Is there anywhere that will inject it for you?!

[OuiOuiMonAmi]

I don't have a problem with someone else doing injections on me but I just don't think I could do it myself (I had to do diabetes pinprick tests for a while and was a mess). I don't suppose there are any face-to-face suppliers that can inject for you, are there?

There are, and hopefully someone who knows will come and tell you where.

But in the meantime, I’m an ex-needlephobe who struggles with finger pricks yet finds these injections a breeze. Completely different. Tiny incredibly thin needle. I rarely even feel it. Tends to be more of a problem that people worry if they’ve actually done the injection the first times.

Investigate local pharmacies who offer weight loss services. They are likely to be able to do the injection for you. My friend used hers for her first couple of injections and then felt safe to go out on her own.

It really is so easy though so don’t stress about doing it yourself!

Get a friend or your partner to do it? But honestly, you can’t even feel it.

Have you done an online search to see what the needle looks like? It's tiny, like a hair, and very short.

I don't think I could stomach stabbing my finger enough to make it bleed either but these are quite different. I don't feel the needle go in, and it rarely even leaves a spot of blood. I can feel the actual liquid dispersing but the needle itself is very underwhelming, I promise!

I would like to know this too. This is the only thing that’s stopping me.

I am a wuss when it comes to needles. If I can inject myself, then anyone can!
It's a v fine, short needle. You can't feel it going in.

These jabs are nowhere as awkward as the diabetes prick test. Much, much easier and painless for most cx

It really is a tiny needle. I didn’t think I could do it either but you can hardly even tell when it goes in. The first few times I did it I tricked myself into doing it by getting it ready and in position then looking at my husband and explaining at length how I definitely wouldn’t be able to do it and wasn’t going to, as I moved my hand and did it 😂 I had to check it was actually in though because it really doesn’t hurt at all.

I can't stress how much of a non event the injection is, honestly you'll laugh at yourself after you've done it, it's completely painless and over in a second. I think if you go through a local chemist though, they would do it for you.

I'll caveat that I've never used weight loss injections, but I think they are similar to the ones I used for IVF. You can buy a local anaesthetic cream from pharmacies/online called emla. You put a pea sized blob on the area and leave it at least 30mins before injecting and it numbs the area. Its used before cannulation for children, but normally left for 1 hr for that and a clear, plastic plaster put over the top.

For IVF injections, instead of putting a plaster on top, I'd put the blob on my stomach and sit watching TV whilst it absorbed. Taking the sting out might make it easier to self inject OP, if you don't have someone else to do it for you.

On my medical notes it says that I’m severely ‘reactive’ to needles…I am! I get awful, blackout inducing ‘tunnel vision’ where my ears ring, I feel nauseous and the world starts ‘closing in’…just prior to fainting! It’s horrid!

However…this is a breeze OP! First two I had a friend inject in my thigh…and I realised that I genuinely couldn’t feel a thing! Never seen such small, fine needles.

My phobia isn’t about pain though…and yours may be similar. Mine is literally the idea of it…a needle. Honestly…I’m now just doing it myself, every Thursday morning whilst waiting for the kettle to boil 💪🤷‍♀️

WLI jabs are nothing compared to IVF ones. They're much smaller and there's no pain. You sometimes think you've not done it correctly!

That’s interesting @JDM625 - I’ve not had IVF but know a few people that have and their injections sound a lot more painful - the MJ needles are absolutely tiny, like a hair, I
come close to fainting when I have blood taken and when I had my Covid jab, partly because of the fear of the pain, partly because I’m revoltingly squeamish about needles and I really had to psych myself up to inject myself with MJ. But like a pp said I can almost laugh about how worked up I got myself before my first jab day, hot and flustered and flapping. Now it’s just second nature, pinch a bit of fat on my belly and away I go without flinching. Can’t even feel it.

The needle is so tiny and thin, you literally inject just under the skin, the first time is nerve wracking, after that it’s a breeze.

Thanks everyone, that makes me feel a lot better!

I’m very bad with needles so was really worried, but honestly it’s fine op.
it’s so tiny and short - i can’t even feel it.

(said the actress to the bishop! 😆)

First time I did it, I was sure I hadn’t injected anything, even though it was obvious from the pen that the liquid had gone somewhere. When I couldn’t eat for a day, I realised I had in fact injected ! There is no pain, not even a scratch.

I hate needles, I have to take deep breathes every single time and build up the willpower. Every time I’m surprised it doesn’t hurt, but the thought of it still makes me anxious!

Same here, the thought of any needle made me feel queasy. But I rarely feel a single thing. And now I’m a bit of a weirdo as I actually look forward to the golden dose and getting to use a ‘proper’ needle 😄

I have a full-on needle phobia - can't watch when having injections, can't even watch the cats having them and can't even watch DH inject his own MJ. I thought I'd really struggle with mine but I was pleasantly surprised by finding myself completely able to cope. The needle's so small and fine that it removes a lot of that 'I'm having an injection' feeling, which helps a lot. And there were quite a lot of times when I did my jab and then had to check the level had gone down in the syringe because I hadn't actually felt the needle. (I promise I'm not exaggerating.) When I did feel it it was only the slightest pricking feeling. I've lost 3 stone and I really don't think I could have managed that without the MJ, it's one of the best things I've ever done. Absolutely worth it.