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Subject: Re: Another Question for Becky Author: Becky [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: Saturday, October 03, 2009, 08:28: am In reply to: Tim 's message, "Another Question for Becky" on Friday, October 02, 2009, 08:09: am Yes, penicillin was a serious shot and they were giving them out like candy. Very few times do I ever remember getting penicillin in pill form. It was always a shot and always in the bottom. All kids were more afraid of the word penicillin than the word shot, because penicillin always meant it was going to be in your heinie and they hurt bad. Every time we went to the doctor in the late 50's and early 60's it was embarrassing. For girls we only had skirts and a blouse and they would be removed as soon as we got in the room. All three of us would be sitting on the table in our panties and each time the door opened someone could see you if they were walking down the hall. There was no such things as gowns in the doctor's office like today, except for adults. It was always cold and smelled like alcohol. Then you would hear one or two kids get shots while you were waiting. We'd try to decide which one got the shot by listening to them bawl. Even mom would try to guess which kid it was in the waiting room that just got his or her shot. That just made it more embarrassing because the other kids were doing the same thing and you didn't want them to know that you were the one crying like a baby. It sort of helped when you had two other sisters, but it made it much worse being reminded how much it was going to hurt. And since there was a lot more resistance probably because penicillin stung so bad, they would pull your panties down real far so you couldn't pull them up or fight with them holding on to your panties. And you would lay there waiting for the nurse to return with the tray, and of course anyone walking by when she opened the door could see you laying there. Since there were three of us, they didn't wait for one to finish crying then get the next one on the table, they would go out the door while you were still crying and later you would be embarrassed thinking all that might have seen you crying on the table when the door was opened. Mom would get the next girl ready and the process would start all over again. But to your question not always all three of us would get shots but a lot of times it happened. I only remember worrying about the doctor during school season. The next worst thing was getting hurt in the summer and going to the doctor because they always wanted to check if your tetanus shots were up to date. He gave those in the bottom too and we cried but it didn't hurt as much as the penicillin shots. Looking back I think the doctor was a moneygrubber. If he came to the house we had to go to his office the next day or day after that. He always had a reason for us to see him including mother. I think that is just how he got paid for making house calls... double the charges. It was about the middle 1960 when he quit making house calls. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Another Question for Becky Author: Tiffany [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Saturday, October 03, 2009, 04:16: pm This past Monday I went to see my doctor and was told I had a a bad case of strept throat. he told me they would need to give me 2 injections. A nurse came in and told me to roll over on my stomach and push down my jeans. I am 21 and I can't remember the last time I got a shot in my hip. I heard people walk by and knew any moment that he would be back. I almost freaked out when he walked carrying those 2 shots. I felt my panties come down. One by one I got a needle in each hip. The last shot hurt really bad. He told me it was bicillin and that my butt would be sore for a few days. I limped out trying not to draw attention, but I am sure every knew I had just got a shot in my butt. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Another Question for Becky Author: Becky [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Saturday, October 03, 2009, 11:50: pm Yeah, that's how it was back then with just standard penicillin shots. These shots would cause you to limp. I don't remember in my adult life many shots in my hip has caused me to limp. As kids that was one of the things you were looking for when kids came out into the waiting room. You would look and see if their eyes were red like they had been crying and to see if they were limping. You could then be sure the scream and crying you heard a while before was this boy or girl. That is why it was embarrassing in front of the other kids or anyone you were trying to impress as being a big girl if you couldn't fake it. I remember trying to look brave in the waiting room and acting like I wasn't concerned but I was scared to death waiting for my name to be called. My younger sisters were not able to hide their fear as well, especially the youngest one. At least if I got a shot, I thought that others would think they were the ones crying so it would not be as embarrassing to me. They would be whiny and be asking mom if they were going to get a shot and if it would be in their bottom. But it also just reminded me of what I was worried about too. Mom seemed to lie to us saying that we probably wouldn't get a shot or if we did it probably wouldn't be in the bottom. The worst shot my littlest sister ever got was one that she knew she would get the next day. She already got a shot a couple days before and when mom called about her tonsils were still swollen and had pus they told her to bring her in the next day and they'd give her another penicillin shot. I got in trouble for that one since when I heard mom talking to the doctor's office I couldn't wait to tell my sister that she was going to get another shot. She cried all the way to the doctor's office and when we checked in the receptionist asked on the intercom if anyone had time to give a little girl a penicillin shot that was waiting by the front desk. We heard the voice say that she would be up in minute to take her back. We didn't even sit down and in a while the nurse came up holding the shot in her hand and took my sister back with her while we waited. She was crying as she walked down the hall with the nurse. Soon we could hear my sister screaming and crying. It seemed to last for a long time and when she came out she was still sobbing. There was no doubt who got a shot that time and she was still crying and sniffling all the way home. I don't know what they give now for strep throat but back then it was two shots also... one was penicillin and one was to "dry you up." Both hurt about the same. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Another Question for Becky Author: Dr. Jay [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Friday, March 19, 2010, 08:49: pm The medication of choice given today for strep is amoxicillin typically in 500mg caps. Some docs, however, still prefer penicillin but most often in pill form. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: To Tiff Author: Tim [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Saturday, October 03, 2009, 05:42: pm Tiffany was this in a 24 Hour Doc in The Box type place? I've noticed that in New York, doctors don't tend to give shots in the butt, let alone 2. Maybe just in the Doc-in-the-Box type places. What State was this in? When he told you he was giving you 2 shots, you just went along with it? You didn't ask if you could take pills? Getting 2 shots I would think your entire butt hurt for days???? Tim [ Post a Reply to This Message ]