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Originally Posted by bausch
 Sorry to hear that, makes my cyst seem very minor and insignificant. You do seem to have a very high pain tolerance.
I have always been curious to know what a transfusion feels like, you listed it more painful then a broken finger.. Can you actually feel it while the blood is going in and out of your body?? What does it feel like? I actually had a blood transfusion when I was a baby but I don't remember it.
Wisdom teeth felt like nothing for me because I had conscious sedation and was put to sleep. I felt NOTHING. Not even the novocaine shots. And best of all I don't remember ANY of it. That's the best part. Being awake would have freaked me out. The only thing was that I was so scared to eat afterwards cause my mouth was bloody but I had to eat so I could take the Vicodin they gave me. That was the worst bad part. I felt nothing and don't remember anything. Conscious sedation is amazing, I really recommend it. |
I was out for the wisdom teeth as well, I just ended up getting dry socket in one of them and hence my score.
As for a blood transfusion well first off it does require a good sized needle and the veins in my elbow area of my arm are beyond shot. So are most of those in my hands, wrist, etc. So typically they must go for a back of the arm one or other deep vein. Never super pleasant.
They typically will give people benedryl or something along those lines prior to a transfusion which can make you drowsy. You do sure in the hell feel it going in. The blood is kept refrigerated so it goes into your body cold. It has a unique feeling, it may burn slightly at first (few seconds to minutes) and then it just feels sore and weird. Assuming they are not pushing it on you. A single transfusion is rarely pushed and they allow a couple hours for it to go in. Now when they want multiple units in you, then that is another story and they speed up the drip/pump machine. That can border on a dull constant pain, plus they have to check up on you every 15-30 minutes for vital signs.