Thursday, April 21, 2011

So, I had to get my third Hepatitis-B shot yesterday...



Hey y'all!  Can y'all believe it's already been 6 months since I started this job which they required suggested that I get vaccinated for Hepatitis-B?  Wow!  Time really flies, when you're doing something you LOVE, and were most likely born to do.

So, my 3rd (and final) in the series was due, and I left home early yesterday to stop by the clinic, and take care of it.  I didn't have to wait long, and they called me back, and I sat down in a chair.  The nurse rolled up my sleeve...

Nurse:  Wow, look at that skinny arm!


Me:  (Flexing my bicep) Yeah, but look at that huge bicep!


Nurse:  Ummm...yeah, look at that...


Me:  Do you talk to all your patients like this?


Nurse:  No, just the ones with really skinny arms.  The only reason I mentioned it is because this shot has a tendency to really hurt people with no fat on their arms.  Like you.


Me:  (Chuckling)  Well darlin', don't you worry about it.  Hypodermic injections do not hurt me.


Nurse:  (Injecting me)  Okay...


Me:  (As she's putting a band-aid on my shoulder)  I'm just curious...(now I'm flashing a toothy grin) Do you always put a band-aid on BEFORE you give the shot?


Nurse:  (Grinning) HA!  You're done.  Have a nice day, Mr. Reeves.


Me:  Thanks, you too.  Hey, which way is the bathroom?


Nurse:  What?  You gonna be sick?


Me:  Nyuk!  Good one...

6 comments:

  1. That was good. I will have to blog about the time the kids and I had to have a TB test. It didn't go nearly as well as your shot did.

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  2. Heh. No nurse has ever commented on my skinny arms, even though they have AMPLE reason to do so.

    Wait. That doesn't look right. Oh, well... it's still early.

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  3. You really are such a flirt Andy.

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  4. Hep B? Is Pamela Anderson a patient at yer hospital, or something?

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  5. I had to get some shots back in January. The first 2 felt like one was a square needle and the other had liquid fire. I waited til i got to the car before rubbing them. Well I felt better, but I relapsed a few weeks later. This time it was only one shot. It was a square needle with molten lava in it. Since the young girl went to school with my kids, I had to joke through it. I hope I don't have to have that again.

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