CrohnieToo
08-19-2005, 01:56 PM
I am now officially a member of "the club". Gave my very own first injection of Forteo, and in the belly too! (I was glad it was the 3/16" long needle instead of the 5/16"!). The closer that needle got to my belly the queasier and shakier I felt and the longer it looked! But it went off w/o a hitch. Piece of cake. The nurse and I chatted for 20 minutes and then out the door and home I came! AND, so far, despite the warfarin, NO BRUISING. But then I haven't bruised from giving myself my B12 injections once a week either despite being on the warfarin. I'm so proud of me!!!
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PatNJ
08-19-2005, 03:51 PM
I'm so proud of me!!!
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And we're so proud of you! :D
:bouncing: :wave: :bouncing: :wave: ;) :D :jester:
And we're so proud of you! :D
BoneMan
08-19-2005, 05:59 PM
Good for you. :D
Most of us men are not so easy with needles.
Unlike, women, men are usually babies when it comes to needles. In fact, I am told over 1/3 of men going in for blood work, almost faint, or do faint.
Lucky for me, needles don't bother me at all, and I have the worlds best threshold of pain, without complaining.
( if you can believe that coming from a man).
Congratulations, from one of the " Guys".
Most of us men are not so easy with needles.
Unlike, women, men are usually babies when it comes to needles. In fact, I am told over 1/3 of men going in for blood work, almost faint, or do faint.
Lucky for me, needles don't bother me at all, and I have the worlds best threshold of pain, without complaining.
( if you can believe that coming from a man).
Congratulations, from one of the " Guys".
taape
08-19-2005, 08:56 PM
Congratulations - you did great!
CrohnieToo
08-19-2005, 09:15 PM
Thanks, everyone. And BoneMan - believe me, I have never been brave about needles! Goes back to when they were doing all that mass innoculating of school kids years ago: late 1940's - early 1950's. I was having quite a bit of dental work done at the same time. What we didn't know and didn't learn until I was in my 30's was that I had a sensitivity to Novacaine. Anyway, our last innoculation at school was the one that didn't involve an actual injection but rather just those little picks all over an area that left you with a round scar. Chicken pox maybe? Anyway, I totally freaked out that day. As I was next in line I tried to escape. They weren't buying that. I bit, I kicked, I scratched, I screamed and I got the darn vaccination anyway whilst I was pinned down on the floor. When my kids were little and getting their vaccinations I couldn't even see the syringe and needle or I started gagging and dry heaving! You think my family doctor didn't have fun??? (We didn't use Pediatricians in our area back then). So, yeah, I've come a long way, baby!!!
dorri
08-20-2005, 10:08 PM
Yeh, proud of you too. Wishing you continued success and benefits with Forteo. Keep us posted on your progress.
ThinBones
08-20-2005, 11:16 PM
Congratulations on your first injection!! I did not worry at all and was even allowed to start the medication at home. That was until I sat there with the pen all prepped, my daughter helping me. I could not do it, it was the most strange thing but I guess puncturing your own skin is way different than giving someone else an injection which I have done plenty of times. Anyway, we ended up laughing hysterically and she finally pushed the needle in, tiny as it was. That was all it took, then it progressively got easier. The only thing I had to watch is at times I noticed I was really pushing too hard on the pen and would bruise and be more uncomfortable. It took me a while to realize I was doing that at times. Sure hope this stuff works. I had my second round of bloodwork and a urine test for something, not sure. Will call MD next week. Have been on medication for around 5 months. Good luck to us all, building more bone mass!!
CrohnieToo
08-21-2005, 12:24 AM
Well, tonight was the second Forteo stick. Did this one in the left thigh. I was surprised I felt a very slight ***** as I felt nothing when I did the right abdomen yesterday. I mean the ***** wasn't even as pronounced as the slight ***** I feel when I do the B12 once a week but it just surprised me given I felt nothing when I did the abdomen. (Maybe I was squeezing the abdomen harder and numbed it!!!)
:D
I'm curious as to what blood work you, ThinBones, and others are having done whilst on Forteo. Most likely the urine is to double check your calcium dumping (renal), don't you think?
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I'm curious as to what blood work you, ThinBones, and others are having done whilst on Forteo. Most likely the urine is to double check your calcium dumping (renal), don't you think?
ThinBones
08-21-2005, 10:16 AM
Yes, I am sure all the bloodwork is to check my calcium levels, albumin levels, and the urine is probably to see how much bone I am dumping so to speak.
I have never tried my leg for injection, using the abdomen is sometimes completely painless but is does sometimes burn but my leg does not have as much fat so I figure it would hurt more.
I have never tried my leg for injection, using the abdomen is sometimes completely painless but is does sometimes burn but my leg does not have as much fat so I figure it would hurt more.