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ARE THEY CRAZY??!!?!?!?!?! No one mention injecting myself???????
- Thread starter LeighZ
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If they aren't then they must think i am!!! No-one said anything about injecting myself inthe stomach for 3 weeks after surgery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All the discussion groups, meetings appointments over the last 2 years and they tell me this when i am about to sign the consent forms. I would rather go through childbirth again...and considering my first was over 10lb and then twins who did a one way bungee jump on the living room floor, this is not said lightly!
Legs,... maybe i could work up the emotional strength but in the stomach? Ravens can peck out my eyeballs first...SERIOUS (long-term) phobia with the stomach. Tried telling the consultant this today and he was not reassuring or taking me seriously. I'm having to re-think if its going to be possible for me to go ahead with the surgery because i don't believe i'm going to be able to do this adn i am not prepared to risk a clot. If anyone else tried to help out by doing it for me, i can see myself causing bodily harm.
Was completely impossible to talk to this guy today; it was a horrid appt and when he didnt take me seriously i couldnt humiliate myself further by pressing the point. Has anyone else had problems with this? Does anyone know if its possible to have a 'line' left in or to iject anywhere else? I'm going to have to cancel my surgery for now and find out what i can do otherwise,without these injections there is too great a risk of clots.
Pfft knew getting surgery was too good to be true
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Long time since i felt this miserable
All the discussion groups, meetings appointments over the last 2 years and they tell me this when i am about to sign the consent forms. I would rather go through childbirth again...and considering my first was over 10lb and then twins who did a one way bungee jump on the living room floor, this is not said lightly!
Legs,... maybe i could work up the emotional strength but in the stomach? Ravens can peck out my eyeballs first...SERIOUS (long-term) phobia with the stomach. Tried telling the consultant this today and he was not reassuring or taking me seriously. I'm having to re-think if its going to be possible for me to go ahead with the surgery because i don't believe i'm going to be able to do this adn i am not prepared to risk a clot. If anyone else tried to help out by doing it for me, i can see myself causing bodily harm.
Was completely impossible to talk to this guy today; it was a horrid appt and when he didnt take me seriously i couldnt humiliate myself further by pressing the point. Has anyone else had problems with this? Does anyone know if its possible to have a 'line' left in or to iject anywhere else? I'm going to have to cancel my surgery for now and find out what i can do otherwise,without these injections there is too great a risk of clots.
Pfft knew getting surgery was too good to be true
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Long time since i felt this miserable
Hi
First of all please dont cancel having the surgery, I had to inject for a week post op but as I'm sure you are aware there is a very good reason for having to do this.
There may be alternatives if you cant do it yourself, for instance a friend, your partner or maybe the practise nurse.
Easy for me to say I know but they really aren't that bad! x
First of all please dont cancel having the surgery, I had to inject for a week post op but as I'm sure you are aware there is a very good reason for having to do this.
There may be alternatives if you cant do it yourself, for instance a friend, your partner or maybe the practise nurse.
Easy for me to say I know but they really aren't that bad! x
phatmomma
New Member
First off, the best thing about being fat is that the clexane injections do NOT hurt if you or someone else does them for you. I actually ended up doing mine towards the end of my 4 weeks...
Ring your gp and have a word, see if the practice nurse will do it for you if you can get to the surgery.
Method for doing it at home yourself:
If like me you had a significant pouch (tum) to start just pop your hand underneath the overhanging bit and raise your tum up. The injection just clicks in so it's not like you actually see the end of the needle (cos you don't), you just put the casing against your skin and push the plunger end in quick. It's done in about 2 seconds. The things you have to remember are this
1. Never rub it afterwards, this causes bruising due to the nature of the clexane.
2. Avoid the same spot twice if you can.
Finally and i say this to a few people. Never let a little prick stop you getting what you want in life xxx
Ring your gp and have a word, see if the practice nurse will do it for you if you can get to the surgery.
Method for doing it at home yourself:
If like me you had a significant pouch (tum) to start just pop your hand underneath the overhanging bit and raise your tum up. The injection just clicks in so it's not like you actually see the end of the needle (cos you don't), you just put the casing against your skin and push the plunger end in quick. It's done in about 2 seconds. The things you have to remember are this
1. Never rub it afterwards, this causes bruising due to the nature of the clexane.
2. Avoid the same spot twice if you can.
Finally and i say this to a few people. Never let a little prick stop you getting what you want in life xxx
nononono NO-ONE goes near the stomach! Dont have a problem with injections or pain..but move away from the stomach. Although i know where this phobia comes from its not been possible to rid myself of it over the years.
