
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Oh, don't say that John....it is something that I will need at some point in the future.......not looking forward to it.
Think I might just be a wuss and request a GA.(general anaesthetic)
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Margaret from my own experience I would advise you to insist on a general anaesthetic, I was in theatre about to be operated on under local before it was decided I was having a panic attack because of the horrible cover they stick all over your face. I thought I was suffocating!
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01-06-2012, 14:20
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Re: Are You afraid of needles
My brother works in the theatres where they do this kind of surgery.......and he was telling me that I would feel nothing other than a sensation of pressure.
I never worked on opthalmics as a nurse, I did general theatre instead.
Despite the risks from a GA....I think it would be far better for me - they don't want to be having to chase me down some corridor to get me into theatre.
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02-06-2012, 14:00
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Re: Are You afraid of needles
when i was younger i had a sist removed from my eye. no way I was going to have that operation awake-- I was given the choice. No thank you
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02-06-2012, 14:07
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Re: Are You afraid of needles
I had n eye op about 4/5 yrs ago on Christmas Eve, only had a local, can't remember em giving me choice? twas no big deal though.
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02-06-2012, 17:16
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Re: Are You afraid of needles
I also had an eye op a few years back. Like Cashman they didn't give me a choice, but once they injected the local they struggled to turn back my eyelid, and talked about taking me to theatre for a general. I was really disapointed when they were saying this, as i found it very interesting knowing what they were doing. But thankfully, they did manage to turn my lid back so didn't need to go for a general. I think the thought of the injection was more terrifying than the actually injection.
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02-06-2012, 17:21
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Re: Are You afraid of needles
If, and when, it becomes necessary for me to have my cataracts treated I will be requesting a GA.......I won't wait for a choice....I will bring it up myself.
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02-06-2012, 20:14
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Re: Are You afraid of needles
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If, and when, it becomes necessary for me to have my cataracts treated I will be requesting a GA.......I won't wait for a choice....I will bring it up myself.
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Again Margaret - just insist - I had three chances at my op - the first they wouldn't do it because of inflamation, the second I had the panic attack in theatre, the third under anaesthetic was a success. It's far better when you're out of it, just let the experts get on with it!
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