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Originally Posted by shades9323  Doesn't "poking around" potentially increase the pain? The best way I have found is to just jab it in there. Don't put the needle in slowly, a swift jab does the trick for me. |
I'd say the swift jab might be the problem - well, for me anyway. I always remember doctors/nurses injecting me and doing that thing where they think they have to puncture an orange - as I was originally taught to inject. I find the 'poke around' then inject slowly, gently, is almost always completely pain free. I say that having given myself the occasional flu shot, where it was like injecting a pencil (!) - I kid you not - and it still didn't hurt. It's all about technique and practice makes perfect.
