I remember!!!
I got my 1st,
Square Needle in the Left Nut, 1 month out of Boot Camp.
They took a long swab, and stuck it all the waaaay up the main vain, for a test. I still had tears in my eye's, when the Doc, came back, reached into the stainless refrigerator, and handed me GIANT GLASS TUBE, of penicillin, 1.5 million units.
Here, shake it gently to warm it up, I'll be back in 5.
She came back in with one of those WWII, needle holders.
All stainless, and screwed a needle on it, that was actually square at the open end. The thing looked like a Surgical Bazooka.
She took the vial and performed a lock and load. Now that she has the vial, chambered,
she looks at me, and smiles-
I remember yelling at her-
YOU AIN'T STICKING THAT PHUCKING THING, IN MY NUTS!!!!!!!! :angry: :angry: :angry:
She laughed and said, no, turn around, and drop you shorts, this won't even hurt.
Afterwards, I was still hurting from the swab test, when she gave me 2 week supply of tetracycline pills.
To this day, the most painful thing I have ever experienced, was that swab test.
After that, I always wore a raincoat.
Tim H.