Self Injecting

[PollyMoly]

Hi

Could anyone offers some advice on how I can start self injecting ,e.g. where do you get the needles and the vials etc? I live in Preston, Lancashire and have the Hydroxocobalamin injection every 3 months. I asked my doctor if I could have it more frequently but he said three monthly should be sufficient.

Thanks in advance

Polly

[Hidden]

Hi Polly,

Have a look at this link from the old PAS forum, you will find all the info in there; also other information you may want, just use the search option of that forum, see:

pernicious-anaemia-society....

I hope this helps,

Kind regards,

Marre.

[PollyMoly in reply to Hidden]

Hi Marre

Thank you so much for such a fast response.

Kind regards

Polly

[pvanderaa]

I got mine from canada - I think it was from b12.com - I used two needles the first time. One to take up the B12 from the vial and a new sharp one to inject. As I used the sharp needle the first time, it was painless when I pushed the needle in. Now I use a single needle and the rubber stopper on the vial here in the USA blunts the needle slightly and makes the insertion a bit harder and sometimes painful. I also found that if I feel pain when starting, repositioning the needle over to a new spot within 0.5 cm of the first site seems to work ok.

[KiPeRi75]

I got miy b12 from amazon de. If you have a uk amazon account it uses that. Site is in German, but if you right click there should be a translation option. I got syringes and needles from amazon uk.

[Chocolate41]

Hi

I had the same with my go.My vit b12 was 130 and I felt terrible.Had my six loading doses felt great for 8 was then started to go downhill again.Rang my go to see if I could have them 8wkly but he refused.Bought a spray from Amazon which has worked wonders.Its keeping me going until I have my next injection in 10 days.They just don't understand every one is different.Good luck.