I got my first Pfizer dose last week. (This is about needle phobia. Skip to the end if you want to see what I’m reading this week. And if you’re anti-vax, just unsubscribe.) This was a huge accomplishment for me. I had some childhood health problems that left me with a phobia of injections. I’ve run out of operating rooms wearing only a hospital johnny and fuzzy socks. I once punched a nurse who tried to insert an IV line. I bit a dentist. Medical treatment meant a panic attack. My primary care doctor finally prescribed me Ativan to take the edge off, so I’m now able to get blood draws. That necessitates having a companion take me to the doctor’s office or hospital, because I can’t drive myself. While that works in the before-times, it’s not exactly an option right now.
Vaccines, Phobias, and Control
Vaccines, Phobias, and Control
Vaccines, Phobias, and Control
I got my first Pfizer dose last week. (This is about needle phobia. Skip to the end if you want to see what I’m reading this week. And if you’re anti-vax, just unsubscribe.) This was a huge accomplishment for me. I had some childhood health problems that left me with a phobia of injections. I’ve run out of operating rooms wearing only a hospital johnny and fuzzy socks. I once punched a nurse who tried to insert an IV line. I bit a dentist. Medical treatment meant a panic attack. My primary care doctor finally prescribed me Ativan to take the edge off, so I’m now able to get blood draws. That necessitates having a companion take me to the doctor’s office or hospital, because I can’t drive myself. While that works in the before-times, it’s not exactly an option right now.