Our Allergy Shot Journey Has Begun!
I was very nervous, and worried about my daughter getting her first allergy shots. But, with Buzzy Bee, a lollipop, and a Shot Blocker, the first allergy shots went better than I could have ever imagined!
My seven year old daughter was terrified, but with these three things, and a lot of talking them up as being almost painless, she barely even winced! She was thrilled that the shot was almost painless!
We are both excited that she is on her way towards being able spend less time sneezing, eye rubbing, itching, wiping her nose, wheezing, and coughing, and hopefully one day, snuggle with Grandma's cat.
The 35+ weeks of weekly shots seems endless, 5 years of maintenance seems like an eternity, but it will be worth it! Hopefully...
I felt silly bringing in a shot kit with the skin distractors to the office, because I called ahead, and the nurses had never seen either the buzzy bee, or the shot blocker, they have nothing for kids... But it was worth it!
My daughter is normally shaking, and crying, and they worked to keep her calm, and happy.
I would not say either would make the pain non-existent. Both seem to work in the similar way of confusing/stimulating the nerves/skin, so the focus is not all on one tiny spot where the needle goes in. Plus there is the psychological comfort of being told that it will help, and that there is something being used to make the pain and fear go away.
The shot blocker reminds me of acupressure points, here it is: http://www.buyshotblocker.com/ the buzzy bee vibrates, and has a frozen pad that can go on it as well. Here is the site for it http://buzzy4shots.com
The nurses loved them! They told me that I should do a U-tube video as they have many young patients who could really use them.
