i choose thighs over wings!
meaning, my injection site has been in my upper leg atleast a foot above my knee and up.
yup.
i stopped the stomach bit when i was probably 11 or so..wanted to start working on them abs early
uh..as for pains..jumping in a steaming shower really helps, i mean..just like..stand there for 2 hours.
(sorry al gore)
or..just compress..meaning, dip a towel in hot water and place it on your injection site...it really helps..
i've never placed it in my arms either
Eponine..i flail around too much
plus it'll go in muscle..eeee
i kinda have a cool method for putting in the pump too..and it NEVER hurts! NEVER! and i never get bumps or redness or itching or nothing! NOTHIN'!
so here goes.......
*1st things first..i rotate wings..i mean thighs sorry..so one leg one night and one the other night..
(oh..p.s-i do the pump 7 days a week)
*then i kinda feel around for sore spots..u know..spots that u know are still tryin to be healed from a previous needle encounter..so i steer clear from 'em..dont go close to those..i try and stay away atleast 2 1/2 inches away from those sites. but in general..i try and feel for 'fleshy areas'..areas that kinda bounce or feel soft when you touch it..as opposed to being kinda stiff when you touch it. dont worry..you'll find fleshy areas.
*then..after your detective work..kind of grab that chunk of your body (sorry..no other way to put it)..BUT not TOO hard, like dont crucially pinch it or anything, just kinda slightly squeeze it just so it kinda makes a little hill. (i say this is a crucial part of injecting yourself, because the harder you pinch it, the more your body will get irritated and the needle going in will hurt, so ya gotta be gentle
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*then, with the needle, i just slightly touch the end point of the needle to my skin..i dont even try to penetrate it through my skin or anything.not just yet...i DEFINETLY dont just pop it in there (like you know..1, 2, 3 POP!)...nooo...i think thats a big thing of what causes the massive bumps and pains. BUT,,at this point, if i feel it stinging ALOT, i know that thats a clear indication that the site is irritated..and there is no questions asked..i'm gonna look for another site at that moment..that site is forgotten till another time.
*then, once i've found a good site that doesnt hurt when i press the needle to my skin..then i know its gonna be an easy one. so then when site found, and with needle on skin, i kinda wiggle it a little,..and it'll go through anyway because the needle is so small anyway that its NOT gonna take that much work.
*once halfway in, i STILL dont just shuve the needle in there, (and i dont know what kinda needles are out there ..but i'm generally used to seeing needles that have two/one grips on the top..you know kinda like 'butterfly' or something..even when i didnt have the butterfly and i had the round dot looking one with the sticky on the bottom, i could still do this next step)
so..i then, wiggle the two grips around to eachother, ok..lets see if i can paint a clearer picture of this..i grab the butterfly wingies or whatever and i squeeze them together slightly and kinda move them up and down eachother to create a friction between them...this causes the needle to wiggle its way down the skin tissue while YOU still maintaing a certain CONTROL of whats going on IN your skin...meaning, the needle kinda adapts to the skin and the skin adapts to the needle in this process..therefore, the skin gives way, and the needle then goes in very smoothly without any pain.the needle's basically like, really happy with you, cuz you know, the needle is like spoiled and stuff.
*then, i just kinda rest my hand ontop of the needle, when it's in the site, and with my OTHER HAND i go ahead and place that ontop of my hand thats on the needle and then, i push that hand down with the hand ontop of it. so basically, i push down the hand thats on the needle. but do this with palms open! so it will be gentle. the key is gentleness! now you may ask..WHY should i push my hand down with my other hand?..well, if you push down with just one hand it'll be more force cuz you'll have to work harder, but with both hands, it kinda gives this balance to your whole body and makes the force more gentle, controled, and less shakey. the needle thats in there doesnt wanna get scared now, it'll be like..what the heck is going on up there! and it'll start freaking out and doing all types of crazy shenanigans! one of my needles got like real mad cuz i used one hand one time, and like, threw a keg party. wasnt fun. anway so yeah..push down gently..this also gives the skin and the needle in it, heat, and also is the extra assurance that ur needle is in there safe and sound and comfortable.
ANYWAY>>SORRY FOR THE THESIS>>JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU ANY HELP I COULD