SerreChe 2 Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Did you get your flu shot? Where did you get jabbed? Did it hurt? I got mine, upper left arm, did not hurt at all. Some of my Japanese friends thought it hurt like hell though. Wonder if it is because Gaijin are fatter and feel it less. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 If you relax and let the needle slip in, it doesn't hurt. If you tense up it hurts. Also, we gaijin can be pretty stoical. Japanese doctors often ask me why I didn't cringe when they've finished a painful procedure. I tell them that cringing wouldn't make it hurt any the less. Link to post Share on other sites
misorano 1 Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Suprised how little it hurt. Maybe it varies from doc to doc. Got ours done at the Ear , nose throat place. 18,000yen and the kids have to go back for a 2nd shot. Link to post Share on other sites
sakebomb 0 Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 I have to go next week, usually get it in the upper left arm. Doesn't hurt a bit! As misorano mention- my daughter also has to go back again but it wont cost that much I think it was about ￥6000 for the both of us! Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Got mine for free at work. Didn't hurt at all at the time but I felt a bit sick the next day. Did it last Thursday & I've still got a big bump on my arm. Another friend of mine paid 3000yen for hers. Misorano, 18,000yen sounds a bit steep - was that for the whole family? Link to post Share on other sites
misorano 1 Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Yep! The wife, Me and the 4 little ones. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 just got ours 2000yen each at the local GP. Link to post Share on other sites
Dean 0 Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 AS O11 said if you tense the muscles dont allow the needle in and out cleanly, hency the soreness. If you get it in the arm, try not to tense up your wrist, it helps. (Goes the same for blood tests too) Oh sorry for the ones livng overseas and planning on going to Japn, you can ask your doctor which strain you need to be protected against and can order you some stuff in. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 snowglider I need one how did you score it so cheap? Link to post Share on other sites
sakebomb 0 Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 FT, shop around. Last year it cost us about 12000yen but by talking to friends etc this year the cost is about 5000yen for my daughter and I, my wife gets it for free through work! Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by snowglider: just got ours 2000yen each at the local GP. yep, me too! You have to shop around. the 3 clinics all had different prices ranging from 2000yen - 6000! Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted November 30, 2005 Author Share Posted November 30, 2005 Lucky here as well, got it for free at work. Japanese people seem pretty serious about vaccination (good stuff), the place was packed. Link to post Share on other sites
snobee 0 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 The wife, kid & I have had the JAB every year for the past 5 and in all honesty it DOES hurt. Needles don't bother me at all. I even enjoy the dentist pin cushioning my gums; taking blood/on a drip - like hit me with a feather; having a BIG vitamin injection - nought. Tense I aint. So why does my flu shot hurt? Been going to our same family doc for years - lovely lady. Are you guyz telling me she's not got the knack? How can I tell her? Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Fattwins you gotta find small community doctors clinics, the one we went to is 30 mins from our place, the doctor is about 75 but his nurses are cool. They want customers I guess and to draw patients away from big clinics or hospitals. Or maybe they are benevelent and really care about our health before the mighty yen The nurse who gave the jab is pro, she gave the boy his and he didnt even realize until 2-3 seconds later, she was lightning fast. Generally doctors suck at giving jabs, nurses who do it all the time are the ones you want to do it. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 No pain here either. Its the smallest pissy ass needle I have ever seen in my life! I just can't understand how it could hurt! Maybe I got a good doc!? Link to post Share on other sites
ncorrenti 0 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Do flu shots really work for you guys? I had one in 2001 and I got a bad flu that year - I was in bed for two weeks. I had a flu shot the following year and got the flu again - which took me a whole month to recover from fully. I haven't had a flu shot since and haven't had so much as a sniffly nose! What's the story? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 > Are you guyz telling me she's not got the knack? Maybe they use really cheap needles without silicon coating. Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted December 2, 2005 Author Share Posted December 2, 2005 After a few days, now I also have a bump, a rash, and a slight discomfort but not much else. I did not know needles had a silicon coating nowadays. I hope the silicon does not come off during the injection. Link to post Share on other sites
silly-sausage 0 Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 nicole - I haven't had one for quite a few years as well... Link to post Share on other sites
snobee 0 Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Just refining my earlier post re the pain. The Pain doesn't come with the initial sticking, it's for the 2 ~ 5 seconds when the good stuff is being pumped in. When finished so is the pain, but always the spot is tender and muscle feels a little stiff. I wouldn't want anyone to punch me there. O-11 - silicone needles, now that's interesting. I'll ask her next time. Link to post Share on other sites
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