[GreenKeys] Vaccinations

[Richard Knoppow]

    When I was a little kid I had some sort of serious infection 
and wound up in the U of M hospital at Ann Arbor. Penicillin was 
new then so I got a shot in the butt every four hours for about 
two weeks. I still get the fantods around hospitals.
    Most shots hurt because there is fluid going inside. In 
contrast, having a blood sample taken does not hurt (if done 
skillfully) because there is no pressure on anything.
    I think both of my shots were given to me _through_ the 
bandaid. Not sure, this was "drive by". Very well organized, the 
Army does some things very well.

On 4/8/2021 10:44 PM, Paul Birkel wrote:
> Yes, it's intramuscular (IM).  Which is why it's relatively easy to
> administer -- just aim for the "fleshy part" while avoiding nerves and blood
> vessels.  And hitting the bone if you get too aggressive.  The deltoid
> nicely meets those requirements, including ease-of-access.
>
> In the "good old days" the large-volume penicillin doses for VD went into
> the gluteus maximus ("butt") for the same reasons.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of tony.podrasky
> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2021 12:13 AM
> To: Jeffrey Angus; greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Vaccinations
>
> It is my understanding that the reason that the shot
> hurts so bad is that the needle goes into the muscle tissue.
>
> I had a bit of discomfort at the entry point - but it
> only lasted a couple of days - and only if it touched
> the area.
>
> UE,
> K2EAA - tony
> nnnn
> zczc
>
>
> On 04/08/2021 08:12 PM, Jeffrey Angus wrote:
>> On 4/8/21 10:00 PM, Jim Walls wrote:
>>> I'm done with my shots about 6 weeks ago.
>> I had my 2nd one March 26th.
>> The only side effects I've had was my arm was a bit tender when
>> I went to bed and the next day for a while.
>> Other than the weird feeling rash I had after the first one.
>> Until I realized, that was the fabric band aid they put on me.
>>
>>

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Richard Knoppow
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