self injecting B12 - advice please :-)

[Caradoc1a]

As I don't hold out much hope of obtaining B 12 injection any time soon (or at all) from my GP, I'm thinking it's now to to plan self injection of B12. I have a GP appt next week to discuss B12 injections based on a recent recommendation from Endo, (given my neurological symptoms and a 50% reduction B12 over 12 months), but the response this morning from Advanced Nurse Practitioner makes me think this is not going to be acted on. She said that the GP would have to ring the Endo and discuss as the recommendation goes against guidelines. She would not say which guidelines.

Anyway...can anyone in this wonderful forum help me think through the best way to go about planning this? What form the injections are in - with a needle attached or not? Reputable brands and doses? Sources and costs? Thank you so much.

I have friends who are nurses/midwives who can teach me how to do this safely.

[Rapunzel]

Hi There. You may find some help on the PA board. healthunlocked.com/pasoc

Hey Marz do you do this now you're back in Blighty 😘

[Caradoc1a in reply to Rapunzel]

Thank you - I thought that I had posted on that forum !! Brain foggy today!! Duh....

[Marz in reply to Rapunzel]

Yes I self-inject weekly and buy from German Pharmacies on-line 😊

[Caradoc1a in reply to Marz]

Thank you. Could you post a link? Or in a private message. Thank you- I am such a novice!

[Marz in reply to Caradoc1a]

I see you have posted on the PAS Forum. Type wedgewood on your thread and she will appear with excellent advice.

Or click onto Members - above the posts - and type wedgewood into the Search Box. All her posts and replies will appear - filled with excellent info and links...

[Caradoc1a in reply to Marz]

Thank you!!!

[Sparklingsunshine in reply to Caradoc1a]

If you have an Amazon account you can source B12 ampoules from Amazon Germany. There are UK medical sites that supply needles, syringes, swabs etc.

[Caradoc1a in reply to Sparklingsunshine]

Thank you

[Sparklingsunshine in reply to Caradoc1a]

I've just ordered some via Amazon.de. They came in less than 10 days.