When I get any kind of shot or vaccination they always say it’ll just feel like a pinch, but for me I can feel whatever is being pushed into my arm and it’s horrible. When I got a flu shot with my mother she said that it only feels like a pinch for her, nothing else. Why does this happen?
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I saw in another thread that if you watch while you get the shot, it usually hurts worse than if you look away and make conversation with someone nearby. I wonder if you’re looking and your mom isn’t?
EDITED TO ADD: just yesterday I heard from the husband of one of the caregivers who was giving out shots at a mass vaccination center that they were literally using whatever clean needles the CDC had to spare, and some of the needles were larger bore than others. Your mom probably always gets a small bore needle because she’s a little old lady. 🙂
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