for as long as i can remember i have hated needles. don't believe me? just ask daddio about the time i had a splinter in the bottom of my foot and single handedly defeated 100 grown military men to escape certain death at the face of a needle... really. i think he told them to let the splinter rot my foot off because i was acting like such a brat.
fast forward to today - i got my annual flu shot, and didn't even flinch. luckily the lady at employee health
remembers me has probably written a large highlighted note in my file reminding herself of my irrational panic attacks at the site of a needle coming towards my person. this isn't her first rodeo. she skillfully distracted me and managed to insert the vaccination without ever allowing me to see the needle. kudos to you, flu shot giver.
what is it i do, you may ask? oh, i'm a nurse. so it's safe to say that i stick it to 'em (ha!) on a daily basis. and last year i was our unit peer vaccinator (meaning i gave everyone else their flu shots). all things considered, today was a considerable success.
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PS I totally avoided getting my flu shot today. I may put it off until tomorrow. Maybe early in the shift, so that if I start thinking I have guillain-barre syndrome, I can be quickly admitted to the NSICU.
awww lady friend! i think you and my sister may be my only readers. which is probably the way it should be. the general public probably isnt ready for an all access pass to my random, crazy brain.
ReplyDeleteand dont worry - if you end up here tomorrow, i'll take care of you. please just be sure to message me tappans number before hand. you know, so i can call him and let him know you wont be home for dinner. :)