I've read a little about the heparin now and as i understand it the absorption rates differ dependingon where it is injected but it can be absorbed into any subcutaneous tissue, so i am hoping the agree to me having it in the leg, arm ..hey they can attack the butt if they feel the need...just not in the stomach.
I understand where my phobia comes from; a long and painfull illness as a child where i had to endure daily injections and 'finger' tests, back in the day when the needles themselves were neither small nor gentle. As mmuch as i understand 'why' i develped this phobia, havent been able to shed it. I am sure i can find a way around it...i hope...its been a long emotional trip to get this far, and i want to have it all over with so i can get a life back
I've read a little about the heparin now and as i understand it the absorption rates differ dependingon where it is injected but it can be absorbed into any subcutaneous tissue, so i am hoping the agree to me having it in the leg, arm ..hey they can attack the butt if they feel the need...just not in the stomach.
I understand where my phobia comes from; a long and painfull illness as a child where i had to endure daily injections and 'finger' tests, back in the day when the needles themselves were neither small nor gentle. As mmuch as i understand 'why' i develped this phobia, havent been able to shed it. I am sure i can find a way around it...i hope...its been a long emotional trip to get this far, and i want to have it all over with so i can get a life back
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I needed a good laugh ..thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and thanks for the advice. I will call and find out waht the possibilities are. Having calmed down a little, i expect i can inject myself but sadly it wouldn't happen if it was my stomach. You think this is bad...you should see me whenthey try and take a 'sample' from the fingertips.......
Thanks again for the giggle i needed cheeering up
londongirl
New Member
I was never told to inject it into my stomach, tho that was an option along with legs or arms. Got a family member to do it in the arm and it didnt hurt, 2 weeks worth of injections small price to pay really..
big fat mama
New Member
And I never had to inject, just had to agree to wearing surgical stockings for four weeks - SEXY!!!! so no chance of pricks of any sort! Best of luck, hope you find a solution that you can deal with x x x
magicbeans
no longer obese!!
i was meant to inject for 2 weeks but think i stopped after 6 days....whoops! do the injections its defo a good idea....i got hubster to do them....only sting a bit
think of it this way: if u dont have the op and dont lose weight u have a high chance of becoming a diabetic...and that really is the land of needles!! so get in there quick and minimise needle-city!
think of it this way: if u dont have the op and dont lose weight u have a high chance of becoming a diabetic...and that really is the land of needles!! so get in there quick and minimise needle-city!
Louanne79
New Member
I don't have a problem with needles, but hated the thought of injecting myself - as a diabetic, I don't even like getting a tiny blood sample to measure my sugars - but, I've been injecting myself since I left hospital with the necessary needles, and have barely felt them.
My GP offered to send out the District Nurse daily if I couldn't do it - there was no way hubby was coming near me with a syringe!!!! That is scary!
My GP offered to send out the District Nurse daily if I couldn't do it - there was no way hubby was coming near me with a syringe!!!! That is scary!
Big an Bouncy
New Member
Its such a hair thin thing you dont feel much at all,I did it for three weeks.Most times I felt nothing,its better than dying of a possible dvt!You can do it anywhere on the torso leg arm or bum.The belly is just so fatty and easy to reach!
wizzbang
New Member
Mine wasnt a proper injection with a needle sticking out. It was like a pen. You never even saw a needle. You put it on your tummy, and flick the end like a ball point pen and thats the end of it. Done and dusted. I didn't feel a thing with any of them.
Its important......... do it!!
Lynne x
Its important......... do it!!
Lynne x
Fizzy donna
New Member
Didn't have any injections only the stockings to wear ! It's very different in different parts of country !!
yorkiegal
Baxter's mum
I'm just coming to the end of my 4 weeks of fragmin injections. I was shown how to inject into the top of my leg but preferred to use my stomach. You can choose the legs if you like. It really is easy to do. The needle is small and just slides in. I'm sure that if you really couldn't do it they would let the district nurse come and administer it.
But how about contacting your gp's surgery and see if they can help you with some practice injecting? they might even give you some needles to try out on an orange etc.
Or maybe they could give you some of those wipes or gel which anaesthatises the area before you inject. Then you really won't feel a thing.
But how about contacting your gp's surgery and see if they can help you with some practice injecting? they might even give you some needles to try out on an orange etc.
