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In reply to the discussion: Poor Rachel, [View all]

2naSalit

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3. So am I.
Mon Mar 1, 2021, 10:23 PM
Mar 2021

But I'll get the vaccine when I can. I've lost my mother and best friend since December and I'm sure I wouldn't fare well if I got it.

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Poor Rachel, [View all] elleng Mar 2021 OP
I used to be, then further traumatized when I gave blood, and the nurse's empedocles Mar 2021 #1
I'm afraid of needles. kskiska Mar 2021 #2
So am I. 2naSalit Mar 2021 #3
very sorry for your loss orleans Mar 2021 #16
Thanks... 2naSalit Mar 2021 #18
Rachel bdamomma Mar 2021 #4
Not thrilled about needles but thank goodness not phobic! electric_blue68 Mar 2021 #5
A nurse taught me this trick when I had to go in for surgery as a teen MagickMuffin Mar 2021 #6
Here's what a nurse did for my 2 sons FSogol Mar 2021 #24
I am. Can't look. marmar Mar 2021 #7
Hated needles back in the day, but nowadays they are so small I cannot Hoyt Mar 2021 #8
You are tougher than I am. Blue_true Mar 2021 #12
Oh, it was quite embarrassing hitting floor with 300 20 year olds looking on. Hoyt Mar 2021 #13
Well, if it makes you feel any better, I would have hit the floor if Blue_true Mar 2021 #15
I did give my late wife an epipen injection when she had a bad allergic reaction. Hoyt Mar 2021 #17
I have a blood draw at least once a month for the last 15 years. Most of the time I don't doc03 Mar 2021 #9
I had a recent blood draw. Blue_true Mar 2021 #11
I had to give myself two shots a day in my belly for a week a few doc03 Mar 2021 #19
Good to know that. Not that I plan to use a needle on me, if Blue_true Mar 2021 #25
Always thank techs who do it well. If they miss my veins and/or fumble, I Hoyt Mar 2021 #14
I am afraid of needles. I simply look the other way. Blue_true Mar 2021 #10
I took the first Pfizer shot. I've had worse mosquito bites. Ilsa Mar 2021 #20
The doc who gave me my 2nd Moderna was a master. Paladin Mar 2021 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Mar 2021 #21
Back in my basic trainng days they took us for a polio doc03 Mar 2021 #22
Those injectors hurt like hell, but never got queasy feeling like from needles. Loved sugar cubes. Hoyt Mar 2021 #23
I can't stand the sight of them IzzaNuDay Mar 2021 #26
She ain't the only one! liberaltrucker Mar 2021 #27
The only times I've ever fainted moonscape Mar 2021 #28
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