Self Injecting - Is it Hard?

[NYgirl]

I just found out that when I start my treatments later this week I will have to learn to do the self injecting on my own.

I've never done anything like this and am not sure that I can (chicken little is my new name).

Has anybody had any trouble? How did you get over it? Is it hard to do?

Please let me know how I am going to do this. I'm just freaked out as it is about being worried about starting the tx and now this made me even more scared.

Thanks guys.

[nygirl7]

It's so far back I didn't even find out I was stage 3 yet or that i would become more than quite proficient doing three shots a week at injecting and for 72 weeks at that.  Waaa I had so much faith!!!

Boy I'm a little kid - a newbie bean!  So sweet and innocent and so nice and all...............look what the meds have done to me during the past five years!!!!

Boy I was scared I even brought my mom to the lesson in case I chickened out she was going to zap me while I was sleeping I remember!

Oh those were the days!!!!!!!!!  ;)

[jusjames]

yes lets keep bumping the post to remind NYgirl how sweet and innocent she used to be ha ha

[FlGuy]

Time Warp Thread.  Can you believe the rookie question that the author posted?  I hope she learned something by now.

[spectda]

I guess many of us have had practice sometime in the past unfortunately. I think you'll get used to injecting yourself quickly. It's not a big deal. Good luck-Dave

[mongo1234]

like "iwill" said its all in the mind, after a few ijections and you realize it aint so bad you will be ok, of course i may be a bit better (for lack of better term) off than some or most as far as neddles go due to the fact thats how i caught it was by shareing neddles so they do not botter me (neddles) but oh proud to say iv been cleen for 26 years now.

[mongo1234]

Dear all, as far as the injection goes it aint so bad, the neddle is so fine (small) that you barelly feel it anyway but the fact it is done in fatty area ( exp. stomach) wich masks it even more it can hardly be feelt, i think the psycological part is the biggest hurrdle. kinda like when you get a small cut, its like ow oops you wipe off the blood and put on a band aid and you dont even think about it it over quick but to sit there with a small razor blade knowing you HAVE to cut yourself for a small blood sample seems so hard to do.