Please tell me that I am one, after reading what I have gone through!

I am about to travel to a far far land (which I am not allowed to disclose…yet) in 3 weeks time. And of course, to travel to this far far land, I need to get several vaccinations. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, I need about NINE VACCINATIONS! And one of my friends emailed and said she has just taken ALL vaccinations. 0_0

But thank God that I have taken some when I was young (so young that I had to call my Paediatrician for my records) that I was down with FOUR.

So made an appointment (though I was still thinking of delaying) with this doctor. Frankly, I am always horrified when it comes to injection. (Oh com’on, who isn’t right??)

I called Don and reminded him that his presence was very much mandatory for any significant moment, and this was one of them!

He was late being caught up with cases at hospital so I waited nervously at the clinic. The clinic was crowded but somehow, my turn came very fast (that usually happens when you hope the time goes slower). I went to the assistant and smiled sheepishly:”Er…Is it OK that you let this young man go first? I am still waiting for someone..”

Just as I mentioned that, Don appeared. Man, I was so relieved…and it was almost like seeing a HUGE ROUND PAIN KILLER standing in front of me.

“Have you had your dinner?” He asked.

“I lost my appetite..so no..”

“Aiya…it is just like ant bi….”

Before he finished the sentence, I interrupted. “DON’T BLUFF!! All THE DOCTORS said that AND IT IS NEVER TRUE!!!”

“Really…just like small…”

“NOPE! I DON’T BUY THAT ANT THING PLEASE!!”

After 20 seconds, I cleared my throat. “Mmm, by the way, can the doctor combine all the vaccinations into one injection?

“Nope…you have to take them one by one…”

“Oh great! Now I have to be jabbed 4 times..”

I just don’t understand why doctors from all places like to compare ant’s bite with an injection. One thing that they missed out is the “SUPER GIANT” in ant’s bite.

So my turn came. My hands were cold. I sat down looking at the doctor. He was thinking for a list of vaccinations for me.

“Mm..I think you need typhoid, tetanus and flu. I think you can take Hepatitis A too, if you want…”

As he was going on and on about the far far land, my hearing became muffled. I was very close to faint. The anticipation was killing me.

“Doctor, can I have some?” I interrupted him and pointed at the chewy candy on his desk.

“Sure sure…!!” He handed me a big bucket of candy. While he was preparing the vaccinations, I chewed them nervously one by one.

“So…2 on the arms and 1 on the butt?” He asked.

“Huh? Can’t I have all on my arms..?”

“Nope…they are too close together..Butt is good. More flesh and less painful. Unless you want it on your thigh.”

Looking at Don, “Er…I think I’ll have it on my thigh please..*blush*”

“Ok, but tell you, it is more painful than butt. Now, give a looooud cough.”

When I coughed, he jabbed in that split second. Super cool man! That had somehow distracted me from feeling the pain almost down to 50%. And because I squeezed Don’s hand super hard, the pain eventually was down to 30%.

After injected on both arms, he asked me to reconsider having the 3rd on the butt. “Trust me, thigh is more painful.”

I hesitated because I had to let my “pain killer” leave the room. “Alllright…the butt then!” And I took the last injection all on my own. *proud*

So, 3 jabs at one go. Am I SUPER or what?

The doctor complimented me. He said I was VERY BRAVE. Hah! By the way, he said he would tell his patient that it felt like ant bite even though the arm was about to be “chopped” off. YOU SEE!! I am allergic to the phrase now….NO MORE “ANT’S BITE”!

And oh…do you know that there is a vaccination for cervical cancer too and it is proven 94% effective?

Sooner or later we can all take vaccinations for almost all kinds of diseases and that would probably make us….SUPER! *shudder*

My butt is still a little sore…

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