November starters thread 4 - the one where we navigate 🎄and stick or twist on 5mg for the New year

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Previous thread here

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5220778-november-starters-thread-3-the-one-where-we-get-eggy-burbs?page=40&reply=140510880

All welcome!

Hi, sorry this advice is a bit late as you’ve already used the insulin needle, but I researched a bit on inject technique and found a medical information leaflet noise which indicated the 8mm (insulin needles) should be injected at a 45 degree angle (rather than a straight downwards 90 degree) and is helpful to pinch the skin as you inject (to create a lil fat cushion!)

@KeepCalmandGiveItaGo thank you. I'm definitely going to do more research if I do this again. I went spiralling into an absolute health crisis and imagined all sorts after I'd done it. I feel ok now so I imagine all is well but it's not worth a few hours of blind panic.

Kids wet wipes here! 😂

Yay! 👏 so glad you’re feeling better! :)

Would 3mg maybe hit the sweet spot Ralala?

I’m actually glad I’ve done it as I can see what everyone else sees really. As rubbish as that is.

On the upside today, the eyebrow lady opened the door and said “OMG! How much weight have you lost? You look fantastic” which did cheer me up 🥰

😂

woohoo! Maybe you had picked up a bug at the same time?

Well done! I’m in the slow loss club too. Keep going. We’ve got this 💪🏻

I haven’t seen 9 on scales since I was in my 20’s so congratulations!

Hey lostinchaos sorry to hear you’re getting sore eyelids. How many weeks are you in now? I’m just thinking maybe if you are several weeks in, could it be down to something else? I would think an allergic reaction would be apparent earlier on when starting MJ but I am not a medic and it could be some kind of delayed reaction. But maybe it is down to something else.

For example I get sore eyelids (and itchy) due to Blepharitis (sorry if that’s the wrong spelling) and treat it with eyelid wipes to help clear it up. I’ve had a flare up whilst on MJ but hard to tell whether this would have happened anyway as it is a re-occurring condition for me now.

Hooe you get to the bottom of it and GP’s don’t always get it right, if the antihistamines aren’t working I’d be going back again, eye care health is so important.

So sorry to read this. Is is possible it is a coincidence and it’s another environmental factor?

Go for it, you never know! …and report back on said experiment 😁

Also COMPLETELY off marmite, and I normally love the stuff!

Yes, possible it's unrelated... but it's impossible to know! Right now my main concern is getting the swelling to go down as it looks awful 😞

Congratulations! A new number at the start is such a boost.

❤️❤️

Weirdly, out of the blue last October my eyes suddenly went all red and I had horrible swollen eyelids. Took medicated eyedrops which helped but then the ‘infection’ seemed to leap from eye to eye (one would improve, the other go downhill etc.). This went on for weeks and weeks, and I had to keep trying different drops etc. Finally the GP suggested blepharitis (like @KeepCalmandGiveItaGo ). I wasn’t convinced but tried what they suggested, which included washing my eyes using cotton buds and warm water with a small amount of baby shampoo in it (it’s on the NHS website), and then regularly using eyedrops. It worked! I still have problems with eyes feeling weird and dry in the middle of the night - it can even be difficult to open them - but if I massage the eyelid it helps. So weird. And annoying!

Hmmm I could it be an eye infection? I’d get back on the GP or even do a walk in at a local Opticians for an eye health check asap. So sorry it sounds really uncomfortable, let us know how you get on x

Thank you, I was v excited (and slightly in disbelief tbh! 😂) Cannot even remember the last time I saw this number :)

The gp said it didn't look like an infection as my eyes are still white. There is swelling below the eyebrow and under the eye, and dry, red skin on the eyelid that I'm concerned about. It's very noticeable and suggests to me something is wrong. I'm trying not to worry too much! Does that sound like blepharitis? I appreciate you are not a doctor but interested to learn from your experience if possible! Thanks for all the helpful responses, much appreciated x

Is it a bit flaky? I think sebhorreic dermatitis might sometimes happen that way. I get it sometimes on my scalp and in my eyebrows/round my nose, upper lip, chin.

Hmm it is the actual eyelids that swell up for me (rather than under the eye and below the eyebrow) but yeah they do tend to go red (and also itchy). The advice was do not scratch though as can make it worse and spread it to the other eye

Sorry it’s difficult to tell but I would call the dr again tomorrow and explain the swelling is still there and you’re concerned.

but if it does prove to be Blepharitis, the treatment Goldleafcat described helped clear mine up (and sterile eye lid wipes help to treat minor ones and keep it at bay)

What extra do you get with the burrs check calorie counting app if you pay? I’ve got it and can add good in for free, so I’m wondering what extra there is if you pay?

A very very random and funny thing just happened this afternoon... A headhunter called me to see if I'm interested in a senior job with HeliosX, the company that owns MedExpress... And one of the benefits is that you can get free medication. I'm sure that's not actually ethical, but goodness, it really made me laugh!

😂 Go for it! (and be sure to send the friends in your phone the extra-special discount codes once you are there 😉)