Nurses....what is the MOST painful Shot given

[bcla]

Since I was a kid I heard that the most painful shots given were for rabies treatment. I think it's multiple injections over the course of several weeks. And the really crazy thing is that they have be given early where one may or may not actually have it.

 

[DisLiss]

My guess is Rocephin (ceftraixone).

I was going to say that Rocephin was the most painful I've ever had. I developed an infection at an incision after surgery and was given Rocephin, and oh my gosh---ouch! (And I don't normally mind shots.) They switched hips from one day to the next, but on day 3, the first hip was still sore from day 1. Then, by day 4, I was covered with hives, so they marked my chart to avoid Rocephin in the future, and I was not sad about that!

I've had tetanus and I had two does of antenatal corticosteroids with my first son, but they did not hurt like those Rocephin shots did.

 

[DisLiss]

I had to get some injections in my right eyeball years ago. They weren't really very painful but it's the hardest thing ever to keep your eye open when you see a needle coming at it.

:::Shudder::: I hate anything to do with anything coming near my eyes. I truly have no idea how the heck doctors would manage with me if I needed to have this done. I suspect drugs would be required---no word of exaggeration.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Welcome to the dis, Lesterine.

Wow, that sure was a walk down memory lane from 16 years ago. Miss lots of those names

 

[NannyBeBe]

The most painful injections I ever received were shots of cortisone directly into the painful area. I squeezed my husband's hand so hard he thought I broke it. Gamma globulin is pretty painful too.

 

[RedAngie]

Since I was a kid I heard that the most painful shots given were for rabies treatment. I think it's multiple injections over the course of several weeks. And the really crazy thing is that they have be given early where one may or may not actually have it.

I heard rabies shots were injected into a particularly sensitive area near the stomach. I don’t know if that still holds true.

 

[mamamary]

My twenty something year old son had to have his toenail removed a few months ago. He had to have a few injections into the toe. The dr. Warned him how painful it would be and it was. My son said it was excruciating.

 

[bcla]

I heard rabies shots were injected into a particularly sensitive area near the stomach. I don’t know if that still holds true.

That’s my recollection, but it was a while ago. No longer the case. It’s one shot near the wound of rabies immunoglobulin and four of rabies vaccine into a muscle. Doesn’t sound as expensive either.

https://www.health.nd.gov/diseases-conditions/rabies/rabies-faqs
No, the rabies vaccine has not been given in the stomach since the 1980s. For adults, it should only be given in the deltoid muscle of the upper arm (administration to the gluteal area is NOT recommended, as studies have shown this can result in a less effective immune response). For children, the anterolateral aspect of the thigh is also an acceptable site (depending on the child's age and body mass). Rabies immunoglobulin is recommended to be given at the site of the bite, if possible.​

 

[donaldbuzz&minnie]

Gamma globulin for international travel wasn't that much fun. I heard they don't do that anymore. Thankfully.

 

[emmybee]

It's been many years, but I hated giving IM Rocephin, especially to kids I don't remember the name, but there was a different antibiotic that felt like I was pushing oatmeal through a syringe....ouch!

 

[AndreaA]

That’s my recollection, but it was a while ago. No longer the case. It’s one shot near the wound of rabies immunoglobulin and four of rabies vaccine into a muscle. Doesn’t sound as expensive either.

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https://www.health.nd.gov/diseases-conditions/rabies/rabies-faqs​

No, the rabies vaccine has not been given in the stomach since the 1980s. For adults, it should only be given in the deltoid muscle of the upper arm (administration to the gluteal area is NOT recommended, as studies have shown this can result in a less effective immune response). For children, the anterolateral aspect of the thigh is also an acceptable site (depending on the child's age and body mass). Rabies immunoglobulin is recommended to be given at the site of the bite, if possible.​

No, it’s still extremely expensive, and there can be more than four shots initially, depending on weight. My whole family (Husband and two young boys) had to get them a few years ago after having a bat in our home while we slept which I foolishly caught and released instead of having it tested. A VERY small number of bats are actually rabid, but of course you can never take that chance and with small brown bats you can easily be bitten or scratched and not know it.

The initial immunoglobulin is the most painful, but the others are no piece of cake and you have to go back at regular intervals to have them repeated. They needed to bring down the child psych specialist to calm my ASD diagnosed boy. He was absolutely hysterical.

 

[Kennywood]

When I was a kid, I had quite a few operations in the 60's & 70's. Before they would take you up for surgery, the anesthesiologist would come and give two injections, one in each thigh. I dreaded those shots. One time, the anesthesiologist gave me the injections and I started shouting how much it hurt. My mom chastised me and told me to stop making such a fuss because it didn't hurt THAT much. After he was done, the anesthesiologist told my mom, "Yes, the shots really do hurt that much." Never again did my mom say anything about it.

 

[bcla]

No, it’s still extremely expensive, and there can be more than four shots initially, depending on weight. My whole family (Husband and two young boys) had to get them a few years ago after having a bat in our home while we slept which I foolishly caught and released instead of having it tested. A VERY small number of bats are actually rabid, but of course you can never take that chance and with small brown bats you can easily be bitten or scratched and not know it.

The initial immunoglobulin is the most painful, but the others are no piece of cake and you have to go back at regular intervals to have them repeated. They needed to bring down the child psych specialist to calm my ASD diagnosed boy. He was absolutely hysterical.

Well - I heard that it used to be 27 shots to an area near the stomach, so I was assuming that's more expensive (and more painful) than 4 or 5 shots to the arm or thigh.

 

[leebee]

Welcome to the dis, Lesterine.

Wow, that sure was a walk down memory lane from 16 years ago. Miss lots of those names

Right? I was reading along, glad to see TeresaNJ posting, and really excited to see Minkydog surface after far too long but got suspicious and checked the post date- and jumped to the last page of this zombie thread. Oh well...

 

[Feralpeg]

As part of my cancer treatment, I used to receive monthly shots of Fluvestrant. I got a shot in each hip. Each vial was about the size of a large test tube. The nurse had to slowly inject it. It normally took two to three minutes to do so. Good or bad, that drug stopped working, so no more shots. I'm back to infusions only.