Flu Shot
October 9, 2009
Every year I skip getting the Seasonal Flu Vaccine because I hate needles. Okay, I do not just hate needles, I’m terrified of the PAIN that they inflict.
Today, I got my seasonal flu shot. The nurse promised no pain, just “slight pressure”. In my mind, I shouted “yea right!”.
So I sat in the chair, took a look at the needle, squinched and waited, stopped her in mid air and asked if she had the nasal mist version of the vaccine. She chuckled and said no.
So I waited for the excruciating, body-numbing pain and for the blood to start streaming down my right arm. Nothing happened. It was over before I knew it started. I’m so embarrassed.
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by each experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, “I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.” You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”- Eleanor Roosevelt
