Would you be able to inject yourself?

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DH has to have daily injections. The District Nurse has been coming to do it but obviously they'd prefer he did it himself.

He really can't. I've done it today and will do them from now on but I'm not sure I could do it to myself.

Yes, ivf and insulin. I had some ivf medications that burned under the skin for a while so I had to really psych myself up to do those.

Yes for IVF, had the pen type injections and those of standard needles - all into the tummy so not too dramatic. I did try the leg once and made me feel a little queasy!

Can see why some wouldn’t like it but I found it ok and got to be quite a dab hand at if after a few days.

Honestly, I never thought I could as I was severely needle phobic. I used to have panic attacks at the thought of blood tests

Then diagnosed T1 diabetic and by the end of the was self-injecting.

I think the idea of someone doing it to me was worse than taking control of it and doing it to myself. Those first injections were super hard though but it also meant that I am now able to get through other people injecting me and taking blood when needed as I am more desensitised to the process.

You don’t know what you can cope with until you have to.

*end of the day

yes. I did IVF twice. 60-70 days of injections each time. Didn't bother me.

Yep after chemo to increase my platelets. Not a nice thing to do but needs must and it freed the nurses up for someone else.

Yes I've done it to myself twice after having two different operations, it was fine apart from I really bruised myself.

Yep had to do it for IVF - found that the thought of doing it was worse that the actual doing part

Intramuscular yes, did after dc2 was born for a week (I asked why the jabs were necessary, consultant was about to go into surgery so said I could take their word for it or hang about on a post-natal ward for six hours until they could explain).

I'd be more nervous of injections into a vein because of having to avoid air bubbles and all - only did one once, at college.

I do it every day. It's fine. Anyway what choice do i have?

I've just done a month of blood thinning ones after an operation. Can't say it was pleasant but was ok.

Yes:
3 rounds of IVF so around 200 injections in total?
Post birth for a bit.
B12 now (intramuscular)
Never had to do intravenous though.
I was fairly phobic before.
But I wanted a baby more than I wanted not to try to conquer my phobia, iyswim?
My 16 yr old 6ft ds had to have bloods taken today.
He had a tough time. But he managed. Proud of him.

I did it for my mum when I was caring for her and also my aunt when I went to help after her cancer op.

Now having to have blood thinners during pregnancy and will need to for 6 weeks after baby is born. I hated the idea. I physically couldn’t make myself do it at first so DH did the first few, but I realised I had to get on with it in case he was ever not around to do it. I can be a bit mard about it (tonight’s stung like a bitch) but it’s actually not that bad and it’s much better doing it myself now I’ve got over that mental block!

yep o had blood thinners for a week after dc - considering that a) i’m not squeamish and b) i’d just had a very speedy emergency csection so my entire lower stomach was a total mess and either numb or painful depending on which but you poked, i found them a breeze

I had to and hated every injection. Thought I'd got off lightly with 2wks injecting into my pregnant belly, but ended up with 10wks of injections after the birth. I think I'd cry if I got prescribed another box.
My DP couldn't watch or assist, it really bothered him and he had to leave the room every time.

I had to and hated every injection. Thought I'd got off lightly with 2wks injecting into my pregnant belly, but ended up with 10wks of injections after the birth. I think I'd cry if I got prescribed another box.
My DP couldn't watch or assist, it really bothered him and he had to leave the room every time.

I never thought I'd be able to, but managed to do my 10 day course of blood thinners after major surgery ok (although my belly looked like I'd been savaged afterwards).

Yes I do it daily. It's the fear of the unknown that's worse. You get used to it very quickly.

I’d struggle, my DH did my blood thinners. I guess I could if I absolutely had to.

It depends. If it was a straight forward one in to my hip or upper arm then yes but looking for a vien and having to inject directly in would make me nervous as even nurses (especially Phlebotomists) struggle to find my veins as they are small and thin.

Another one here who had to do it for ivf and post c section. It's not fun but you just get on with it if you have to.

I did blood thinners twice a day for 6 months on two separate occasions due to blood clots.

Unfortunately you just have to get on with it however unpleasant they are.

Yes I used to be on an injectable disease modifying drug for Multiple Sclerosis, injections 3 times a week.

Yep, type 1 diabetic and I have to inject up to 8 times a day. Was completely needle phobic when I was diagnosed as a teenager but given the choice of injecting or dying you get used to it quite quickly!

It depends.

For egg harvesting, yes, I found those injections easy eventually. DH had to help at first.

When I had gestational diabetes, injecting insulin was laughably easy as the needles were so tiny and fine I couldn't feel them.

Injecting clexane myself? Not a fecking chance. I couldn't do it, the needles were huge.