B12 injection, pain in opposite arm?
I had my b12 injection 2 days ago in my right arm. Today my left arm hurts so much, it stings when i lift it up and i can hardly move it without it hurting. What's going on?
Why do some injections hurt more than others?
One factor - however minor - is technique. Needle size matters nothing whatsoever. I have seen two inch 18 gauge needles being used for gluteal injections and patients asking "when are you going to do it" after the job is done and the needle is being disposed of. A major - absolutely major factor - is the substance being administered. An oil based injection will hurt a lot more than something which is water based. Split viron jabs always tend to cause pain, even though the needle used is tiny. One reason you find some substances being recommended for IV administration is because they hurt like a son of a bitch if used intramuscular. Vitami C is a prime example. You will feel nothing if it is administered via IV, but try it on IM and you will be whinging with the pain for the next week. The same applies to a lot of minerals, especially magnesium. All depot injections, especially antipsychotics, are oil based and these are the deepest and must be z-tracked. Remember, a muscle has tightly woven fibres which are not intended to be pushed apart by fluids and in this case an oil based substance (often potentially allergenic, such as castor oil) is being stored deep inside a muscle. That will hurt and for a very long time. Sometimes ice can help, but quite honestly, at some point, you will feel pain from shots like these and there is not a lot you can do as a solution.
What hurts more: getting an injection or getting blood drawn out of the vein with a needle?
Both are dependant on the skill of the injector/phlebotomist, and also to an extent the stress level and physical condition of the patient.Normally I'd say taking blood should hurt less, but if the patient is a 'flincher' or the plebotomist grinds the needle in it can hurt. Or, if the patient is obese and has tiny veins it can be a painful experience.If you don't want an immunisation to hurt, turn your body towards the immuniser a bit so they can get to your arm using their dominant hand at a comfortable angle, some people demand an immunisation on the opposite arm and angle away forcing the immuniser to work at an uncomfortable angle - it's more likely to hurt that way.About to jump 1.2.3……With blood taking, try to be young, fit, and muscular with firmly anchored veins like ropes in your forearm.Just kidding, we are rarely that lucky, people with veins like that are like unicorns these days and are pretty rare for us to take blood from (these people don't get sick much).Try not to scream and flinch as the needle touches your arm, this is unhelpful. It makes accuracy kind of hit and miss. Also, if you have a favourite vein let the phlebotomist know, don't let them try a vein, miss it - then have you say "no one ever gets blood from that vein", also don't sit there saying "this is gonna hurt, this is gonna hurt" repeatedly, sure as eggs, it's going to hurt if you do this.Both these types of patient exist. The "gonna hurt" type is the more common.
Why is an injection only applied on one side of the bum or hands but not other side?
There is no such rule. Only vaccines are injected at a particular site so that next time when you ask the child's mom, she can tell at which site a vaccine was injected. This way, the doctor gets a clue to what vaccines were given in last visit. But these days since everything is documented, it is not relevant whether u apply it on left side or right. Bcg vaccine (for tuberculosis) is always injected on left deltoid so that entire population has the scar on left side. infants have more muscle mass in shoulder. Children in buttocks. adults almost same density.Drugs like vitamin b12 need to be taken 4days in a row. B12 is a painful injection. So doctors usually advice getting the injections in different places ( one in each arm, one in each buttock) injections like insulin r given subcutaneously. So they r injected in abdomen or thigh which have more of fat.
What is causing the pain on left side of my chest, near the nipples?
The very first thing you may consider would be heart attack. Certainly chest pain isn't something to dismiss.However, you ought to understand that it has a number of possible causes.Actually, as far as a quarter of those U.S. population encounters chest pain which isn't linked to the heart.What kind of pain? Boob pain, sexual nipple pain is even good in some cases.Chest pain may also be brought on by difficulties on your lungs, esophagus, muscles, ribs, or nerves, such as. Some of those conditions are severe and life threatening.Others aren't.In case you've got unexplained chest pain, then the only way to verify its origin would be to get a physician evaluate you.You might feel chest discomfort anywhere from the neck into your upper abdomen. Based on its origin, chest pain could be:SharpDullBurningAchingStabbingA tight, squeezing, or crushing sensationChest Pain causes: Heart IssuesAlthough maybe not the sole cause of chest discomfort, these heart problems are most common causes:Coronary Artery Disease, or CAD. A congestion in the heart blood vessels which reduces blood flow and oxygen to the heart muscle itself.This may result in pain called angina. It is a symptom of coronary disease but generally does not lead to irreversible damage to the center.It is, however, a indication that you're a candidate for a heart attack at a certain stage later on.The chest pain can spread to your shoulder, arm, jaw, or back.It could feel as a pressure or squeezing sensation. Angina may be triggered by exercise, enthusiasm, or psychological distress and can be relieved by rest.This decrease in blood circulation through heart blood vessels leads to the death of heart muscle cells.Though like angina chest pain, a heart attack is generally a more intense, crushing pain normally in the middle or left side of their torso and isn't relieved by rest.Besides chest discomfort, this heart muscle inflammation can lead to fever, fatigue, quick heart rhythm, and difficulty breathing.Although no congestion is present, myocardium symptoms may resemble those of a heart attack.No matter which you feel you may have, don’t rely online and go see a physician.
Why did I get a lump on my arm after getting a flu shot?
Because vaccinations, generally speaking, provoke an immune response, i.e. your body is reacting to the ‘foreign components’ in the vaccine with inflammation (swelling, redness, pain, heat etc.). That’s a good thing, in case you were wondering. It means your body successfully identified the vaccine components as ‘non-self’ or ‘something that needs to go’ and is thus training itself to fight the real flu virus, if it should encounter it thereafter. Think of it as giving your body a heads-up and a ‘wanted dead or alive’ flyer with a nice flu virus mug shot on the cover. Inflammation in that context means that your immune system got the message and that’s nothing to worry about.So the lump is more than likely benign and should fade a few days - if it persists, go see your doctor.
Why do mosquitoes bite some people and totally ignore others, even standing next to one another?
Each person (and other animal) exudes a cocktail of carbon dioxide and other emanations, and we also emit heat. Mosquitoes may discern any of us as human beings, but some of us will have a more attractive signature than others. You can line up 10 people and have each place one arm in a cage containing hundreds of mosquitoes. A few arms will quickly resemble a shag rug because of all the mosquitoes that have landed to feed. Yet others will have just a few mosquitoes in temporary residence, and a few arms will be nearly untouched. To further complicate matters, a person who is highly attractive to females of one kind of mosquito may not necessarily be as attractive to mosquitoes of other species. Folks often ask whether they should befriend someone who is more - or less - attractive (to mosquitoes). The notion is that sitting next to a person who is more mosquito-attractive will somehow protect you by diverting mosquitoes from you to him/her. Genius, but the two of you together may draw in even more mosquitoes, and you may suffer even more bites than if you were a lone soul on the park bench. Ah, but what about sitting next to a mosquito-repellent person? That still may not benefit you. Certain emanations of that person may draw in mosquitoes from afar, but they then might home in on you once they were close.With all this said, there is the concept of zooprophylaxis. Maintaining chickens, goats or other animals in your home can, in some cases, divert bites by mosquitoes that would otherwise have been directed to a person. This can afford some limited protection against malaria and other mosquito-borne infections. Whereas this may offer a strategy for folks who live in primitive dwellings in rural regions and don't have resources to protect themselves by way of improved housing, pesticides, etc, it would not likely be embraced by travelers. Imagine checking in your hotel and finding a complementary chicken in the room. Ah, but if it was a rooster, you'd not need to set the alarm clock.