covid injection

The jabs are quick and painless :)

However, hate having blood tests, feeling stressed and anxious and then usually start feeling faint!,

My solution is to drink a large glass of red wine about 20 minutes before the blood test.

It massively calms me down and relaxes me and I have never felt anxious or faint since!!!

My GP said this is fine, as long as it is not a fasting blood test

Tell them to close their eyes and take deep breaths to relax as much as possible!

Having had the jab the other week, it literally took half a second and was like a wee ***! Take them to their favourite food place after the jab as a reward

I would agree with that

the thing is its not painful at all the needles are very fine. One of them i didnt realise she had injected there was more pain from her pushing hard with the cotton bud

I don't know if it helps, but I've had both jabs now and have found them to be the easiest injections I 've come across. I also have to have blood tests each year and I once spent three months needing to inject myself each day for 3 months after surgery. So I have plenty of experience. 

I get through all my injections through distraction. I focus more on getting too and from, I talk to the person administering the injection, I face the open door, or a window or something,  and see what interesting things I can spot. They do ask a few questions beforehand,  so if it's possible to do all this ahead of time so she is just walking in, presenting arm and walking out again, it may remove some of the anxiety. It's always going to be the buildup which causes the problems,  not the needle itself. Find ways to be busy and distracted before going in, make it quick, and it becomes a lot less frightening. 

Hi, it's the needle that frightens her, she says it's scary then feels cross with herself when she can't go through with it then tells all that she's had it. They have agreed to get the doctor to prescribe something for her but I'm hoping it's strong because I think will will only get one go at this if it doesn't work. thankyou for your support and will let you no if a miracle happens

Would the person be willing, aside from the fear of going through it? If they want it but are frightened of going through it...a prescription for something to calm the nerves and a quick in and out home visit might get them through it.

If they have other objections, that's trickier. It can't be forced on anyone. That would be an assault.  All the disability team can do in that case is try persuasion.

Hi Dawn many thanks for replying. I have tried all of the things you have said apart from asking about something to calm her, fortunately the disability team rang today and I mentioned it to them and am now waiting for an answer to see if that would be possible I will let you know what happens. thankyou. 

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You haven't failed them, but as a medical phobe myself, I totally understand the person you care for. 

Can you talk to the GP about how to make this easier for them? Can they get them in and out super quick so they aren't sitting about with the fear mounting. Would they do it at home, if that's easier? Is there any thing that would distract them while they do it? Would the GP prescribe a one off med to calm them?