Comments on: an ex-pat milestone

By: teresa freeburn

teresa freeburn — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:03:59 +0000

those lilies are absolutely beautiful and you deserved them. i don’t think i’d be able to give myself a shot-too much of a coward. God willing i won’t ever become a diabetic, something that is prevalent in my family. i hope whatever the shots are for is not serious and the shots will take care of the problem.

teresa in lake stevens, wa.

By: ilene

ilene — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:06:38 +0000

OMG, Jonna! Guess I’m a huge whiner then. I had to have shots in my abdomen for 4 days in a row, every 6 weeks for 3 months. You don’t think I did it do you? Nooooo, I had Sarah (yes, our Sarah Blackwood) do it for me and then she showed John how to do it. And it was in easy reach – not even in my butt – it was in my belly (plenty of room there, too). I’m such a weenie. You are braver than me, girl. Hats off to you!

By: Sherry

Sherry — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:36:57 +0000

Jonna – The lilies are beautiful. You deserved that gift. OMG…ahhh I can’t even look at a needle let alone stick it in my butt! You are my hero! Holy crap, can’t you drink something that can help with the problem. You are a SUPER brave girl. Sherry

By: Jonna

Jonna — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:34:45 +0000

Heh! I have to relax too? This is getting harder. I finally remembered the alcohol and to hold the spot afterwards so it stops bleeding, now you want me to relax? I’m too busy.

By: Sky

Sky — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:20:06 +0000

LOL J!! Welcome to my world. There are a number of tricks and tips for injection, the most important one is to relax tho. All those tensed muscles make the job that much harder. It will all be over before you know it.

By: Mic

Mic — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:23:17 +0000

hahaha I love the way you think!!

By: Jonna

Jonna — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:59:22 +0000

Yes, Theresa, it was La Maestra. It was kind of her to come and see if I needed help. I tried to call you that night and I think yesterday and no answer, maybe you were off in the campo.

Going to a clinic for a shot is now ringing a bell, somewhere I think I knew that and forgot it. Oh well, I’m half way through this now so I will soldier on. My butt hurts like hell though in the shot area and I don’t know if it my technique or the drug.

I’m fine by the way, it is another attempt to get a handle on these recurring urinary tract infections that I’ve been getting for the last few years. I’m seeing a specialist now and hopefully we’ll solve it.

Cristina, I’m trying to get my head around that quadrant thing you wrote. I went for the top part because it was easier to reach. As they say on LolCats, I iz doan it rong.

Mic, those aren’t Iris, they are Lily. It is an unusual deep orange-red color though. I really like it although they have no smell. I usually get the white ones because I love the smell. It is a pay off for being brave, like your mom would get you an ice cream after the doctor if you didn’t make a scene. It was kind of funny, I was driving along thinking ‘what to do, what to do, oh my god… I think I’ll go buy flowers’ easy transition for my mind.

By: Mic

Mic — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:44:04 +0000

Like a “spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down”….an “armload of iris’s” should help ….but that missive made me cringe also. Happy to read in comments there’s places to go in Merida for you to have it done as I could definitely NOT be as brave as you. But glad it brought you those gorgeous red iris’s – never seen red ones before….Beautiful!!!

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:59:49 +0000

You aren’t a baby or a whiner – I bet I could be lots more immature about this if it were me!!

By: Theresa in Mérida

Theresa in Mérida — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:29:44 +0000

Go to Clínica Yucatán (actually any clínica will do but you can walk to that one from home) go back to the nurse’s station and tell them you need a shot. It’s between 10 and 20 pesos, some Dr Simi’s have a consulta attached where you can have a shot but it’s 30 pesos, so we do the nurse route.
That sounds like La Maestra,she is genuinely nice. It’s amazing what a small town Merida can be, isn’t it?
regards,
Theresa