b12 shot in arm

[rr1993]

hi i’m on my second loading b12 injection which was given in my arms my question Is... Is it normal for them still to be hurting days after i had my first wednesday and my next one yesterday and still keep getting pain in them both. Thanks

[TACCT]

Depends upon the area of injection and whether your muscles are too weak. I get them in arms and sometimes they do hurt for few days if press the spot.

[rr1993 in reply to TACCT]

was top of the arms, still aching a bit and painful

[pvanderaa]

For me the previous injection site reacts to the new injection. New site doesn’t hurt till I get the next jab.

[rr1993 in reply to pvanderaa]

makes sense, the same thing happened to mine. Thank you

[deniseinmilden in reply to pvanderaa]

I used to get that - I thought I was just barking!!!

[rr1993 in reply to deniseinmilden]

Nope! I keep getting the pains in both arms still it’s like niggly nerve pain, really annoying!

[Nackapan]

I find some are no problem at all some are painful and bruise. My arms ached on loading doses at times. I think when you poorly and run down everything hurts more. I take an ice block to hold on area before injection. That helps me. Hope the next one goes well. Some nurses are better than others with IM injections. Ask them to do it slowly and see if that helps. Sometimes given quiclay as some people move ! TRyder snd relax the arm too

[pvanderaa in reply to Nackapan]

I self inject into alternate buttocks every three days. That way my thighs and arm are still usable and more of less pain free.

However, if I roll over in the night, I’ll remember sharply - I find I want to sleep with the old injection site down - keep it warm? Press on it to use it up?

If I sleep on the new injection site, it doesn’t seem to last as long.

[rr1993 in reply to Nackapan]

Thank you for the tip i’ll try the ice on the next one!

[Ssmart]

Mine depend on the nurse giving them! Some do it slowly and tell me to relax my arm and others jab it in and do it in a second (which is definitely worse as it’s they’re quite stingy! Then it does ache for a few hours)

I’ve also had it done and hardly felt a thing, and twice they managed to hit a blood vessel which bled a bit and I made the nurse laugh as I was more worried about the b12 leaking back out 😂

[pvanderaa in reply to Ssmart]

(I was more worried about the b12 leaking back out 😂)

As you do - been there!!

[rr1993 in reply to Ssmart]

hahaha that’s funny! The second one was less painful (it was a different nurse) but Instill get the odd nerve niggly pain. Am taking ibroprofen now.. only 4 more left yay!

[SunnyWorld in reply to Ssmart]

😂😂

[cleoandpetra]

1st jab left arm never felt a thing just a sensation of the fluid going into my arm. quite pleasant. 2nd injection and I am right handed was a nightmare pins and needles throbbing actually swore out loud. They said it may be I had a stronger muscle in that arm. Thereafter all injections whether left or right were ok. Just think individuals are different.

[BiancaB12]

For me, relaxing my arm, taking a deep breath and exhaling, and pushing the plunger slowly results in less painful injections. Having the ampoule be at room temperature (not too cold) also helps.

[Tillpickle]

That’s interesting . I self inject top of mid-thigh but no soreness whatsoever at anytime