My feed
Premium

Please
or
to access all these features

Site stuff

MN could you get rid of that needle pic on the home page please!

30 replies

Nbg · 09/11/2007 10:47

Theres probably only me who is horribly needle phobic but just clicking on MN this morning has brought me out in a cold sweat and palpitations

(seriously not joking though)

I'd be sooooo grateful if you could get rid of it.

Pretty please.

OP posts:
Report
Isawbumperkissingsantaclaus · 10/11/2007 10:38

And why whenever there is talk of flu jabs do they have to show people getting jabs on TV or in the papers? They should give a warning Can't stand seeing it!

Report
Flame · 10/11/2007 10:33

Why is it still there?

Report
NomDePlume · 09/11/2007 16:17

I'm still in the NHS, working with outpatient waiting lists. Sounds dull but isn't really !

Report
Nbg · 09/11/2007 16:15

jobby

So what job are you doing then?

OP posts:
Report
NomDePlume · 09/11/2007 16:12

My 'jobby'



Job is fine, I packed college in way back at the beginning of the year as I just don't think that nursing would have been a sustainable career choice for me (shift patterns etc). It would have been incredibly difficult to fit it in when DH works away a lot and we have no family to help out so childcare would be ad-hoc and paid for (£££ on a nurses wage).

Report
Nbg · 09/11/2007 16:09

hows your jobby thing coming on?

arent you studying or something?

OP posts:
Report
NomDePlume · 09/11/2007 16:00

lol !

Report
Nbg · 09/11/2007 15:59

Yes I was. I had all the forms and things to apply and then I found out I was pg with ds a week later!

The thoughts of it now are laughable.

Its ok though because my jewellery making will become a huge success and I will be rich beyond my wildest dreams

OP posts:
Report
NomDePlume · 09/11/2007 15:57

sorry, should've been 'you were thinking'

Report
NomDePlume · 09/11/2007 15:56

Am I right in thinking that were thinking of doing midwifery not so long ago, nbg ? that this phobia will put the kybosh on that one

Report
MaryAnnSingleton · 09/11/2007 15:56

I find descriptions and words make me go funny- at one time I considered becoming a medical illustrator which would have been ridiculous !

Report
Nbg · 09/11/2007 15:55

yeah that did make me feel a bit grim lol.

thats what I've done custy, thanks.

OP posts:
Report
MaryAnnSingleton · 09/11/2007 15:53

sorry about writing anything that might make you feel funny

Report
Tortington · 09/11/2007 15:53

why dont you go straight to

www.mumsnet.com/Talk

Report
MaryAnnSingleton · 09/11/2007 15:52

oh poor you - must be awful. Strangely enough I've just had an email from my brother who had a blood test yesterday and ended up horizontal - he also fainted after his flu injection. I had a minor op some months ago and fainted afterwards simply because the doc commented that the wound was 'oozing' - eeew.

Report
Nbg · 09/11/2007 14:10

I've mentioned it a few times on here MAS. I have a phobia about anything medical at all.
So much so thats I'm having a homebirth in 3 weeks time and have had all my antenatal appts at home too.
My dh has to take the kids to the dr's/hospital etc.

It all started last year through me passing out after having my bloods done and then having a bit of a light headed moment when I was at home on my own.

But seeing things and talking about it makes me feel awful.
Bizarre how typing it down isnt all that bad.

OP posts:
Report
MaryAnnSingleton · 09/11/2007 12:00

out of interest, being a needle phobic - is it really that bad for you,just seeing a photo of a needle ? Didn't intend to belittle your fears Nbg - I'm not keen,as I mentioned ,on blood tests and ds has one every year which he gets completely hysterical about - but I can look at a needle quite dispassionately -excedt maybe a very big one ! - it's just the blood that causes me to pass out.

Report
Enid · 09/11/2007 11:55

I hate the NOrwich Union one

a poor woman died here a while ago when she hit a cow on the road. she was a mum etc etc

can't help feeling the ad is horrible

Report
Nbg · 09/11/2007 11:50

actually colditz thats a good idea.
Will do that for now.

OP posts:
Report
colditz · 09/11/2007 11:31

Another vote against the needle, I have put 'talk' on my favourites list so I don't have to look at it

Report
MaryAnnSingleton · 09/11/2007 11:28

what ? that's not scary ! (and I faint usually with blood tests)

Report
NomDePlume · 09/11/2007 11:24

Oooooh, on the homepage homepage not the active convo homepage. I'm with you now.

I never see the homepage, tbh. I have active convos saved as a favourite so I always come directly here. Can't you just avoid the homepage ?

Report

Don’t want to miss threads like this?

Weekly

Sign up to our weekly round up and get all the best threads sent straight to your inbox!

Log in to update your newsletter preferences.

You've subscribed!

MaryAnnSingleton · 09/11/2007 11:22

I can't see it ...

Report
rantinghousewife · 09/11/2007 11:21

Oh yes, looking in the wrong place.

Report
Flame · 09/11/2007 11:20

Eww tis nasty!!! Make it go away please!!!

Report
Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.