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Brendon (they don't hurt as bad as in the arm)
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Date Posted: Thursday, November 29, 2012, 01:11: am
Shots in the butt usually don't hurt if they are given by someone competent and you don't tense your butt. If you do clench your butt or get a less experienced nurse, it will sting. The thing is that they sting more in your arm most of the time. Your butt has a lot more muscle to absorb the medicine, so it's usually less painful to get a shot in the butt.
When I was a child, I only had one shot in the arm and it stung so bad that I asked my mom to not let them give me shots in the arm any more. Back then I still tensed up for shots, and they were still better in the butt than the arm.
The tetanus booster especially hurts when given in the arm. I had one at 12 in the butt, and it didn't hurt at all. I had one as an adult in the arm and it hurt for 3 days. I had a job where I did heavy lifting over my head, and it hurt to move my arms like that.
What will happen usually is the nurse comes in, and will ask you to lower your pants (or lift your skirt) and lower your panties; you can usually lower them to just below your bottom. Then the nurse will have you stand and lean over the table, and usually ask you to take your weight off of one leg. She may ask you to lay on the table if there are multiple shots. She will then swab the site with alcohol, and give you the shot(s) in the upper part of your butt, almost in your hip, but not quite. You will feel a slight pinch, and if the nurse is good, that's all you will feel. Try to relax your bottom completely during the shot, if you tense it will sting. After the medicine is all in, she will put a bandage on, and may rub the site for a second to distribute the medicine out. Then you can get dressed and it's all over. You will probably end up liking it better than in the arm because it's less painful, and you are facing the other way so you don't actually see the needle.
Hope this helps.
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