10) you've heard a patient with a nose ring, a brow
ring, and twelve earrings say 'I'm afraid of shots.'
I'm totally that patient.
I thought of you when I posted that. Well, if you ever show up at a medical facility that I'm working in, just let me know who you are and I'll cut you some slack!
You mean you won't remember her ventilated ears?
I laughed so hard when you said, "Thank God you're here, ventilated ear woman," after she posted her ear picture. Of course I think that she has 22 earrings, not 12.
How can someone with so many piercings be afraid of shots?
Well, I'm not too bad about the actual SHOT part if it's intramuscular, but I've passed out after an intramuscular shot before- walking back out of the office, mind you, and feeling fine until the dizziness hit- so I now insist that following any shot I be allowed to lie down for a little while afterward, even if I don't feel at all bad right after the shot. Getting blood drawn, or anything to do with veins, though... yuuugghhhh. I just don't like
veins. And when you get your ears pierced, mind you, it's just one fast stab, and you don't have to SEE it. The nose was a little grosser, but it's the only body piercing I have (and I had to lie down after that- because it was the piercing place's
policy, if I remeber right. And I also bled a lot from it, apparently).