Does a TB Test Hurt?!
Question: Does a TB Test Hurt!?
How big is the needle!? I need to get one to volunteer at my hospital!.!.!. and I am going to get it done!. I just want to know about your experiences so I can prepare myself for the inevitable!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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My sweet Sarah!.!.!.
You make it sound like "such a BIG deal"!.!.!.which it is N O T at all so!! You hardly feel it, let me assure you! It's N O T like "a shot" or so!.!.!. it's NOT even "a needle"!.!.!. - only - such a small round !.!.!.gee!.!.how can I explain it to you!?!? It's a small round "what-you-me-call-it" device with 4 tiny little "needles" in a circle!.!.!.which one applys to your lower arm (sorry, I have no dictionary at hand to look up the exact word)!. However, you'll feel it less "hard" as if you get a "piercing" That's for sure!.!.!. it does N O T hurt at all !!! After 2-3 days you go back to have it checked (if your skin showed a "reaction" or not) BUT: be at ease, it really does NOT hurt at all!.!.!.!(I hope, none of the medical professionals, nurses, etc!. read my horrible discription of this "applicator-device"!.!.!. I'm sure, it has a "technical name"---sorry---for not being able to name it)
Nevertheless!.!.!.most likely your test will be negative!.!.!.so DO NOT worry, honey!!!
Send you my best regards from Germany!.!.!.!. Annette****Www@Answer-Health@Com
You make it sound like "such a BIG deal"!.!.!.which it is N O T at all so!! You hardly feel it, let me assure you! It's N O T like "a shot" or so!.!.!. it's NOT even "a needle"!.!.!. - only - such a small round !.!.!.gee!.!.how can I explain it to you!?!? It's a small round "what-you-me-call-it" device with 4 tiny little "needles" in a circle!.!.!.which one applys to your lower arm (sorry, I have no dictionary at hand to look up the exact word)!. However, you'll feel it less "hard" as if you get a "piercing" That's for sure!.!.!. it does N O T hurt at all !!! After 2-3 days you go back to have it checked (if your skin showed a "reaction" or not) BUT: be at ease, it really does NOT hurt at all!.!.!.!(I hope, none of the medical professionals, nurses, etc!. read my horrible discription of this "applicator-device"!.!.!. I'm sure, it has a "technical name"---sorry---for not being able to name it)
Nevertheless!.!.!.most likely your test will be negative!.!.!.so DO NOT worry, honey!!!
Send you my best regards from Germany!.!.!.!. Annette****Www@Answer-Health@Com
The needle is long and very thin!. I used to have them done yearly for a job in a nursing home!. They just inject a solution into your skin making a little bubble of fluid!. It doesn't hurt much, the sensation is similar to squeezing a pimple!. No big thing really, but I have a fear of needles so I would just look away when the nurse grabbed the syringe until it was over!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
They use a little needle!. It goes just under the skin of your forearm!. They use 0!.1 mL!. It doesn't hurt at all, if its done right!. It does form a bubble under your skin for a few minutes!. It looks ucky-- but not bad!. It's fine!. If you're afraid of needles!.!.!. just don't watch!.
Make sure to get it read though-- within 48-72 hours!. If you go over that amount of time-- you have to get another!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Make sure to get it read though-- within 48-72 hours!. If you go over that amount of time-- you have to get another!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
tiny tiny needle, doesn't hurt; it's mostly the thought of it that hurtsWww@Answer-Health@Com