injections

[debbiejane]

hi all did everyone have to give themselves injections to stop clotting after there op ,cos i am really struggling with it i get anxious hot sweaty an feel sick. i have had to call emergency doc today an they are gonna send round twilight nurse to support me [what a baby] pleae tell me im not the only one who cant cope with this thanks:wave_cry::wave_cry::wave_cry:

 

[vanilla-cupcake]

Oh God poor you I definately wouldn't be able to cope with injecting myself...I cant cope with anyone injecting me!!!

Im a bander so I cant help you but I didn't want to read and run

good luck x

 

[thinkbethin]

Hi Debbie. Yes I did have to inject but did'nt have a problem. If my daughter and 2 sons were around they did it for me as they liked to watch me in pain lol. Don't be thinking you're a baby as everyone is different and they cope with things in different ways. If you have no-one at home to inject you then the only other option is to get the nurse out so don't worry.

 

[zetacatty]

I will have to have them - but I'm lucky, if I can't do it myself my son or daughter-in-law will do it for me. But I'm quite determined to do it. Where do you have to inject yourself?

 

[tubbyspud]

well it's only for another week and you've done 1 week already well done you. I did'nt have a problem as i have already to inject 3-4 times a day with insulin so used to it but what i will say is that it blimin well hurts when giving the heparin injections. other than that how you coping post op?xxx

 

[debbiejane]

its in my stomach .my oh wont do it as he says he couldnt bare to hurt me how sweet

 

[debbiejane]

well it's only for another week and you've done 1 week already well done you. I did'nt have a problem as i have already to inject 3-4 times a day with insulin so used to it but what i will say is that it blimin well hurts when giving the heparin injections. other than that how you coping post op?xxx

hi vics yes it does hurt .an other than that im doing really well thanks amazed at how good i feel thanks xxx

 

[margaretmc]

Hi Debbie
I was told that but like you I hate jabs and the is no way I could give them to myself . Id have to run to the nurse at the Doctors to get them done . How many days do you have to do it for .Good luck and take care.
Margaret xx

 

[tubbyspud]

hi vics yes it does hurt .an other than that im doing really well thanks amazed at how good i feel thanks xxx

Fantastic good to hear Debbie, Shaw sommers has a fantastic success rate and sooo lovely with it. xx

 

[debbiejane]

yes he is such a lovely man an so genuine you just dont have any nerves around him xxx

 

[Bad Jar]

Is it the needles or the pain that's bothering you? Cos if it's pain, I saw something on TV earlier that says if you cough it lessens the pain (try pinching your arm then do it again while coughing to see if it works for you).

When you feel panicky, stop thinking about the needle, sit and close your eyes and take several deep, even breaths. That should help calm your heartrate down. It might help to do it to the count of three. You know, in-two-three out-two-three, for about a minute or so.

If it's needle fear I cant really suggest anything except breathing deeply while you inject. Sorry. X

 

[Fashionably Late]

I have been injecting myself for years with Clexane and did my IVF drugs as well. If it is pain that bothers you, I recommend numbing the area with an ice cube first. Also, if you pinch excess skin on your stomach or thigh and inject there, it also lessens the pain.

 

[bexmoss86]

I had to inject the blood clotting medicine after my op for 10 days. My mum did it for me because I was at home. It only hurt a little bit and left a bit of a bruise but I can understand the needle fear. The only thing I can suggest is getting the nurse to do it for you as they do it all the time and know how to do it with minimal pain. Good luck with them

 

[Bonita]

I'm still injecting Clexane two months on due to the extra operation and having a large open wound and I have no problem at all.

I do find if you don't angle the needle enough then it hurts, but if you get it at the right angle and do the lower stomach (pinching a good inch, in my case a foot..lol) it doesn't hurt at all.

I know some women pop to their local nurse to get it done as it does bother them.

 

[phatgirl]

I did the injections for a week post-op without a problem but I have never had a needle fear. Sorry for you hun. I know Shelbell is very fearful of needles and had a nurse do all of her post-op injections. It is probably the only way to go if you are dealing with a serious fear, it isn't rational is it?

Hope the time flies for you and you are done with the injections quickly.

Nic

 

[Kitteh]

i hav to do it for 6 weeks due to an operation.. (not wls). and i can honestly say i was the worst needle phobic person ever.. i hadnt even had my tetnus done or anything cos i was so scared.. but it really isnt that bad.. it doesnt hurt going in.. and only stings a little bit with the liquid..
the person above is right.. its all about the angle.. a good 45 degree angle and its perfect.. they dont bruise if you do it right too.. and dont touch it after..
xx

 

[Nezzy]

I am still injecting myself 4 weeks after op but I find if I pinch the area in my stomach first it doesn't hurt, well good luck

Anez xxx

 

[krazykelly]

I too am gonna have to do this but for 6 weeks :faint2:

not good ay ! I too am not good with injections I can cope when the nurse is doing it and I am fine with the pain, its the look of the needle and the sight of blood I have been known to faint ! so I just dont look anymore.

but the symptoms ur describing is just how I feel before I pass out so be carefull.

dont know what im gonna do for 6 weeks but I aint doing it.

 

[thinkbethin]

I only had to inject myself for 10 days. Is it different for bypassers then?

 

[shelbell]

Hello world's biggest needle-phobe coming through

I had arranged in the hospital that hubbs would do mine at home. Except when we got home and he tried I just couldn't let him (think 2 year old tantrum). He's not medically qualified see. So we spent the next week convincing nice nurseys to do it for me. Combination of GP practice and out of hours walk in centres. They were great. So long as you have paperwork to say what it is you need, when and where they will do it.

Now, I am back on the heparin for the pregnancy. Been on it for 11 weeks now, and will be on it till the baby comes. Whoop-di-doo. Monday to Friday I go to my GP surgery where either a nurse or a GP does it for me, and on weekends I go to an all day health centre at the hospital or the DVT team come to me at home. The weekends took a bit of sorting, as the walk in centre here decided they wouldn't do it (odd, when coventry and slough walk in centres have both done it), but now we're in a routine.

I have tried to think about possibly doing it in the future (we're really restricted with not going away anywhere at the moment or we have to find somewhere local to where we are going) and when I ever try that i get all nervous and anxious so i know it's just not going to happen.

If you're needle-phobic like me, then the only way to deal with it is to get a nurse to do it for you. They're used to people like us