Intradermal injections are a tricky thing; in the past I've had RNs who have refused to give them due to the degree of difficulty. You could imagine my concern when I saw the walk-in doctor looked like the walking dead.
As I waited for my name to be called, I wondered if it would be rude to ask for another doctor. I grew more worried as he called for each patient with a small, weak voice (not even leaving his desk to do so). He finally called my name. I took a deep breath, walked into his office and prepared for the worst.
He seemed to come to life as he greeted me at the door. He even clapped with joy upon discovering that I was done my build-up shots. He tried to stay very organized as to not confuse the bottles. Very sloooooooowly he set the bottles, needles and papers in place. I tried not to giggle as he farted loudly with every shuffle.
Just before the first needle, the phone rang. "Always ringing!" he shouted. He picked up, exclaimed "I have no time for that! I'm busy shooting!" and I tried not to giggle.
Fiiiiinaly after the first needle, he pointed, clapped and shouted "There look, perfect!"
As I was leaving, he noticed my name on his papers. He told me his cousin has the same last name and asked if my family was from England. I explained they were actually from the Ukraine but the spelling of our name was changed when my great-grandparents moved to the US. "If anyone asks, you have relations in South Asia. Goodbye, cousin!"
Most adorable doctor, ever!
So cute! Usually when I have a walk-in clinic doctor do the intradermal shot, it turns out badly (like the one who was really insistent that he should know more about my shots than I do, and therefore that it ought to be administered subcutaneously instead).
ReplyDeleteThe walk-in clinic I go to does these kinds of shots quite regularly. I've had 4 bad experiences with intradermal shots:
ReplyDelete- RN tried to put both inhalant and food serum in the same needle. I told him that he has no right to do that so follow the doctor's instructions. He left a huge bruise on my arm.
- Needle broke and got stuck in my arm. Doctor was very embarrassed but it wasn't his fault.
- Doctor tried to reuse the first needle for the second shot. Good thing I knew that was a no-no and wouldn't let him.
- RN was so nervous and shaky that I wouldn't let her give me the shot. Fortunately the RN who normally gave me my shot was on duty.