Self injecting b12

[Abbeymulloy]

I have b12 injections to inject myself with but my sister has been injecting me with them I’m just wondering if anyone had any diagrams or advice about where to inject. I’ve been using the top of my arm and going for the cemetery of the triangle, but wondering if it matters if I’m a tiny bit away from the centre of the triangle as it’s quite bruised at the middle, Amur advice or diagrams will be a big help. I’ve circled the two places I’ve injected recently , if anyone can help me confirm this is correct ?

[Nackapan]

The nurses inject me slightly higherYou can inject outer thigh.

If you Google it diagrams are given

[JanD236]

It’s always useful to see the muscle you’re injecting so you get an idea of where to inject.

If you hold a weight in your hand, palm down, then raise your straight arm out to the side to a bit higher than shoulder height. Do this a few times and hopefully you’ll see the shape of the deltoid muscle that you’re wanting to inject. You want to be in the middle of the widest/thickest part which is towards the top of the muscle.

Don’t inject straight after doing this as it’s just to give you a visualisation of where you want to be injecting. Let the muscle relax, bend your arm and support your lower arm on a cushion to inject.

[Hidden]

Hi Abbey I’ve had some whoppers of bruises from nurses so I wouldn’t worry too much you may be like me and bruise easily.Few tips.

Make sure you warm the ampoule up by sticking down your bra or similar place as cold b12 often stings.

Use a larger needle on your syringe to draw the liquid from the ampoule then change to a smaller needle to inject as the needle you use to draw up the liquid can get blunted doing this so if you then use it to inject it could cause bruising because it’s blunt.

When you take your syringe out of it’s pack pull the plunger bit in and out a few times so that it loosens it up a bit and that will make it easier when you are ready to draw up your liquid.

Before you inject ,squirt some of the liquid so you see a little bead of it on the top of the needle this just makes sure there’s no air trapped

Inject your liquid nice and slowly so that it doesent pool on you.

If you haven’t already did it buy an ampoule snapper from amazon it’s so much easier.

Best of luck sweetheart xx

[Abbeymulloy in reply to Hidden]

Thank you, just hard getting use to where I’m putting the injection as I’ve just started and need to inject every other day for 2 weeks so I’m running out of places to stab and wondered if it’s safe to stab the exact same place the nurse did so I went abit below xxx

[JanD236 in reply to Abbeymulloy]

A lot of people use the outer middle third of the thigh as their preferred self injection site. As I inject twice a week I rotate which site I use between arms and legs so each area has a chance to recover.

[Abbeymulloy]

Thank you, I struggle to push the needle in myself as I’m abit sqeemish so I’ve been getting my sister to do it for me that’s why I’ve been using my arm, I’m abit scared to do my leg x

[wedgewood in reply to Abbeymulloy]

Your thighs are the best place for self-injecting because they are easier to access , and the area is much larger , and you can swap thighs each time . You can see diagrams if you google for information . You inject into the Vastus lateralis muscle where it comes close to the surface in the outer middle third of the thigh . Much better place than the arm . Use a 25 G x 1 inch needle Best wishes .

[Abbeymulloy in reply to wedgewood]

I don’t inject the needle into my arm myself my sister does it as I’m abit squeamish I was just looking for Advice on what place in my arm to do it correctly, I don’t like the idea of using my legs yet x

[MamaRun5]

Agree! Use your thigh. It's a lot easier and you'll get used to it. Just go nice and slow.

[Kim4315]

I inject myself in my belly a few inches from my naval. It doesn’t hurt at all and advised by my district nurse as I had injected 30 anticoagulant injections there before after recent ops. Just pinch an inch and inject there.

[Catlover3 in reply to Kim4315]

Wish I only had an inch to pinch! Lol

[mcg-woo]

Agree with others! Use the thigh. Much easier if you get to the point that you can do yourself—easier access and larger target. Before I self injected, nurses injected me using my arms. I have found that receiving injections in the thigh is way more comfortable for some reason than the serum going into the arm. Good luck. Hope you feel better soon.