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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am an adult and I absolutely hate throat cultures.

I can do shots left and right.  Blood work everyday.

However, I despise getting my throat swabbed and as a 24-year-old woman it still sends me into a panic.

I have a horrible gag reflex and pretty severe emetophobia (fear of vomit).  I remember being very sick at about age 8, and having little to no energy.  Completely flipped out when I had to get a throat culture and when I ended up needing an antibiotic vaccine they had all these nurses come in to hold me down and I was fine.

It is a fear, you have to respect that she's not going to be reasonable if it sends her into a panic.  It's important to sympathize.

It's necessary, and it sucks.  Best thing to do is tell her it only takes a few seconds, and that she probably won't throw up.  If she does it's ok.  Give her something to look forward to afterwards.

I still have to fight back tears when I get mine done.[/quote]

Last time I needed to get a throat culture, the nurse let me do it myself while she watched.  I have no problem with the throat culture, just the lack of control (sort of like how brushing your own hair doesn't hurt as much as when someone else brushes your hair).  I am going to ask to do it myself from now on.[/quote]

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