did i ever tell you of my bout with allergy shots?
when i lived in austin, i had extreme allergies (for me anyway) and was forced to give myself a shot in the mornings to help get through the day. the needle was only 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch long. i couldn't do it.
i'd sit with an ice cube on my thigh. i'd cry. i'd shake. i'd finally get up enough courage to stab my thigh and then i'd cry after i did it & feel all woozy/shaky.
i've gotten a lot better about shots, blood draws, etc now - so i could probably do it if i had to now with a minimal amount of head spinning and shaking (but not gone completely). so the idea of giving myself a shot in the belly & something going wrong? yes, i'd be fainting too. actually i'd probably be on the floor.
so yeah - i was thinking about you last night and just wanted you to know i didn't mean to be insensitive about it all. please let us know what the doc says about your reading this morning.
(i think karma kicked my ass a little for my comment - i woke up with icky cramps and back pain. it's my first official period since coming off the bc pills (last monght i didn't have a period somehow) ... and i'm remembering why i started taking them straight through to NOT have a period!!)
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Date: 2006-05-08 12:31 pm (UTC)when i lived in austin, i had extreme allergies (for me anyway) and was forced to give myself a shot in the mornings to help get through the day. the needle was only 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch long. i couldn't do it.
i'd sit with an ice cube on my thigh. i'd cry. i'd shake. i'd finally get up enough courage to stab my thigh and then i'd cry after i did it & feel all woozy/shaky.
i've gotten a lot better about shots, blood draws, etc now - so i could probably do it if i had to now with a minimal amount of head spinning and shaking (but not gone completely). so the idea of giving myself a shot in the belly & something going wrong? yes, i'd be fainting too. actually i'd probably be on the floor.
so yeah - i was thinking about you last night and just wanted you to know i didn't mean to be insensitive about it all. please let us know what the doc says about your reading this morning.
(i think karma kicked my ass a little for my comment - i woke up with icky cramps and back pain. it's my first official period since coming off the bc pills (last monght i didn't have a period somehow) ... and i'm remembering why i started taking them straight through to NOT have a period!!)