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StarryNite

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47. Nope, not painful. ;)

Wed Apr 30, 2014, 05:47 PM

Apr 2014

I'm the biggest coward when it comes to needles and the last time I had a tetanus shot I didn't even feel it! My arm was sore for a day but it was no big deal.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] quinnox Apr 2014 OP

A tetanus shot is no big deal. MineralMan Apr 2014 #1

It's uncomfortable, but a lot better than tetanus! Coventina Apr 2014 #2

I'm sure it varies from person to person. TDale313 Apr 2014 #3

The shot is no big deal. Plus it is good for 8-10 years now. n/t FSogol Apr 2014 #4

I have not found them painful to get. murielm99 Apr 2014 #5

Hm. Aristus Apr 2014 #8

I know you are the expert, but this has always happened to me murielm99 Apr 2014 #12

No. Myalgia is a potential side effect of tetanus. I've just never had a patient Aristus Apr 2014 #16

Always happens to me too. nt Mnemosyne Apr 2014 #28

Me too. laundry_queen Apr 2014 #46

I've had a few - didn't bother me in the least. NRaleighLiberal Apr 2014 #6

Everyone should have the tetanus 'shot,' elleng Apr 2014 #7

I had one. For me it was painful, JaneyVee Apr 2014 #9

Nope dipsydoodle Apr 2014 #10

I got one of those, but my dr. gave me a pain-killer ahead of time. Coventina Apr 2014 #11

Mine didn't warn me. dipsydoodle Apr 2014 #15

Oh man! I don't know what kind of relationship you have with your doc Coventina Apr 2014 #19

This was a specialist consultant at the hospital. dipsydoodle Apr 2014 #29

bah, that's nothing.. try a cortisone shot in your spinal column! dionysus Apr 2014 #18

No thanks! Auntie Bush Apr 2014 #45

Hardly felt it. And no secondary effects. immoderate Apr 2014 #13

It is still not a forever shot. SheilaT Apr 2014 #14

That's what I was thinking - I'd be more worried about rabies. laundry_queen Apr 2014 #49

nah it's nothing. maybe it'll be a little sore for a while but not bad at all. dionysus Apr 2014 #17

A little. You need one every 10 years. Laffy Kat Apr 2014 #20

You should always have a tetanus shot in effect anyway, at least every 10 years. pnwmom Apr 2014 #21

Not at all, quinnox. Not at all. TheCowsCameHome Apr 2014 #22

No. Man up. B2G Apr 2014 #23

Well, when I was about 11 years old angstlessk Apr 2014 #24

Keep up-to-date on those KT2000 Apr 2014 #25

no big deal and good for 10 years magical thyme Apr 2014 #26

So when the raccoon...... msanthrope Apr 2014 #27

LOL! pinboy3niner Apr 2014 #34

And she should!!! nt msanthrope Apr 2014 #36

they hurt. and they have to do it slowly. then it is over. nt seabeyond Apr 2014 #30

It is not that bad nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #31

Nothin' to it. i got one this year. WinkyDink Apr 2014 #32

It's not as bad as tetanus. Crunchy Frog Apr 2014 #33

New T shots are some tiny dinky thing compared to the old ones DotGone Apr 2014 #35

I just had one recently. LisaL Apr 2014 #37

a tentanus shot, like getting old, beats the alternative. unblock Apr 2014 #38

Like a punch in the arm. Ms. Toad Apr 2014 #39

I had a bad reaction, but frogmarch Apr 2014 #40

Nope! Spaldeen Apr 2014 #41

I've had several, including some with that big honking needle they used to use. 11 Bravo Apr 2014 #42

Hey - go all the way and get your Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis combo! hedgehog Apr 2014 #43

No, its not painful at all. darkangel218 Apr 2014 #44

Nope, not painful. ;) StarryNite Apr 2014 #47

Always get a dog bite cleaned. AngryAmish Apr 2014 #48

If they give you the one with the Whooping Cough vaccine included ... peace13 Apr 2014 #50

This message was self-deleted by its author Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2014 #51

I had a softball game the next night after I got my last one. I decided I'd better brewens Apr 2014 #52

No. - LiberalElite Apr 2014 #53

It's not Dorian Gray Apr 2014 #54

Not in my experience. YMMV. Warren DeMontague Apr 2014 #55

The situation has been resolved, for the moment quinnox Apr 2014 #56