lylee

First of all you are not a baby by any means it is a scary propect, it is very natural and damn anyone who tells you otherwise, the thing is to work with and through the situation, think of it as a means to an end, this is not something that with hurt you, it is something that will help to heal you. Consider it like this, when you have been working out really hard, or running really far and fast, or as you say in your bio, surfing, paddling after waves all day without catching one, your arms are trashed, and feel like fettuchini, they hurt, but you know that you feel better about your self for doing so. This is the same situation, what might hurt now but will help to make you feel better later.

I actually forgot another thing that I do, aside from the breathing exercise the I wrote about earlier, is to dig cause a slight discomfort on yourself at the same time that the needle is being applied. The trick is to do it at a higher place then where the needle is place. I would consider taking a fingernail and pinching your upper arm. This could help to distract from the pain that you cannot control and make the subconcious focus on the pain that you can control. Given that it should be on the same neural pathway to the brain as the inflicted pain. I have tried this several times especially when getting tattooed on my leg, which seemed to be a painful spot for me. Just a nother suggestion.

Again just suggestions,

harrass those doctors ... u have to tell them what to do over here hun x