Any tips for reducing pain with shots?
Before getting my first shot in my eye EVERYONE told me: “You won’t feel a thing! Just pressure.” Well…..I feel PAIN. I feel the needle and I feel the flow of medication into my eye. Once, when I was at another facility (on vacation…a 5 day drive from here) they used some kind of cream/gel/foam in my eye and I felt no pain. But it was a long process, and isn’t available where I am normally. Is there ANYTHING I can take with me to my appointment and ask to be used?
i am so sorry you are having so much pain with your injections. Have you discussed the pain with your doctor? Properly numbed with drops and/or numbing injection you shouldn’t feel more than slight pressure. Most commonly people complain of discomfort from the betadine. https://maculardegeneration.net/living/post-injection-coping. Regards, Sharon Moore patient leader Thanks….I have asked for more numbing drops….and he’s increased those. Helped with one eye but not the other. Guess I’ll ask to have them doubled again. I appreciate your response.
Thanks….Im going to count my numbing drops!
