Fear of needles stopping me from getting surgery?
My fear of needles, is stopping me from getting surgery. I can’t even draw blood without going into shock or something similar to it. Is it possible for them to put me out right when I go into the hospital?
I’m a lucky 1 in a few who have Marfans Syndrome which is a type of scoliosis that causes my back to curve over instead of like an S. The surgery is to have it fixed, and it’d be better to do it now, than later when I’m older. But I have an extreme fear of needles and even talking when it’s happenin doesn’ help, as my mother explained what happened to me, the doctor type person got the needle in, *shivers* I felt and remember that, and that’s all I remember, I woke up 10 minutes later convulsing in the chair and smelling alcohol, and apparently I should’ve gone to the restroom first >.>. They were about to call 911 how fun.
I suffer from a fear of needles too! I have taken a lot of avoidance tactics eg I had to have a bronchoscopy ( tube to lok in my lungs)…I agreed only if I had no needles….which is how it turned out (I was actually his guinea pig as apart from lung trasplant paitents who have them often…I was the first one without any meds except local squirted on my nose and throat!!!). I was proud I did it without needles actually, but I understand I cannot get away from this forever!
I have had 2 blood tests since (my first ones)….where I cried at both (the last only a few weeks ago!), I just had to accept i NEEDED it. There was no choice. I do not look anywhere near the needles.
Have you used the “magic” numbing cream??? this may be helpful to you if you haven’t tried it.
I was also in another situation where I was possibly going to have surgery and I said I hated needles and was told there were other ways to put me out!! So I think you need to talk about it with the Dr….they surely have had this before!!! Try to think of the benefits too!
overcome Fear of needles and injections using the cool sense
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