Do you prefer getting a shot or your blood drawn?

[iceestarz 5,752]

I honestly prefer getting a shot.

 

I had to get my blood drawn today, it was the worst. This is actually only my second time getting my blood drawn. The first time was for jaw surgery, and today was so they could check my thyroid and other things. But shoot, when they stuck a needle in me for my surgery I had to get a numbing shot before I would even let them touch me.

[Simcity11100 770]

I prefer a shot, one time I had like 10 shots at once and it was great lol

[Andaasonsan 3,205]

Not really a fan of either. The thought of having a piece of metal forced under my skin makes me queasy.

[Ridley Wolf 291]

I had both done quite a few times, and I prefer having blood drawn.

 

Whenever I get a shot, I always end up with the unpleasant feeling of whatever was injected into me sitting just under the skin like a lump, and it usually takes anywhere from fifteen minutes to an hour for it to go away.

[Ruddboy Olaf 10,627]

Both are pretty scary,but the worst is getting an IV. 

[~Chaos~ 3,966]

I don't mind both of them. I can watch them put the needle in my arm and take out blood no problem.

[Andaasonsan 3,205]

Both are pretty scary,but the worst is getting an IV.

For me, once I get past the needle part, the IV is kind of pleasant.

 

It's like I can feel my thirst getting quenched but I'm not drinking anything. It's freaky.

[Haruhi-chan 486]

Um, how about neither? I can't stand needles. It doesn't matter what you are doing. Whether it's bloodwork, an IV or just a simple shot... I freak out entirely and will meltdown to no end. =.=

[Invincible 2,090]

It wouldn't really bother me either way, but if i had to choose between one and the other i guess getting a shot. Having my blood drawn can be tiring.

[skbl17 199]

I'm not the biggest fan of needles, but I would say shots. They're quick, and nothing's being sucked out of you.

[galaxysquid 2,121]

Oh lord. Definitely a shot. I've never had blood work done before but I definitely am afraid of having a needle in my arm that long. O-O

[Castle_Cross 331]

A shot, two months ago, I had to get my blood drawn, I was relaxed, I don't have any problems with that, until.......

Yep, the nurse who did it, was a total newbie!!! She inserted the needle and started moving it like a crazy!! Omg it hurt a lot!! I was nervous, I thought she was going to damage my flesh or something, they needed to call other nurse because she couldn't drawn the blood, I was soooo scared, now I'm scared of needles :S

[DormantAccount 308]

Definitely a shot.

 

I don't like seeing my own blood outside of my body *shudder*

[Shadowed Watcher 183]

I prefer shots, because when I get blood drawn, its out of my possession. Its MY blood and I don't want anyone taking it! Why should THEY get to keep MY blood? HUH?!

[catnet 9,353]

I'd prefer a shot, anyday. As far as I can remember, there's never really been much sensation involved when I've had them-quick and painless. I think it's the knowledge and the feeling that something's being sucked out of the body, rather than being put in, that makes me more uneasy with having my blood drawn. 

[Golurk 467]

I'd rather get shot. 

 

Really, neither option is bad per se, it's just that the shot is much quicker and generally less invasive. I've only had my blood drawn once, but I distinctly remember it taking for-friggin-ever to get done. I just don't really like the idea of having a needle under my skin that long. 

[Vertigo_95 572]

I prefer getting a shot. It's just a quick "in, inject, out". Whenever I go for blood, the doctor usually can't find a vein, so they move the needle around in my arm searching for one, and it hurts.

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 40,297]

Shots, by far. Needles scare me in general, so there is that, but the fact of where they put the needle when taking blood literally makes me shiver and squirm just thinking about it. Call me a wimp, but that is something that actually scares me a lot. It's something that is not a pleasant thought at all. At least with shots they are an a basic area usually.

[Thuja 3,658]

At this point with all the blood work I've done and how many shots I've gotten this year, I can safely say I'm pretty mellow about getting either of them...

[SparklingSwirls 21,261]

I don't really mind either to be honest. Maybe a shot since it doesn't last as long

[Draxon 214]

I definitely prefer getting a shot to having blood drawn.  Now, I'm not afraid of either anymore, but the same exact thing happens every time I have blood drawn.  I sit down, I look away, I think of something else, I feel the prick, and then I feel the blood draining away.  And as soon as it starts flowing, I start getting really light-headed and eventually either pass out or barely cling to consciousness.  Then the nurse listens to me mumbling "every single time this is so stupid..." as my vision slooowly comes back from a pure white screen, to a bright, cloudy reality, and finally to normal.  Like I said, I don't fear needles, it's just the physical response my body has to losing blood.  It's the main reason I won't donate blood.  Passing out every time probably isn't good for my health.

[Geek0zoid 1,467]

A shot, maybe. I've never had to get my blood drawn, however, so I'm more used to shots by default

[Nulln 754]

A shot, obviously.  It's over really quick.  Blood drawing you have to have something in your arm and it has to stay there and then the tube and you see your blood and blehhhhhhhhhhhh.

 

Unless it's a tuberculosis test, that sucks.

[DubWolf 16,621]

I've never had my blood drawn, but I'm sure that would be pretty cool . Both of them I wouldn't mind...I'm not a vampire, despite my emote .

Edited December 12, 2014 by JingleWolf

[Minepro 107]

I'd actually rather have neither. I FUCKING HATE NEEDLES

Edited December 12, 2014 by mcminer2011