Ouch!

[Emma09]

You can do it lovey!

Or if you can't, MG will do it for you

[peanutter]

I've had to give a cat regular injections. I can jab you in the scruff of your neck too if that will help. I'm guessing that's just good for cats though ...

[TeniBear]

I've had to give a cat regular injections. I can jab you in the scruff of your neck too if that will help. I'm guessing that's just good for cats though ...

Okay, I really shouldn't have read that. I think you just brought my needle phobia back with that visual

[Phteven]

I'd get PN to come over and do your injections. It sounds like she's a whizz at injecting.

[diva det]

ouch hun hugs- i can help you with injections too anytime you want- done quite a few for myself over the years and it doesnt bother me to do them
just holla and i can come past after i drop the kids off to school and do them after drop off or before pick up any day
just let me know how i can help
btw if it helps- get a 50 cent piece and put it in the freezer- put it on the spot you are going to inject so it goes numb!!!
i always found the top of the legs hurt less than the stomach or the bum!!
stomach bruises a bugger for me!
xxxx

[feeb]

Bugger sorry to hear, glad thought that you did get ultrasound done!

Take everyone up on offers of help with needles or child minding!! Sorry I am not closer to help, but online anytime you need a chat.

xoxo

[OceanPrincess]

Aw thanks guys! The MW said I'd be a dab hand after a week or so.

MG - clexane, once a day into tummy.


DH thinks he'll be fine, he can try tomorrow and see how we go. It needs to be done around 4pm so not the ideal time for you lot with school kids!!

Det thanks for the 50 cent idea! Definitely going to try that.

Peanutter, ah dear, thanks for the at least

[Heaven]

Oh bugger OP!! Rest up as much as you can xx

[Frangipani Lou]

What a bugger hon. But glad you know what the veins are and have a treatment plan In place - even though its not a very nice one! I wonder If acupuncture would also help? It's getting there that could be tricky.
Xo

[Mother Goose]

Make sure that coin is very very very clean first I can't help it, it's the nurse in me!

I can show you some other tips.

4 on a Monday isn't too bad or me lovely because dd finishes 330 and it's a 5 to 10 min drive to my old place so about the same to yours. But the rest of the week I will still be at work then.

If DH gets stuck today give me a Hollar and I'll pop over for tomorrows if I can.

And bring it with you to that class I'm going to in a few weeks if you're still comming. I'll jab ya before I go home

[Mrs P]

OP I had daily clexane during my stim cycles. Here's my tips:

- leave yourself plenty of time the first few times, it's not something you want to do in a rush
- lots of deep breathes, and I always wiggled my toes to distract myself while doing the actual shot
- DON'T rub the injection site after the shot as this will make you bruise worse

Good luck - you can do it!!

[Emma09]

Agree with mrs P on tapping the foot- it distracts from the pain.
Also try to hold the needle steady, while you inject- it's the jiggling of the needle that will give you the bruise.

You will be fine

[peanutter]

Ocean, you've birthed three babies, run a household, helped organise a business, done all sorts of phenomenal things at work, and these injections are going to be something you're able to do with ease in no time.

And hopefully won't need for long anyway. Hopefully once your body calms down from all your preggo and birth stuff, your veins and legs etc will go back to normal.

And until then, take all the help on offer!

I wish you lived on my side of town. I actually would give you your injections (yes, even in your tummy...)

Be well soon xx

[Joeve]

OP clexane is stingy too! I have to still inject it every night. Some nights DH does it. Pinch your skin as hard as you can to jab. You are super awesome and will be a jab pro in no time.

[OceanPrincess]

Yeah it really does sting, sort of after the shot

DH did ok - I think he was nervous and he did it really slow, I think it's better if it's a bit quicker? Would that be right?

I've instinctively not rubbed it so good to know that's the right thing...

Thanks everyone.

[LuluHB]

Ouch OP. Only just seen this. Sorry you're having to have the injections. They suck, but FWIW, like everyone else has said I found I got so used to them by the end - and I have to lie down at blood tests because I faint with needles! I hope the clots dissolve quickly for you.

[Emma09]

Good job OP!

With my jabs- the hurt less if I really pinch the skin.

Quick to put the needle in, but slow to inject is the way I do it

[Mother Goose]

To be honest, the technique to cause the least amount of discomfort varies from person to person. I have found most of my patients (only one has ever told me I hurt) feel less if I apply firm pressure to the injection site for about 15 seconds and then quickly remove my finger and insert the needle and push the liquid in. The more you have to inject (volume wise) the more it hurts. Give it a whirl

Well done to your DH on doing the needle though, I reckon it's only natural for a partner to not want to give the injection.