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Warpy

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4. Get 'em in your butt

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Fri Mar 29, 2013, 04:39 PM

Mar 2013

It's a bigger muscle and even tetanus shots don't hurt when you get them there.

The disposable needles we have today are much sharper than the 1960 variety. I gave myself chemo shots for my RA for five years, only felt it about half the time.

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Immunizations - I get them but I hate them ! [View all] hedgehog Mar 2013 OP

Can you do flumist? sharp_stick Mar 2013 #1

My youngest is graduating college this year, so the annual hedgehog Mar 2013 #2

I'm under the impression that flumist isn't effective SheilaT Mar 2013 #3

Get 'em in your butt Warpy Mar 2013 #4

It's not the needle, it's the notion of having something injected. hedgehog Mar 2013 #5