First self injection

[Mag999]

So I managed it at last but my thigh aches loads and bit panicky I put it in too deep or wrong place. What’s the worst that can happen?!

[Hidden]

You’ve did great so don’t worry about things.next one will be even easier you’ll still be apprehensive but now you know it’s not as bad as you thought and by injection 6 you’ll be an old hand at it,well done xx

[Mag999 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you, I am quite proud of myself!

[Hidden in reply to Mag999]

So you should be it’s not an easy thing to do but you’ve passed the boundary now and won’t look back well done xx

[Nackapan]

Yes well done. The more you can relax the easier it will become . My arm aches more if I'm tense when the nurses does it.

I do sc at home

[Cherylclaire Forum Support]

Can be a number of things:

1) B12 ampoules kept in fridge ? Did you warm it up in your hands before injecting? B12 is thicker when cold, which can be painful.

2) Depressing syringe too fast ? That can also hurt. Slowly and evenly is better.

3) Third and most likely: being too tense: when you think you have relaxed your muscles, relax them even more !

Tense leg muscles can be like injecting through brick and tense arms or shaking hands make smooth injection difficult. I was absolutely rubbish at it for quite a while.

The worst thing that happened to me ? It was very early on and I hit a blood vessel without realising so when I retracted the needle after, a spurt of blood arced high over my bed ! Luckily it lasted only a few seconds and only happened once- unfortunately I had chosen that day to demonstrate process to partner !

Dramatic, but painless.

Keep going and well done !