Never bothered me tbh. I had three full jabs not two and a booster as I’m clinically extremely vulnerable due to having had leukaemia. I was being stuck with needles three or four times a week at first as well as having two blood transfusions a week which each took 8 hours and required a canular. Then they put a PICC line in which was put in my arm then fed up the vein in my arm, across my chest and into my heart. This meant that they could administer my chemo and blood transfusions without having to canulate me each time. Had it in for about five months. It had to be cleaned each week and flushed after each use as I could get an infection through it which could’ve been dangerous. It used to itch around the entry point sometimes but other than that, fine.
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Just to make things better, I had bone marrow biopsies, where fluid and a bone sliver are taken out of the pelvis for analysis and intrathecal injections, where chemo drugs were injected into the spine to protect my brain from any cancerous cells. This was done by me lying on my side and curling up into a faetal position. This meant that the vertebrae opened up and made a gap for the needle to go in. I also volunteered for the doctor to try out what’s called a driver for the bone marrow. It’s like a low speed drill that pushes the needle into the pelvis and makes it easier for the doctor to carry out the procedure. The interesting bit? I refused gas and air on both procedures and only had a local anaesthetic so I couldn’t feel the needle puncturing the skin. I’d go into what I called a bubble - I learned this when shooting in the armed forces. You change your breathing technique and learn to shut out all the shouting, noise and explosions so you can concentrate on hitting your target - I applied this during the procedures and felt no discomfort at all. The doctors and nurses thought I was some kind of freak but I probably have a high pain threshold - which helped when I did DIY surgery on a verrucca on my foot. A scalpel, razor, Zippo lighter and broom handle were all I used…….