Or maybe they could give you some of those wipes or gel which anaesthatises the area before you inject. Then you really won't feel a thing.
I posted this in my thread about having no faith in my surgeon but as you ahve all been good enough to try n help thought i would add here too...
If you thought i had concerns before ..read on..............
I decided i had to suck it up and call the hospital and talk to the original surgeon i saw, clarify things and tell him how upset i was about all the conflicting info yesterday.
Also to say i was not interested in having the by-pass but wanted the sleeve first and the by-pass later.
I asked for the alternate surgeon who gave the presentation 2 weeks ago and the receptions says... i was just looking up your number to call you Leigh... we have an appt date for you for next week??????????????????? And get this for the sleeve although i stupidly in panic signed for the by pass.
Again contradiction about the pre-op diet. All this talk about the importance of two weeks and suddenly one week is ok. I staed my concerns to her, telling her why i was phoning and her reply was 'oh well you have your date now see you on the 21st' and she was gone before i could ask again to speak to the surgeon again....
Are they intentionally messing with my head?
Although i saw Mr Magee yesterday my sureon is apparently a Mr kerrigan whom i have never laid eyes on
Just called them back and said i definately want to go with the sleeve and that next week is not enough time to prepare..apart from anything else i need to arrange childcare. They have given me a date for 29th but i said i am accepting provisionally; and i still need to talk to someone other than Magee to clarify things before my appt
If you thought i had concerns before ..read on..............
I decided i had to suck it up and call the hospital and talk to the original surgeon i saw, clarify things and tell him how upset i was about all the conflicting info yesterday.
Also to say i was not interested in having the by-pass but wanted the sleeve first and the by-pass later.
I asked for the alternate surgeon who gave the presentation 2 weeks ago and the receptions says... i was just looking up your number to call you Leigh... we have an appt date for you for next week??????????????????? And get this for the sleeve although i stupidly in panic signed for the by pass.
Again contradiction about the pre-op diet. All this talk about the importance of two weeks and suddenly one week is ok. I staed my concerns to her, telling her why i was phoning and her reply was 'oh well you have your date now see you on the 21st' and she was gone before i could ask again to speak to the surgeon again....
Are they intentionally messing with my head?
Although i saw Mr Magee yesterday my sureon is apparently a Mr kerrigan whom i have never laid eyes on
Just called them back and said i definately want to go with the sleeve and that next week is not enough time to prepare..apart from anything else i need to arrange childcare. They have given me a date for 29th but i said i am accepting provisionally; and i still need to talk to someone other than Magee to clarify things before my appt
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sicknote
Member
Hello,
I feel your worries sooooo similer too me,
I have a systemic Lupus (sticky blood) which means i have to inject myself when i am preganant for the entire lenght of gestation :cry:& 6 weeks post c-section I am needle phobic and hate doing it but my babies & my own life depended on it, so needs must xx
I am not a doctor & please see the following as advice only from my experiance..
I have always injected into my legs as i couldn't cope with my tummy being injected!
You might get bruising but this is natural! If you bleed it might be that you knicked a blood vessel, but it should only bleed a tiny amount.
Make sure you do it at regular time's each day or night (i preferd night)
I prefered to do it at night after a bath as this makes the skin softer cleaner & more accomadating to the needle x
Ensure that you have informed work/family that you are on this drug=information needs to be relayed to hospital staff in the event that you are unable to do this for yourself x
I found doing it really really slowly helped me, & i mean slow lol x I was always scared so a bit shaky x
Contact your local council to provide you with a free sharps bin & they will collect when full.
you will get used to it.... I don't see why my doctors would advise me any different from yours in that you can do it in your top of leg or upper arm, when i was in hospital & got a jobs worth telling me she would do it & i informed her that i do it MY Way, she persisted & they called the doctor over & he shouted at the nurse & said let the patient inject you.......... with which she handed me the needle and i showed her on myself the most painfree way of doing it, she was unaware that you could inject the legs or upper arms and was intent on sticking it in my tummy x make sure your feelings are noted down before surgery as you might end up with a Needle happy nurse lol x
i wish you all the best xx
P.s the butt is not an option :8855:
LOL thanks sicknote. I have reagained my composure and am in no mood to be railroaded now. I have spoken to someone in teh gravitas team and said i need to speak to one of the drs in the team 'before' i will turn up for my appt. I want a olot of thigns clarified including this.. i appreciate what you've said i will bare it in mind
