I ovecame the nerves yesterday and gave myself my first jab, having got my blood tests out of the way. It was absolutely fine but I would say to those that haven’t done this yet - don’t rush it and push the liquid in too fast as that DOES hurt a bit. Rather like the little punch you get from an anti tetanus jab. I WAS warned by several UTube videos but was so glad the needle went in without pain that I rushed.
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First self injection.
Well done Dragonwalker
Excellent , I also inject very slowly and never get any pain at all , All the best !
Very well done!!
I know how hard it is to do your first one, I was sweating & shaking for 2 hours before I did it.
I now find that if I stretch the skin while injecting, after rubbing the ampoule between my hands for a while to up the temperature while the alcoholic wipe area dries, It's now second nature & don't know why I was petrified to start with.
Well done 👍
It’ll be another week before I can start them but I reckon I’ll be sweating too. Just hope I stay upright - Wouldn’t be good to faint with a needle sticking out of your leg !! 😂
Just keep calm and carry on. (Sorry)
After you have done it you can pat yourself on the back and know you have done something few others have. You might well have done something the practice nurse and even the doctor have never done. You can feel really superior.
I find the best way is nice & slow & not like most YouTube videos show you.
Kcbrecks is right, the sense of achievement once you've done it is amazing.
I even rang my mum & said if you don't hear from me by a certain time come round as I've passed out 😁
You can do it, good luck!
Thankyou , I can’t wait really
You're very welcome.
The thing that did it for me was having a word with myself!
I know it's usually the first sign of madness but, in this case I just said now look, you either do this, or you'll feel like death warmed up for the next 10 weeks waiting for your next 3 monthly one off the nurse!
That worked 😂👍
It's ridiculous that you have to inject yourself or face 10 weeks feeling terrible. Well done for doing it.
Thank you!
That's the ridiculous laws for you in UK.
I overcame a phobia of needles & now feel the very best I've felt for many years & if I can do it, then anyone can do it!
Thank you.
That's useful to know. I did watch a youtube video which made it look quite easy (although also made me feel a bit sick).