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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 06:22 PM Original message |
Poll question: Needles: how creeped out are you by them? |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. Needles don't bother me. |
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MiddleFingerMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. Needles have never bothered me. |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. I stick myself 5 times daily... |
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Riftaxe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 07:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. You do get used to it |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 07:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Welcome to DU! |
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Riftaxe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 08:52 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. Thanks for the welcome |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
50. I use Lantus and Novolog as well. Both pens. But I may go on a pump. |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
4. Used to be terrified of them. Now not so much. |
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Mugu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
5. It has never bothered me. |
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Crystal Clarity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
6. Injections? My SO tries to give me at least |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
7. They used to TOTALLY freak me out, but I got over it one day... |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 08:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. I think early trauma is the key. I still remember the terrible migraine |
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hamsterjill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 09:23 AM Response to Reply #17 |
31. This is absolutely true! |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:15 AM Response to Reply #17 |
41. No doubt. |
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Walk away (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
9. I donate blood and platelets regularly and I often do subcutaneous feedings... |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 09:57 AM Response to Reply #9 |
33. So that's why I get so cold donating? |
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Walk away (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 10:55 AM Response to Reply #33 |
39. Don't you think they would make the machine keep the blood at body temp? |
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mcctatas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
11. I used to be terrified of them... |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
12. doesn't bother me in any way for my self or watching somebody else. |
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mycatfred (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
13. I really don't like the feeling |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 08:43 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. I've had a lot of blood draws over the years, and when you look closely |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
14. Needles don't bother me in the slightest. |
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one_voice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
15. Needles don't bother me at all... |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
16. Over 50,000 injections so far |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 10:35 PM Response to Reply #16 |
54. When I was a Medic in the Army, we were setting up for a POMCUS... |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
18. I have tattoos on my arms... |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 12:54 PM Response to Reply #18 |
47. Tattoos didn't bother me at all, either. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
20. My worst occasion was the day i took myself and six kids in for flu shots. |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
22. Don't bother me at all (nt) |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
23. Not at all. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 02:15 AM Response to Original message |
24. Injections are so much better than they used to be. |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 05:41 AM Response to Original message |
25. You haven't had a needle until you've had an injection into your eyeball... |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 06:54 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Thanks heaps for that visual |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 07:40 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. You're welcome. I laughed hysterically every time I went through it. |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 07:56 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. I can imagine |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 10:05 AM Response to Reply #25 |
36. I'd demand Valium first, and VAlium always makes me sick! |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 06:00 AM Response to Original message |
26. I refuse to watch the needle |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 06:31 AM Response to Original message |
27. needles don't bother me, but they scare the crap out of my hubby |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
32. Some needles are creepy, in a beautiful way |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
34. My dear hedgehog... |
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qb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
35. Getting a 10 gauge Apadravya bothered me some... |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
37. I am a platelet donor. My big brother passes out at the sight of a needle. |
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Walk away (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 10:57 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. I still donate the 2 arm way. I just googled the new way and I am switching... |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 12:07 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. What is a "two-arm" method of donating? |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:12 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. My dear JustABozoOnThisBus! |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 03:32 PM Response to Reply #48 |
52. and that free arm is SO IMPORTANT just to scratch your nose |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
38. They terrified me until I gave birth to my oldest son. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
42. I give plasma twice a week. |
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Dulcinea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
44. Not a problem, except for 2 things. |
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Rhythm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
45. They don't bother me in the slightest... |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
46. Regular needles: no problem. Lumbar punctures: major problem. |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
49. Used to hate them. Think nothing of it now but I have been a diabetic for 6 years. |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
51. Addendum: only one needle has freaked me out in the last few years |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
53. If its filled with black tar street heroin, then YEAH! |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
55. With my condition |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
56. Not at all |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 12:56 AM Response to Original message |
57. Only when in the crotch of my arm like when I give blood. |
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ccharles000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 05:31 AM Response to Original message |
58. I don't care for them |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
59. Meh. No big deal. nt |
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